Exercises

Exercise 1

Target:   Low – Intermediate (Primary Students)

One of these sentences is incorrect. Find the incorrect sentence. 

1.     

                                         An apple is bigger than a pear.

2.    

                                               

                                     A cat is smaller than a dog

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3.    

                                             An elephant is the more biggest.

 Instructions

1.    Choose the two correct sentences and write your answers in the comment box below.

2.   Can you write more sentences with comparatives and superlatives?

Write your answers in the comment box below. 

Hint:      We say X is bigger than Y, Z is the biggest.

Exercise 2

Target:   Intermediate (Primary Students)

Instructions:

1.    Look at the pictures of the three apples.

2.   Read the sentences.

3.   Add the comparative form (-er) or the superlative form 
   (-est) to the adjective “small” or “big” in the blanks space.

4.   Write your answers in the comment box below. 

Exercise 3

Target:   Advanced (Primary Students)

Instructions:

Read the sentences. Then decide whether the comparative form 
(-er) or the superlative form (-est) of the adjective in the brackets 
fit in the blanks space.

Write your answers in the comment box below.

1.    His t-shirt is a _______ shade of blue than my shirt. (dark)

2.   That basketball player is the _______ one of them. (tall)

3.   Jill is the _________ girl in the school.(smart)

4.   The cotton pants are much _________ than the polyester pants.(soft)

5.   One of the chair’s legs is ________ than the others. (short)

6.   That is the ________ green I ever seen on a t-shirt.(bright)

7.   One Borneo Hypermall is the ________ building in Kota Kinabalu.(big)

8.   These are the _______ woods I have ever cut.(hard)

9.   Jean’s skin is ________ than my sister. (fair)

10. I am ________ than all my cousins put together. (tall)