Name: ……………………………………..

Date: ……/……/……

Class: ………… Number: ……….. Evaluation: ………….

Comparison of adjectives and adverbs

comparatives with much, a lot, far

ADJECTIVES

Comparative ADVERBS
 City roads are (much/a
lot/far) safer then Comparative
country roads.  Young men drive much/a
 Age is more/less lot (far) more/less
important than gender safely than older men.
 An old car is (not) as safe  Men don't drive as
as a modern car. safely/well/badly/fast
as women.
Superlative
 The safest/friendliest Superlative
drivers are often women.  Who drives the most/least
 The most/ least frequent safely of all of them?
cause of accidents is sped.

Comparative phrase: the …the …

The older you get the more
careful you become.

A) Do you think that boys/ men are better at

some things and girls/ women are better at
others?
If so, what and why?

Start like this:

In my opinion, girls /boys are much better at ---- then boys/girls but they aren’t
as good at ……
 B) Complete the sentences by making comparisons with one of the
adjectives or adverbs in the box:

- close -serious -interesting -bus -big -long -annoying - bad

- easy-going - well - frequently

Example: I hate waiting ……………….than five minutes for a bus.

I hate waiting longer then five minutes for a bus.

1. This computer performs the ________________ of all. It's brilliant.

2. I hate having flu. It's _______________ than having a cold.
3. Sarah gets on my nerves and her sister is even ______________.
4. “Do you want a big piece of pizza?”- “Yes, lease, the ______ the better.
5. I go to the cinema once a months but I’d like to go _______________.
6. My sister's a lot ________________ about her boyfriend than he is
about her.
7. Which member of your family are you _________ to?
8. The closer you get to town, the ____________ the roads get.
9. My father’s very strict. He's not ____________ as my mother.
10. The __________ part of his talk as about a trip up to Amazon.