1 Complete the sentences and question with the correct comparative or superlative form.
1 We can’t run faster ……than…… Charlie. That’s impossible!
2 Dan speaks English ………………. than I do. He’s the best in the class.
3 Emma always checks her homework ………………. carefully than her brother. She doesn’t like making mistakes.
4 Who dances ………………. most beautifully in your class?
5 My cousins make friends more ………………. than I do.
6 Jake studies much ………………. than I do because he wants to do well.
7 On Sunday mornings, I play the piano ………………. so my family don’t wake up.
Answer
2 better 3 more 4 the 5 easily
6 harder / more 7 quietly
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box in their correct form. Add any extra words.
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clear easy efficient good quick simple slow |
1 Dad works ……more efficiently than…… his colleagues because he enjoys his job.
2 I type on a computer …………………………….. than my brother. I can type fifty words in a minute!
3 Our new teacher explains everything ……………………………… our old teacher.
4 Paula writes ……………………………… in our class. Her handwriting is beautiful.
5 My sister did …………………… in her history test. She always studies very hard.
6 I can understand you when you speak …………………… .
7 My brothers jump and throw ……………………………… than any of their classmates. They’re excellent at PE.
Answer
2 more quickly 3 more simply than
4 the most clearly 5 well 6 slowly
7 more easily
3 Use the words to make sentences or a question. Use the correct tense and adverb.
1 Anna / never / do / bad / in tests
……Anna never does badly in tests. ……
2 David / do / very / good / in his chemistry exams / last term
…………………………………………………
3 You / learn / efficient / when / you / not be / stressed
…………………………………………………
4 Adam / sing / bad / in his drama class
…………………………………………………
5 Sara / always / arrive / late / her classmates / to biology class
…………………………………………………
6 Who / come / to school / early / in your class?
…………………………………………………
Answer
2 David did very well in his chemistry exams last term.
3 You learn more efficiently when you aren’t / are not stressed.
4 Adam sings the worst in his drama class.
5 Sara always arrives later than her classmates to biology class.
6 Who comes to school the earliest in your class?
4 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 Kate speaks polite than her brother.
……Kate speaks more politely than her brother. ……
2 John plays football good.
…………………………………………..
3 I study much easier in the library.
…………………………………………..
4 You can more quickly eat in this restaurant.
…………………………………………..
5 My best friend likes best history lessons.
…………………………………………..
6 They did bad in the ICT exam.
…………………………………………..
Answer
2 good, John plays football well.
3 much easier, I study more easily in the library.
4 more quickly eat, You can eat more quickly in this restaurant.
5 likes best, My best friend likes history lessons best.
6 bad, They did badly in the ICT exam.
5 Underline the correct options to complete Alex’s text.
I always try to do my (1) best / good / better at school because I love learning new things. At my old school, my favourite subjects were maths and physics but now I prefer geography. I study (2) hard / hardly / harder every day when we (3) were having / are having / have tests but last term I did (4) worse / worst / badly than I usually do so I was quite sad. I know I can do much (5) well / better / best so I need to study (6) more efficiently / more efficient / less efficiently. I want to take my end-of-year exams and do (7) good / well / best. Today I’m feeling more positive.
Answer
2 hard 3 have 4 worse 5 better
6 more efficiently 7 well