Grammar : Comparative/Superlative with:keys and answers



EXERCISE(1) :


Choose the BEST answer for each of the following sentences:
1: My new car is a lot _____ my old car.
 
< most reliable 
reliable than
more reliable than   
better
2: The Karaouine is _____ university in Morocco.
 
older       
the oldest   
old         
oldest       
3: We didn't have much money, so we stayed in the _____ hotel in town.
 
more cheap
 cheaper     
 cheapest
most cheap  
 
4: Mr.Hassani has three daughters. The _____ is fifteen years old.
 oldest
 old   
 older 
older than
5: Failing my exam was _____ experience of my life.
 
the worse   
 worse
bad         
the worst
6: The exam was _____ we thought it would be.
 
harder than
the hardest
 hard   
harder 
7: We had a great holiday. It was one of the _____ holidays we've ever had.
 
as enjoyable as
most enjoyable       
more enjoyable 
more enjoyable than
8: Every morning I have two cups of coffee, and the first cup always tastes _____ the second cup.
 
 better 
better than
 good     
 best 
9: The US is big, but Canada is _____.
 
the biggest 
biggest
 big   
 bigger   
10: I'd like another cup of coffee please. This coffee is the _____ I've ever tasted.
 
 good 
better
 best 
most good 

EXERCISE(2) :
WRITE THE ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT FORM :

1. Mount Everest is (high)
in the world.
2.Of all the places we visited in Morocco,Marrakech is (good)
_
3. Last year, the Bac results were (good)
 the previous years.
4. The southern cities in our country have a (dry)
  climate_____the Northern cities.
5. The AlHouceima Earthquake of 2004 was (bad)
that of previous years.
6. This is (interesting)
 I’ve ever seen.
7. Jim (clever)
 as his sister Nancy. they have got the same mark 16/20.
8. My parents are (understanding)
 my friend’s.
9. (Fast)
 way to travel now is by plane.
10. One of (populated)
  cities in the Arab world is Cairo in Egypt.

EXERCISE(3) : :
REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED :
1. When a city is more populated, it becomes noisier.
The
  the 
2. When a building is higher, it’s harder for repainting.
The
  the 
3. If you stay up later, you’ll be more tired.
The
 the 
4. When more development takes place in our court, there will more job opportunities.
The _
 the 
5. If it rains less in the country, the fields become dryer.
The
  the 
6. When more advances and improvements are made in technology, our life becomes easier.
The
  the 
7. When a child gets more encouragement, he tries harder to succeed.
The
  the 
8. Some people are greedy. When they have more, they want more
The
 the 
9. If people travel more, they will know more about other cultures.
The
  the
10. When the employment rate is high, the crime rate is also high.
The
  the








CORRECTION :EXERCISE(1)FROM **COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE 
Choose the BEST answer for each of the following questions:
1. more reliable than
2. the oldest
3. cheapest
4. eldest
5. the worst
6. harder than
7. most enjoyable
8. better
9. bigger
10. best
CORRECTION: EXERCISE (2) :**FROM COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE PAGE:
WRITE THE ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT FORM:
1. higher than
2. the best
3. better than
4. dryer climate than.
5. worse than.
6. most interesting
7. as clever as.
8. more understanding than.
9. The fastest.
10.the most populated
CORRECTION: EXERCISE (3) :**FROM COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE PAGE:
REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED:

1. The more populated a city is, the noisier it gets
2. The higher the building is, the harder it’s for repainting
3. The later you stay up, the more tired you are
4. The more development takes place, the more job opportunities there are
5. The less it rains in the country, the dryer the fields get
6. The more advances and improvements are made in technology, the easier our life becomes.
7. The more encouragement, the harder he tries to succeed.
8. The greedier some people are, the more they want 
9. The more people travel, the more they learn about other cultures.
10. The higher the employment rate is, the higher the crime rate is