Adjectives — Degrees of comparison — Positive, comparative, superlative — Exercise 2
Complete the gaps with positive, comparative and superlative form of the italicized adjective.
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beautiful
Positive➔William brought her
Comparative➔John brought her
Superlative➔Charlie brought her
Positive➔William brought her
flowers.
Comparative➔John brought her
flowers.
Superlative➔Charlie brought her
flowers.
Positive➔William brought her beautiful flowers.
Comparative➔John brought her more beautiful flowers.
Superlative➔Charlie brought her the most beautiful flowers.
Comparative➔John brought her more beautiful flowers.
Superlative➔Charlie brought her the most beautiful flowers.
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1.patient
Positive➔Emma is aperson.
Comparative➔Kate isthan Emma.
Superlative➔Amelia isperson I’ve ever met.patientmore patientthe most patient -
2.cold
Positive➔Today is aday.
Comparative➔Yesterday the day wasthan today.
Superlative➔Last week wasday in a year.coldcolderthe coldest -
3.easy
Positive➔Your task is.
Comparative➔His task is.
Superlative➔My task is.easyeasierthe easiest -
4.serious
Positive➔John is.
Comparative➔Kevin isthan John.
Superlative➔William isof them.seriousmore seriousthe most serious -
5.big
Positive➔Your house is.
Comparative➔My house isthan yours.
Superlative➔Matthew's house isin our street.bigbiggerthe biggest -
6.young
Positive➔Adam is.
Comparative➔David isthan Adam.
Superlative➔Liam isin our family.youngyoungerthe youngest -
7.comfortable
Positive➔The chair is.
Comparative➔The armchair isthan the chair.
Superlative➔The sofa isof all.comfortablemore comfortablethe most comfortable -
8.fast
Positive➔Robert is arunner.
Comparative➔Chris isthan Robert.
Superlative➔Leo isrunner of them.fastfasterthe fastest -
9.delicious
Positive➔I makecakes.
Comparative➔My mother makescakes than me.
Superlative➔My granny makescakes in our family.deliciousmore deliciousthe most delicious -
10.long
Positive➔The Mississippi River is.
Comparative➔The Amazon River isthan the Mississippi.
Superlative➔The Nile River isriver in the world.longlongerthe longest
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