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Worksheet

Comparisons

1 Match the opposites.

1 high a dry
2 young b bad
3 small c low
4 cheap d slow
5 hot e large
6 wet f cold
7 good g old
8 fast h expensive

2 Complete the gaps with comparisons.

Short adjectives fast _______________ (1) the fastest

cold colder _________________ (2)

long longer _________________ (3)

old _______________ (4) the oldest

Special spelling hot hotter _________________ (5)

big _______________ (6) the biggest

sunny sunnier the sunniest

friendly _______________ (7) the friendliest

happy happier _________________ (8)

lovely _______________ (9) _________________ (10)

Longer adjectives famous _______________ (11) the most famous

popular more popular _________________ (12)

attractive _______________ (13) _________________ (14)

Special adjectives good _______________ (15) the best

bad worse _________________ (16)

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3 Complete the sentences with an adjective from the box.

difficult ▪ busy ▪ large ▪ expensive ▪ slow ▪ cheap ▪ dry ▪ bad ▪ beautiful

1 A bus is slower than a plane.

2 Australia is ______________________________________________ Germany.

3 Life in a town is __________________________________________ life in a village.

4 Wine is __________________________________________________ champagne.

5 Chinese is _______________________________________________ English.

6 Hamburg is _____________________________________________ Düsseldorf.

7 A Mercedes is ___________________________________________ a Golf.

8 The weather in Africa is _________________________________ in Europe.

4 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use as … as or not as … as.
1 Mozart / Beethoven (famous)
Mozart is as famous as Beethoven.
2 A church / a cathedral (not big)
A church is not as big as a cathedral.
3 January / February (cold)

4 Spain / Portugal (hot)

5 A cat / a dog (not friendly)

6 Italian food / French food (delicious)

7 A bike / a motorbike (not fast)

8 Greek wine / Australian wine (not good)

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5 Correct these sentences.

1 Berlin is more bigger than Dresden.

2 Fruit is more better for you than chocolate.

3 A plane ticket is expensiver than a bus ticket.

4 The weather in winter is worser then in autumn.

5 Germany is not so hot as Portugal.

6 The River Rhine is longer as the River Elbe.

7 Istanbul is more warm than Frankfurt.

8 The weather in Australia is sunnyer than in Germany.

6 Match the sentence parts.

1 My best friend lives a my grandmother.
2 The most expensive thing I have is b July and August.
3 I am happiest when I am c Chinese.
4 The worst month in Germany is d in Munich.
5 The oldest person in my family is e Friday.
6 The sunniest months of the year in Germany are f my car.
7 The most difficult language to learn is g November.
8 The busiest day of the week at work is h on holiday.

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Answer key

Exercise 1 Exercise 4
1c; 2g; 3e; 4h; 5f; 6a; 7b; 8d 1 Mozart is as famous as Beethoven.
2 A church is not as big as a cathedral.
Exercise 2 3 January is as cold as February.
1 faster 4 Spain is as hot as Portugal.
2 the coldest 5 A cat is not as friendly as a dog.
3 the longest 6 Italian food is as delicious as French food.
4 older 7 A bike is not as fast as a motorbike.
5 the hottest 8 Greek wine is not as good as Australian wine.
6 bigger
7 friendlier Exercise 5
8 the happiest 1 Berlin is bigger than Dresden.
9 lovelier 2 Fruit is better for you than chocolate.
10 the loveliest 3 A plane ticket is more expensive than a bus ticket.
11 more famous 4 The weather in winter is worse than in autumn.
12 the most popular 5 Germany is not as hot as Portugal.
13 more attractive 6 The River Rhine is longer than the River Elbe.
14 the most attractive 7 Istanbul is warmer than Frankfurt.
15 better 8 The weather in Australia is sunnier than in Germany.
16 the worst
Exercise 6
Exercise 3 1d; 2f; 3h; 4g; 5a; 6b; 7c; 8e
1 slower than
2 larger than
3 busier than
4 cheaper than
5 more difficult than
6 more beautiful than
7 more expensive than
8 drier than

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