Unit 10
Eating around the world
Comparatives and
superlatives
10.1
Choose the correct alternative.
Example:
Speaking in English is .............................. than
more dif®cult
writing in English.
(dif®culter/more dif®cult/the most dif®cult)
1 This is .............................. exam I've ever done.
(dif®cultest/the most dif®cult/more dif®cult)
2 Laptop computers are .............................. than
desktop computers.
(more expensive/the most expensive/expensiver)
3 French trains are .............................. than English
ones. (more faster/faster/the fastest)
4 I think Indian food is .............................. than
Italian food. (more tasty/the tastiest/tastier)
5 The weather in the Mediterranean is
.............................. than the weather in England.
(gooder/better/more good)
6 Family cars are .............................. than sports
cars. (cheaper/more cheap/the cheapest)
7 Real Madrid are .............................. football team
in the world. (better/the goodest/the best)
8 For me, using chopsticks is ..............................
than using a knife and fork.
(more easy/the easiest/easier)
9 My English is .............................. than yours.
(worse/worser/badder)
10 .............................. shopping street in the world is
in Poland. (the most long/the longest/longest)
10.2
Choose a comparative or a superlative to
complete the following sentences. Use the
adjective in the brackets.
Example:
Poland is ...................... than Hungary. (big)
bigger
1 New York is ...................... than London. (modern)
2 My kitchen is ...................... room in the house.
(small)
3 The Antarctic is ...................... place on earth.
(cold)
4 The new Internet connection is ......................
than the old one. (fast)
5 I think John is ...................... man I've ever met.
(polite)
Write a sentence to compare the following.
Use an adjective from the box.
dangerous popular expensive
noisy quick
high
Example:
Mount Everest/K2
Mount Everest is higher than K2.
1 Football/cricket
2 Cycling/walking
3 Business class/economy class
4 The city/the countryside
5 Snowboarding/ice-skating
Test mark /20
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