extra exercises

Use: 

Use the comparative form to talk about how two things are different.
I am taller than you.
This book is thicker than that one.

Form: 

1) If an adjective has one syllable, add er to the end. If it ends in e already, just add r.
tall   =>  taller     nice  =>  nicer
thick  =>  thicker    late  =>  later

2) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write er. But never write a w twice.
big   =>  bigger     new   =>  newer (NOT newwer) thin  =>  thinner    slow  =>  slower (NOT slowwer) slim  =>  slimmer
My brother is thinner than me.

3) If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add er.
funny   =>  funnier     silly   =>  sillier 
Which of these books is funnier?

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the short adjectives.

 
1. Tokyo is  than Shanghai.  (large)2. Europe is  than South America.  (small)3. The Amazon river is  than the Mississipi river.  (long)4. Antarctica is  than Africa.  (cold)5. The Caspian sea is  than lake Michigan.  (deep)6. Brazil is  than Norway.  (hot)7. Andagoya, Colombia, is  than Santiago, Chile. (wet)8. The Atlantic ocean is than the Mediterranean.  (wide)9. The Aconcagua, in South America, is  than Mt. McKinley, in North America.  (tall)10.The Niger river is  than the Congo river. (short)

5) Adjectives which are longer than 1 syllable do NOT add er, but put "more" in front to create a comparative.

difficult => more difficult

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the long adjectives.

1.    Gold is  than silver.  (expensive)

2.  Reality TV programmes are  than chat shows.  (interesting)

 3.  Science is difficult but Maths is .  (difficult)

4.  I think that Halle Berry is  than Sharon Stone.  (beautiful)

5. Tigers are  than crocodiles.  (dangerous)

6) Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.
good  =>  better
bad   =>  worse
far   =>  further 

Add than after a comparative adjective to compare one thing with another. However, this is not always necessary.

=> My house is smaller than yours.  

 Select the correct option.

1.   Jim Carrey is more funnyfunniestfunnier than Rob Schneider.  (funny)

2. The TV series Vampire Diaries  is more popularmost popularpopularer than Supernatural.  (popular)

3.   A sloth is slowestslowermore slow than a tortoise. (slow)

4.   Men are more intelligentless intelligentintelligenter than chimpanzees.  (intelligent)

5.  Trains are more fastfastestfaster than cars. (fast)

6.  Cristiano Ronaldo plays football more goodbetter than Figo. (good)

  

Superlatives

Use: 
Use the superlative form to describe something that is greater than any other thing.
The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
Helen is the most intelligent student in the class.

Form:
1)            Write the before all superlatives.

2)            If an adjective is short and has one syllable, add est to the end. If it ends in e already, just add st.
                tall          =>           the tallest                           nice        =>           the nicest
                thick      =>           the thickest                        late        =>           the latest

2b)            If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write est. But never write a w twice.
               

 big          =>           the biggest                         new       =>           the newest(NOT newwest)
                

thin        =>           the  thinnest                      slow       =>           the slowest(NOT slowwest)
                

slim        =>           the slimmest

The biggest cat in the world is the lion.

3)            If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add est. 
                funny    =>           the funniest                       silly         =>           the silliest
                
It’s the silliest film I’ve ever seen!

 Select the correct option.

1.   Jim Carrey is more funnyfunniestfunnier than Rob Schneider.  (funny)

2. The TV series Vampire Diaries  is more popularmost popularpopularer than Supernatural.  (popular)

3.   A sloth is slowestslowermore slow than a tortoise. (slow)

4.   Men are more intelligentless intelligentintelligenter than chimpanzees.  (intelligent)

5.  Trains are more fastfastestfaster than cars. (fast)

6.  Cristiano Ronaldo plays football more goodbetter than Figo. (good)

4)            For other adjectives with two or more syllables, DON’T add est. Write most before the adjective.
                interesting          =>           the most interesting      surprising            =>           the most surprising
                                
                It’s the most interesting book I’ve ever read.

5)            Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.
                good      =>           the best
                bad        =>           the worst
                far          =>           the furthest

Complete the sentences. Use the superlative forms of the long adjectives.

1.    Bears are the  animals.  (dangerous)

2.   Rio de Janeiro is one of the  cities in the world.  (beautiful)

3.   The Bugatti Veyron is the  and  car.   (powerful)  (expensive)

4.    American Idol is the  TV show in America.  (popular)

5.    Bungee jump is one of the  adventures.  (exciting)

In is often (but not always) used after a superlative adjective to describe where this statement is true.
                London is the biggest city in England.
                Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

                My brother is the tallest person in my family.

Applying it to a text

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adjective.

   

The city of São Paulo 

São Paulo is the largelargerlargest city in South America and the third populousmore populousthe most populous city of the world, with more than 10 million inhabitants. It is the economical capital of Braziland a very  busybusierthe busiest place. It is also richricherthe richest in culture parks and museums.

São Paulo is centered around the Praça da Sé, where there is a stone mark symbolizing the "point zero" of the city. The subway system is cleancleanerthe cleanest and efficientmore efficientthe most efficient but covers only a few areas of the city, although extensions are being made. InterestingMore interestingThe most interesting neighborhoods to visit include Jardins, Itaim and theIbirapuera Park.

The main sights in the city include the different neighborhoods with their specialmore specialmost special Italian, Japanese or Arabic influences. They have their own characteristic atmosphere and it is a lot of fun to just walk around, go to one of the many smallsmallersmallest restaurants or have a drink somewhere.

Brazilians say that paulistanos (São Paulo locals) live to work and to eat, which is probably true. Food in São Paulo is the goodbetterbest in the country and rivals that of any major capital in the world. If you are there and like to eat meat, make sure you try the rodizios (barbecue) or feijoada (pork and beans - served only on Wednesdays and Saturdays). The pizzas are also extremely tasteful and a must-eat. You can find it from a widewiderwidest range of restaurants from the simplesimplersimplest delivery place to fine expensivemore expensivemost expensive ones.

São Paulo is also very much a party town. You can get stuck in traffic in the middle of the night when party animals return from their hunt.

Automotive traffic in São Paulo is complicatedmore complicatedmost complicated, especially in main routes, all along the weekdays and gets badworseworst at rush hours (from 8 am to 10 am and from 6 pm to 8 pm). Laws to regulate traffic include a rule forbidding cars to circulate at specific week days depending on the final number of their license. On the weekends the traffic is goodbetterbestwith some complications in places where there are bars, shopping centers or other public attractions.

São Paulo has the largelargerlargest underground transportation system in Brazil: the "Metro". It is not as comprehensivemore comprehensivemost comprehensive as the trains in Europe or North America, but it serves most of the important areas. It is the safesafersafest and cleancleanercleanest way to get around São Paulo.