Question

Complete the comparison using the adjectives in brackets :
1. Windsurfing is .....than waterskiing. (exciting)
2. Which is .... city in your country? (beautiful)
3. His jokes are much .... than yours. (bad)
4. The .... place in the world is in Hawaii. (wet)
5. The Matterhorn is not .... as Mount Everest. (high)
6. When is ....  time  of year to visit Florida? (good)
7. The ... places on earth are in Antarctica . (dry)
8. The violin ... to play than the guitar. (difficult)
9. Bath is not ... from London as Bristol. (far)
10. This is ... book about Cornwall I ve ever read. (interesting)

Answer 1

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A. Complete the comparisons using the adjectives in brackets.

1. Windsurfing is more exciting than waterskiing.

2. Which is the most beautiful city in your country?

3. His jokes are much worse than yourse.

4. The wettest place in the world is Hawaii.

5. The Matternhorn is not as high as Mount Everest

6. When is the best time of the year to visit Florida?

7. The driest places on earth are in Antartica.

8. The violin is more difficult to play than the guitar.

9. Bath is not as far from Britain as Bristol.

10.This is the most interesting book about Cornwall I've ever read.

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Observaţii:

• Pentru adjectivele monosilabice (care se pronunţă printr-o singură silabă - ex. "strong") şi pentru adjectivele disilabice (2 silabe - ex. easy) care au ca terminaţie y, er, ow, le, gradele de comparaţie se formează după cum urmează:

1. positive (strong / easy)
2. comparative (stronger than / easier than)
3. superlavive (the strongest / the easiest)

• Pentru adjectivele plurisilabice, gradele de comparaţie se formează după cum urmează:

1. positive (difficult)
2. comparative (more difficult than)
3. superlative (the most difficult)

• Pentru adjectivele cu grade de comparaţie neregulate, e util de verificat dicţionarele; iată câteva exemple:

1. good - better - the best
2. bad - worse - the worst
3. little - less - the least