Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

5​th grade 2022

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Comparatives

short adj: ER / long adj: MORE adj​

• Travelling by car is cheaper than travelling by bus​

• Your hotel is bigger than mine.​

• ​The festival is more exciting than the castle.

• Travelling by plan is more expensive than travelling by bus

Superlatives

short adj: THE EST/ long adj: THE MOST adj​​

• ​This is the biggest museum in the country.

• The plane is the fastest means of transport

• The castle is the most famous building in the city. ​

• The asado is the most traditional food here ​

Irregular adjectives

AS...AS

​Same degree or level

• ​Reading guidbooks isn't the as good as speaking to local people

• The beaches aren't as crowded as they are in summer.​

• The monuments are not as ancient as in Paris​.

• ​The nights in Uruguay are not as lively as in New York.

Multiple Choice

The Tower Bridge is _________ than the Golde Gate

• older

• the oldest

• as old

• more old

Multiple Choice

Katie was __________ interested in world news after her trip

• as

• more

• the most

• less

Multiple Choice

The trip to the ancient city wasn't as tiring ___________ I've ever expected

• as

• more

• the most

• less

Multiple Choice

This trip was the _____ I've ever been to! It was horrible

• best

• better

• worse

• worst

Multiple Choice

The painting was older _____ anything I'd ever seen before

• more

• than

• as

• the

Multiple Choice

The waterfall wasn't ____________ we thought

• more

• than

• as

• the

Multiple Choice

Canadá is _________ than Uruguay

• more cold

• coldest

• colder

• the coldest

Multiple Choice

Some people think that the Met is _________ than the Louvre

• the best

• better

• gooder

• good

Multiple Choice

Mexico is _______ polluted than Uruguay

• more

• the more

• the most

• most

Multiple Choice

He went on a trip and broguht me the ________ present.

• unusualest

• most unusual

• more unusual

• as unusual