COMPARISON-TOO-ENOUGH

COMPARISON / TOO / ENOUGH
3º E.S.O.
1.- Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.
1. clean
2. early
3. beautiful
4. soft
5. intelligent
6. dirty
7. good
8. careful
9. cheap
10. honest
11. strong
12. interesting
13. slim
14. warm
15. expensive
16. thin
17. kind
18. boring
19. cold
20. lazy
21. bad
22. near
23. funny
24. nice
25. easy
26. late
27. dangerous
2.- Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative form.
1. She is ...............................than her husband. (young)
2. Today is ............................... day of the year. (hot)
3. The vegetables in this shop are ...................................... in the supermarket. (fresh)
4. The train is ...................................... than the bus. (expensive)
5. This new TV programme is much ...................................... than the old one. (funny).
6. Mrs Davis is ...................................... teacher in the school. (good)
7. My office is ................................... as Helen's. (clean)
8. The traffic is .....................................than it was last year. (noisy)
9. Your life isn’t ....................................... as my life. (busy)
10. The exam today was ...................................... than last year exam. (difficult)
11. She's ...................................... of all her sisters. (kind)
12. The North is ...................................... than the South.( hot)
13. Her second book is ......................................book I have ever read. (interesting).
3.- Make sentences using these patterns:
A = B
/
A > B
/
A < B
1. Anna > Louise ---old.
2. Japanese > English ---difficult
3. Japanese < English ---easy
4. This boy >> (the class) ---tall
5. The book = the film ---interesting
6. Germany < Spain ---sunny
7. A hamburger < a hot dog ---cheap
8. This dress >> (the clothes shop) ---expensive
9. Women > men ---friendly
10. My mother < my father ---fat
11. My flat = your flat --- big
/
A >> (B,C,D,...)
/
A << (B,C,D,...)
12. Jennifer <<(elegant) --- my family
13. Cats > dogs ---intelligent
14. Mary >> (my sisters) ---beautiful
15. My computer = his computer --- good
4.- Fill in the gaps using too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
1.
This computer is ............................................... to do this calculation. (slow)
2. Patrick 21, he is ........................................... to enter a disco. (old)
3. I can’t carry this suitcase, it’s .......................................... (heavy)
4. It isn’t ............................................... to sunbathe. (sunny)
5. Are you .................................. to reach that shelf? (tall)
5.- Translate into English.
1. Mi nueva vecina es mayor que su marido pero parece más joven porque está más delgada que él.
2. Siempre compro las verduras en esta frutería porque son las más frescas del mercado.
3. Mi pueblo es el más bonito y el mejor de España.
4. Nuestra casa es más moderna y cómoda que la del señor Brown, que es la más vieja de la calle.
5. Tom no es tan guapo como su hermano, pero es más simpático, más gracioso y tiene más amigos
que él.
6. Los ratones son animales muy inteligentes, pero menos inteligentes que los delfines.
7. juego al baloncesto muy mal porque no soy lo bastante alto.
8. Este vestido es demasiado largo para mí, no me gusta.
COMPARISON / TOO / ENOUGH (Key)
3º E.S.O.
1.- Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.
1.
cleaner – the cleanest
15. more expensive – the most expensive
2. earlier – the earliest
16. thinner – the thinnest
3. more beautiful – the most beautiful
17. kinder – the kindest
4. softer- the softest
18. more boring – the most boring
5. more intelligent – the most intelligent
19. colder- the coldest
6. dirtier – the dirtiest
20. lazier – the laziest
7. better – the best
21. worst – the worst
8. more careful – the most careful
22. nearer – the nearest
9. cheaper – the cheapest
23. funnier – the funniest
10. more honest – the most honest
24. nicer – the niciest
11. stronger – the strongest
25. easier – the easiest
12. more interesting – the most interesting
26. later – the latest
13. slimmer – the slimmest
27. more dangerous – the most dangerous
14. warmer – the warmest
2.- Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative form.
1.
younger
8. noisier
2. the hottest
9. as busy
3. the freshest
10. more difficult
4. more expensive
11. the kindest
5. funnier
12. hotter
6. the best
13. the most interesting
7. as clean
3.- Make sentences using these patterns:
1.
Anna is older than Louise
2. Japanese is more difficult than English
3. Japanese is less easy than English
4. This boy is the tallest in the class
5. The book is as interesting as the film
6. Germany is less sunny than Spain
7. A hamburger is less cheap than a hot dog
8. This dress is the most expensive in the clothes shop
9. Women are friendlier than men
10. My mother is less fat than my father
11. My flat is as big as your flat
12. Jennifer is the least elegant of my family
13. Cats are more intelligent than dogs
14. Mary is the most beautiful of my sisters
15. My computer is as good as your computer.
4.- Fill in the gaps using too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
1.
Too slow
2. Old enough
4. Sunny enough
5. Tall enough
3. Too heavy
5.- Translate into English.
1.
My new neighbour is older than her husband but she looks younger because she is thinner tan him.
2. I always buy vegetables in this fruit shop because they are the freshest in the market.
3. My hometown is the most beautiful and the best in Spain.
4. Our house is more modern and more comfortable than Mr. Brown’s, which is the oldest in the
street.
5. Tom is not as handsome as his brother, but he is friendlier, funnier and he has more friends than
him.
6. Mice are very intelligent animals but less intelligent than dolphins.
7. I play basketball very badly because I am not tall enough.
8. This dress is too long for me, I don’t like it.