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Comparatives, superlatives, similes




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Comparatives and superlatives

1.Write the missing forms of the adjectives.
 
high                                                         
boring                                           
                   funnier                             
far                                                     
                                           the best
                    less                                  
thin                                                    
              more interesting                
 
2. Complete the sentences according to the chart. Use comparatives or superlatives.     
 

Harry 

Ron     

Hermione   

Height

158 cm

162 cm

156 cm

Length of wand          

50 cm

47 cm

45 cm

Grade at quidditch 

 
5
 
4
 
3

Number of siblings                 

 
0
 
5
 
0

Price of school uniform   

 
£54
 
£32
 
£35
 
Harry is  Hermione. (tall)
Ron has got a  wand than Harry. (short)                                                                      
Harry is  at quidditch.
Hermione's uniform is  Ron's.
Harry has got  siblings than Ron. Better to say, he hasn't got any. Smile
Ron has got  uniform.
Harry's wand  .
Hermione is  quidditch than Ron.
Ron has got a  uniform than Hermione.
Hermione's uniform is  Harry's. (expensive)                                           
Ron is  of the three kids.
Hermione's wand is  ,
Hermione is  quidditch player.
Hermione hasn't got  siblings than Ron.                                                       
Ron's wand is not   Harry's. (long)
 
3. Finish the sentences using an idiom  'as .....as'. (The images can help you.)
 
Don't touch me. Your hands are  .
She's so beautiful! Her eyes are  .
I need a taxi. My suitcase  .
She's a lucky teacher. Her pupils are  .
Look! He eats lots of sweets, so he became  .
I washed your shirt for the ceremony. It's  .
Lifting it was very easy, it was  .
Wash your hands, they're  .
They got married 10 years ago and their love is still  .
It was difficult to walk in the cave, it was  .
 
                                                                              
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