Task 2: Completing Sentences with Degrees of Comparison
Here are the completed sentences with the correct degrees of adjectives:
- My brother is taller (tall) than me. (Comparative, because we are comparing two people.)
- He is the tallest (tall) boy in the team. (Superlative, because we are comparing him to all the boys in the team.)
- That was the funniest (funny) joke ever! (Superlative, because it's the funniest out of all possible jokes.)
- Winter is colder (cold) than autumn. (Comparative, comparing winter and autumn.)
- This book is more interesting (interesting) than that one. (Comparative, comparing two books. 'Interesting' is a long adjective, so we use 'more'.)
- This is the most beautiful (beautiful) painting I've ever seen. (Superlative, comparing this painting to all others ever seen. 'Beautiful' is a long adjective, so we use 'most'.)
- Elephants are bigger (big) than dogs. (Comparative, comparing elephants and dogs.)
- Maths is more difficult (difficult) than Art. (Comparative, comparing Maths and Art. 'Difficult' is a long adjective, so we use 'more'.)
- Everest is the highest (high) mountain in the world. (Superlative, comparing Everest to all other mountains.)
- She is the kindest (kind) girl in our class. (Superlative, comparing her to all other girls in the class.)