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Answers Pui Kiu Primary School
P.4 General English
Unit 5 Stories That Teach – Comparatives and Superlatives (SLR p.8-11)
Name: __________________________ ( ) Class: ______ Date: 25
thFebruary, 2020 Comparison of adjectives
Read SLB p.14 and WordBank p.38-39 to fill in the table with the correct comparatives and superlatives.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
1. big bigger than the biggest
2. long longer than the longest
3. short shorter than the shortest
4. young younger than the youngest
5. large larger than the largest
6. pretty prettier than the prettiest
7. good better than the best
8. bad worse than the worst
9. old older than the oldest
10. old elder than (for siblings) the eldest (for siblings)
11. many more than the most
12. much more than the most
13. wealthy wealthier than the wealthiest
14. healthy healthier than the healthiest
15. interesting more interesting than the most interesting
16. boring more boring than the most boring
Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative form of adjectives from the table of above.
1. James is 125 cm. David is 120 cm.
David is shorter than James.
2. Peter got 96 marks in his test. Daisy got 95 marks in her test.
3. Peter’s result is worse than Daisy’s result.
Siblings mean brothers and sisters. We use ‘elder’
and ‘eldest’ to talk about siblings.
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3. Jane is 10 years old. Judy is 9 years old.
Judy is ___younger____ ___than___ Jane.
4. Sam exercises every day. Joe does not exercise.
Sam is ___healthier_____ __than__ Joe.
5. Peter enjoys playing soccer but he does not like playing basketball.
Peter thinks playing soccer is _more_ __interesting__ __than_ playing basketball.
Fill in the blanks with the correct superlative form of the adjectives in the brackets.
1. This is the most exciting (exciting) show I have ever seen!
2. Which classmate got _the__ ___highest___ (high) marks in the exam?
3. February is __the_ ____shortest_______ (short) month of the year.
4. Is June __the_ ____hottest_____ (hot) month of the year?
5. Jimmy is __the__ __best_______ (good) runner in the team.
Fill in the blanks using the correct comparative or superlative adjective from the box.
strong cheap big many
e.g.
Dress A Dress B Dress C
Dress A is cheap .
Dress B is cheaper than Dress A.
Dress C is the cheapest .
$100 $70 $50
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1.
Mark Ken Eddie
Mark is _strong__ .
Ken is __stronger_ _than_ Mark . Eddie is _the__ __strongest___ . 2.
Billy Ella Tim
Billy has __many__ balloons.
Ella has __more__ balloons ___than__ Billy.
Tim has __the__ __most__ balloons.
3.
Og Gog Magog
Og has a ___big__ pile of gold coins.
Gog has a __bigger___ pile of gold coins ___than_ Og.
Magog has __the__ ___biggest__ pile of gold coins.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of adjectives in the brackets.
1. Which animal has _the __ __longest___ neck? (long) It is the giraffe.
2. Which animal can run _the_ ___fastest_? (fast) It is the cheetah.
3. Which animal on land has __the_ ___largest___ body? (large) It is the elephant.
4. Which bird has _the_ _most__ __beautiful__ feathers? (beautiful) It is the peacock.
5. Sally is older than me. She is my ___elder____ sister. (old) I am __younger___ _than_ her. (young)
6. The Central Library has __more___ books ___than__ my school library. (many)
7. Tim has one million dollars. Sam has one billion dollars. (wealthy) Sam is __wealthier____ __than__ Tim.
8. Who is _the_ wealthiest__ man in Hong Kong? (wealthy) I think is Mr. Li Ka Shing because he has the most money.
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It talks about sister (sibling). We use ‘elder’ to
talk about siblings.
