A1
English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Comparative adjectives
5 esercizi
1. Read the sentences. Write the correct names of the five boys.
- Ewan is taller than Ryan.
- Ryan is shorter than Harry.
- Harry is taller than Ewan.
- Lewis is shorter than Ewan.
- Jack is shorter than Ryan.
- Lewis is taller than Ryan.
2. Complete the table. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.
| attractive bad big famous far fierce funnygood heavy hot large rich short tall wide |
| + er | |
| + r | |
| y ➞ ier | |
| double consonant + er | |
| more + adj | |
| irregular |
3. Complete the text. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
- Humans and chimps: a comparison
- Chimpanzees live in the forests of central Africa. They’re much 1) (good) than humans at climbing trees, but on the ground, humans are 2) (fast). Chimps walk on their hands and feet. Their arms are 3) (long) than their legs.
- Humans are 4) (big) and 5) (heavy) than chimps and they’re 6) (tall) too. But chimps are much 7) (strong) than humans. They hunt 8) (small) animals for food. Chimps are intelligent animals, but humans are 9) (intelligent).
4. Write questions using the words in brackets. Use the comparative form of the adjective. Then answer the questions.
- 1)(large / an African elephant / an Indian elephant)
- Which is larger, an African elephant or an Indian elephant?
- An African elephant.
- 2)(intelligent / a chimpanzee / a dog)
- 3)(far from Ireland / Asia / North America)
- 4)(hot / Mexico / Canada)
- 5)(heave / gold / silver)
- 6)(fattening / fruit / butter)
5. Look at the photos and compare the places. Use the comparative form of adjectives from the box, or your own ideas.
| beautiful busy cold exciting hot interesting |
- The beach is quieter than the ski resort.
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