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20 April 2007: Superlatives & Comparatives

I know you all complain that the British always talk about the weather but I have to tell you that it has been lovely here in the north west of England the past week or so.

Patsy went to Spain for a few days and it wasn't nearly as warm there as it was here. Jo came back from Wales with a wonderful tan and we had to switch the heating off.

I thought it would be good to look at some superlatives and comparatives this week.

Exercise 1
Look at the following sentences and choose the right word to fit into the blank. The first ones are easy!
The weather was much    in England than in Spain last week.
Liverpool didn't play as    as Manchester on Saturday.
John is    than David.
His latest film is    than the last one.
The new chairs aren't nearly    comfortable as the old brown ones.
It's    in Germany than in England during the winter.
I feel    today than I did yesterday.
She's lost a lot of weight and is    now than she was last time I saw her.
We are going to be    next month than we are at the moment.
The class rooms look a lot    now that they have all been painted.
Exercise 2
Complete the following sentences using a superlative (-est or most ...) or a comparative (-er or more ...). You may need to use both a superlative and a comparative. Clues follow each question in brackets.
This is a really good school. It's one of the    schools in the North West.
That was a really good meal, probably one of the    I have ever eaten. (delicious)
I'm surprised I didn't fall asleep. I think that he is one of the    people in the world. (boring)
Travelling by plane is    than going by car. (quick)
He lives    from school than John. (further)
What is the    sport in your country? (popular)
David Beckham is    than his wife, at least that's what I think. (famous)
She is by far the    woman in the world. (rich)
She is just a little bit    than I am. (tall)
School days are supposed to be the    days of your life but I don't agree. (happy)

Have a good week end and don't forget to practise your English.
Best wishes from everyone at English in Chester!


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