Practice Makes Perfect

Unit 20 Comparative and Superlative Forms

1. This freight train is moving slower. ORThis freight train is moving more slowly.


2. My younger brother is a mathematician.


3. Where is the older man you told me about?


4. Fanny swims better, but she still cannot dive.


5. Hunter’s cold is worse today.


6. They have more to do before the end of the day.


7. I think Robbie is more intelligent.


8. The new employee is more careless about his work.


9. She has more friends in the city.


10. This project is more critical to the success of the company.


11. Clarice just can’t speak quieter. ORClarice just can’t speak more quietly.


12. We have a bigger house out in the country.


13. Do you think that kind of language is more sinful?


14. The inn is farther down this road.


15. Your friend is more reckless.


16. Cats run faster than dogs.


17. My brother writes more beautifully than your sister.


18. You learn quicker than I do.


19. Rashad sells more cars than Steven.


20. New York is bigger than Chicago.


21. Ginger dances better than Fred.


22. The lake looks bluer than the sky.


23. Our team plays more capably than your team.


24. The husband seems more jealous than the wife.


25. Mr. Espinosa has less money than Ms. VanDam.


26. Carlos is the shortest boy in the last row.


27. Paris is the most beautiful.


28. The white stallion runs the fastest.


29. Is Russia the largest country in Europe?


30. Is this the most interesting article?


31. They say that the CEO is the richest.


32. Smoking is the worst for your health.


33. The soprano sings the softest.


34. The vice president spoke the most brilliantly.


35. Is the planet Pluto the farthest?


36. Larry gets up the earliest.


37. She is the most systematic about everything she does.


38. Brian is the cutest boy.


39. Laura plays the violin the best.


40. That book is the most boring.


41. Melanie is the funniest girl in class.


42. What is the most distant planet?


43. Your handwriting is the worst.


44. The men at the party ate the most.


45. Olive is the smartest of all the girls in school.


46. Mozart composed the most beautiful music.


47. Grandmother baked the most delicious cakes.


48. This pickpocket stole the most wallets.


49. Raj thinks this symphony is the most boring.


50. Janice is my best friend.

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