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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – A2 English Grammar
Exercises:
Choose the correct comparative or superlative form. (e.g., Mount Everest is ___ mountain in the world. → the highest)
EXAMPLE: The Amazon is the longest river in South America. It stretches thousands of kilometres.
1.
This laptop is than the one I bought last year.
2.
A: Was the film good? B: It was than I expected, actually. I really enjoyed it.
3.
That was meal I have ever had in my life. Everything was cold.
4.
My new flat is than my old one but it is further from the city centre.
5.
She is musician in the orchestra. Everyone agrees.
6.
January is usually than December in most European countries.
7.
This is beach I have ever visited. The water is so clear.
8.
My sister is two years than me but people always think I am the older one.
9.
The traffic in the city is getting every year. Something needs to change.
10.
Out of all my colleagues, Ana works . She is always first to arrive and last to leave.
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Practice Questions & Answers
All A2 questions for “Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – A2 English Grammar”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.
Exercise 1: Comparative or Superlative? – Fill in the Gap
1. The Amazon is _____ river in South America. It stretches thousands of kilometres.
- A. the longest ✓
- B. longer
- C. the most long
Answer: the longest
Superlative of long (1 syllable): the + longest. We are talking about the extreme in a group.
2. This laptop is _____ than the one I bought last year.
- A. more expensive ✓
- B. expensiver
- C. the most expensive
Answer: more expensive
Comparative of expensive (3 syllables): more expensive than. Comparing two things.
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