Comparativos e superlativos - exercises


Gramática inglesa. Veja aqui os comparativos e superlativos da gramática inglesa.










1 Match an adjective in A with its opposite in B.

fast                 cheap
small               slow
clean               bad
safe                 unhealthy
quiet                unfriendly
old                   dirty
healthy             noisy
friendly             modern
interesting        dangerous
expensive         boring
good                big

fast rápido
small pequeno
clean limpo
safe seguro
quiet tranquilo
old velho
healthy saudável
friendly simpático
interesting interessante
expensive caro
good bom

cheap barato
slow lento
bad mau
unhealthy não saudável
unfriendly antipático
dirty sujo
noisy barulhento, movimentado
modern moderno
dangerous perigoso
boring chato
big grande


2. Make sentences comparing life in the city and country.

The city is ............. than the country.
The country is .................. than the city.
                         
cheaper
safer
noisier
healthier
more expensive
more interesting
better


1 ________________________________________________________________

2 ________________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________________

4 ________________________________________________________________

5 ________________________________________________________________

6 ________________________________________________________________

7 ________________________________________________________________


3 Complete the conversations.


A  Life in the country is slower than city life. (slow)
B  Yes, the city's much faster.

a  A  The country is ______________ __________ the city. (quiet)

    B  Yes, that's true. The city is much ________________________.

b  A  New York is ________________ ____________ London. (safe)

    B  No, it isn't. New York is much ___________ _____________________________.

c  A  The streets of New York are ______________________ _________ the streets of Paris. (clean)

    B  No, they aren't. They're much __________________________.

A  Paris is __________________ _________ Madrid. (big)
  
B  No, it isn't. It's much _________________________.

e  A  Madrid is ___________ ______________________________ __________ Rome. (expensive)

    B  No, it isn't. Madrid is much ___________________________.

   A  The buildings in Rome are ____________ _______________ _________ the buildings in
          New York. (modern)

     B  No, they aren't. They're much ___________________________.

g  A  The underground in London is ________________________ ______________ the Metro in Paris.
         (good)

    B  No, it isn't! The underground is much ________________________.


4 Complete with the comparative forms


fat ___________________________________

big ___________________________________

expensive _____________________________

heavy ________________________________

old __________________________________

comfortable ___________________________

good _________________________________

funny _________________________________


5  Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective.
   
    Example

    That house is very old.
    Yes, it's
the oldest house in the village.

a  The Ritz is a very expensive hotel.
    Yes, _____________________________ in London.

b  Hambledon is a very pretty village.
    Yes, _____________________________ in England.

c  Everest is a very high mountain.
    Yes, _____________________________ in the world.

d  Meryl Streep is a very popular actress.
    Yes, _____________________________ in America.

e  Mr Clark is a very funny teacher.
    Yes, _____________________________ in our school.

f  Maria is a very intelligent student.
    Yes, _____________________________ in our class.

g  This is a very easy exercise.
    Yes, _____________________________ in the book.

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