Problem
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Find the mistakes in word order, and correct them. Not every sentence has a
mistake. Rewrite correct sentences.
EXAMPLES: | You more understand than I
do. | | | You understand more than I
do .
| | | You are more intelligent than I am. | | | You are more intelligent than I
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I
more quickly type than my friend.
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You
are the most wonderful teacher in the world.
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Fill in the blanks with the comparative form or the superlative form of the word in
parentheses ( ). Add the or than if necessary.
EXAMPLES: | Texas is (big) bigger
than California. | | | | | | Alaska is (big)
the biggest state in the
U.S. | | |
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My
old computer was (expensive) _________________________ my new computer.
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My
brother drives (well) _________________________ I do.
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Fill in the missing simple, comparative, or superlative
adjective.
EXAMPLE: | cold | colder | the
coldest | | | | |
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fast | ________________ | the
fastest | | | |
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polite | more polite | ______________________ | | | |
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intelligent | _________________ | the most
intelligent | | | |
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lazy | lazier | ________________ | | | |
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friendly | friendlier | _________________ | | | |
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The underlined adjectives are incorrectly spelled. Rewrite the sentence with a
correctly spelled adjective.
EXAMPLE: | She is tallerer than her sister. She is
taller than her sister. | | |
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She
is the happyest sister in the family.
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Next to each comparative sentence, write a 2 to show that it compares two
items (comparative). Next to each superlative sentence, write a 3+ to show that the item is
the best of three or more.
EXAMPLES: | That was definitely the best movie.
3+ | | | My handwriting is better than yours.
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12.
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This
is the most wonderful day of my life. __________
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I'm a
bit shorter than my mother. __________
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That
was the most interesting painting at the museum. __________
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This
is the best school in the country. __________
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I
like the purple one better than the blue one. __________
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He is
even more handsome than my boyfriend. __________
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Fill in each blank with your opinion.
EXAMPLES: | Ice cream is more delicious than
cake .
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best drink. | | |
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A
rose is more beautiful than ____________________.
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Unscramble the following words to make sentences of
comparison.
EXAMPLE: | has / than / darker / me / hair /
she
She has darker hair than
I. | | |
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he /
taller / is / much / you / than
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Write sentences comparing public transportation (trains, buses, etc.) and cars.
Give your own opinion.
EXAMPLE: | (cars / trains /
convenient)
Cars are more convenient than
trains. | | |
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(airplane / bus / expensive)
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Write sentences comparing one of your former schools and your present school. Give
your own opinion.
EXAMPLE: | fun
My former
teachers were more fun than the teachers now. | | |
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disciplined
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Unscramble the words to make a statements of comparison. The subject of the
sentence is the first word or pronoun.
EXAMPLE: | I / my friend / more / dress / casually /
than
I dress more casually than my
friend. | | |
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You /
your / laugh / frequently / sister / than / less
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Put the following words in the correct position in the
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | better / I play tennis than my
mother.
I play tennis better than my
mother. | | |
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older
/ Your television is than mine.
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less
beautiful / That painting is than this one.
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more
safely / We drive a car than that driver.
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fewer
/ People in the country have health problems than people in the city.
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Add the expression in parenthesis to the sentence. Change the nouns and verbs in
the sentence as needed. Change the order as needed.
EXAMPLES: | (the most) He smiles in
class.
He smiles the most in
class.
| | | (one of the) She is a nice person.
She is one
of the nicest
people. | | |
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(the
most quickly) She always finishes her work.
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(the
most) My mother laughs in my family.
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Write a sentence about the first person you can think of for each of these
adjectives.
EXAMPLE: | rich The richest person I can think of is
Bill Gates. | | |
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interesting
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Write a sentence about someone in your class who is the superlative in each of the
following activities.
EXAMPLE: | listens well
Monica
listens the best in my
class. | | |
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asks
a lot of questions
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