Unit 9 Grammar Practice
1 Complete the sentences. Use the 3 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative
& &
comparative form of the adjectives. form of the adjectives.
longer longest
1 My ruler is .................... long) than yours. 1 The Nile River is the .................... long) river
in the world.
2 My English grammar is .................... bad)
than my English spelling. 2 Mount Everest is the .................... high)
mountain in the world.
3 I ®nd Biology .................... easy) than
History. 3 The blue whale is the .................... big)
mammal.
4 Our house is .................... big) than yours.
4 I think English is the .................... good)
5 I think French is .................... dif®cult) than
language to learn.
English.
5 The shrew is the .................... small)
6 Naples is .................... far) from London
mammal in the world.
than Milan.
6 Concorde was the .................... fast) way
7 My teacher this year is .................... happy)
to travel.
than my teacher last year.
7 Italians make the .................... nice) pasta.
8 The ®rst Harry Potter book is ....................
short) than the second. 8 The ostrich is the .................... tall) bird in
the world.
9 My English spelling is .................... good)
than my English pronunciation. 9 Some people think that Chinese is the
.................... dif®cult) language to learn.
2 Complete the sentences. Choose the correct
&
adjective and use the comparative form.
4 Comparative or superlative? Circle the
&
higher than
1 Mount Everest is .................... high/low) correct form in each sentence.
Mount Kilimanjaro.
1 The Vatican City is the smaller/smallest
2 Barcelona is .................... close to / far
city in the world.
from) France .................... Madrid.
2 My brother thinks that English is
3 The weather in Australia is ....................
easiest/easier than French.
good/bad) the weather in the UK.
3 Which is the longest/longer river in the
4 Brazil is .................... small/big) Chile.
world?
5 The Amazon River is ....................
4 Do you think football is more dif®cult / the
short/long) the Orinoco River.
most dif®cult than tennis?
6 Cars are .................... big/small) buses.
5 My teacher says that grammar is
more important / the most important than
7 Men are usually .................... tall/short)
spelling.
women.
6 The most famous / more famous Italian
8 New York is .................... quiet/busy)
painter is Michelangelo.
Boston.
7 The worst/worse day of my life was when my
9 Aeroplanes are .................... slow/fast)
dog died.
trains.
8 The Petronas Towers are taller/tallest than
the CNtower.
9 The ostrich is the heavier/heaviest bird in the
world.
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PHOTOCOPIABLE Cambridge University Press 2004 Level 1 Unit 9
LEVEL 1 UNIT 9
GRAMMAR PRACTICE