UNIT 14 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

 

TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

UNIT 14

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

EXERCISE A Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective and write its number in the brackets. 1 Did you know that horse-riding can be __________ than playing football or rugby? (1) dangerous (2) danger (3) more dangerous (4) most dangerous 2 Is an elephant __________ than a hippopotamus? (1) big (2) more big (3) biggest (4) bigger 3 Tom won the race. He was __________ than all the others. (1) quick (2) more quick (3) quickest (4) quicker 4 Tomorrow the weather's going to be __________ than today. (1) worse (2) bad (3) worst (4) the worst 5 Your brother isn't as __________ as my brother. (1) taller (2) more tall (3) tallest (4) tall 6 She is the __________ girl in the class. (1) cleverest (2) most clever (3) clever (4) cleverer 7 This is the book I've read. (1) interesting (2) most interesting (3) more interesting (4) most interested 8 Where is the __________ place on Earth? (1) hotter (2) hot (3) hottest (4) most hot 9 That ice cream was one of the __________ I've tasted! (1) delicious (2) more delicious (3) most delicious (4) deliciously 10 Do you know the saying that 'your school days are __________ of your life'? (1) happiest (2) the happiest (3) happy (4) happier 11 Mr Clark is __________ teacher in the school. (1) young (2) younger (3) the youngest (4) youngest 12 I've got a new bike for my birthday. I think I'm __________ person in the world! (1) the luckiest (2) lucky (3) luckiest (4) luckier   EXERCISE B Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective in brackets to fill in the gaps. Apes Gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utans are all members of the same family: the primates. The gorilla is the (1) __________ (larger / largest) of the three and can be as tall as 1.75 m. The orang-utan is smaller. A male orang-utan only reaches about 1.4 m, but the chimp is the (2) __________ (smaller / smallest) of the three. Chimps are not usually (3) __________ (tall / taller) than about 1.2 m. Gorillas have very long arms, which are (4) ____ (long / longer) than their legs, but they have a short, heavy body. Orang-utans are similar but their bodies are not as (5) __________ (heavy / heavier) as gorillas'. Again, the chimpanzee is the (6) __________ (littlest / most little). They only weigh between 50 and 70 kg. As gorillas are the (7) __________ (bigger /biggest) ape of the three, they have to eat the (8) __________ (more  / most) food. They eat some people believe that orang-utans are (9) _________ (more intelligent / most intelligent) than gorillas because they can use tools. For example, they use big leaves as umbrellas to keep dry when it is raining. But it is also thought that chimps are the (10) __________ (more intelligent / most intelligent) of the three apes because they can be taught to communicate with humans. All three apes communicate with their own species, of course. An orang-utan can be heard by other orang-utans up to 1 km away. But chimps have a much (11) __________ (loud / louder) call. Their danger signal can be heard up to 3 km away! Sadly, all three apes are in danger as their (12) __________ (worse / worst) enemy takes over their territory. Do you know who their enemy is? It's us - human beings!   EXERCISE C Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective in brackets to fill in the gaps. Three Asian cities Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo are three busy and important Asian cities. Jakarta is the (1) _____ (larger / largest) and has a population of over nine million people. Kuala Lumpur is not as (2) _____ (big / bigger) as that. Its population is about six million. Colombo is the (3) _____ (smaller / smallest) of the three cities. There are about three million people in Colombo. However, Colombo is the (4) _____ (older / oldest) of the three. There was a settlement there over two thousand years ago. Jakarta was founded in the fifth century but Kuala Lumpur is the (5) _____ (more recent / most recent) city. It was founded in 1857. Each city is special and different. Of course, Kuala Lumpur is known for the Petronas Twin Towers. These were the (6) _____ (taller / tallest) twin towers in the world when they were built. Colombo is building skyscrapers too. When the Celestial Residences are finished in 2008, they will be the (7) _____ (taller / tallest) buildings on the island of Sri Lanka and in the whole of South Asia. Jakarta is one of the (8) _____ (hotter / hottest) and (9) _____ (more humid / most humid) capital cities in the world. The (10) _____ (heavier / heaviest) rains fall from December to January. During the hot season the temperature can be (11) _____ (higher / highest) than 35°C. Fortunately, Colombo is a little (12) _____ (cool / cooler) with a maximum temperature of about 30°C. Whatever the weather, each city is worth a visit.

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