Degrees of comparison of adjectives. 6th grade.

 Exercices. 

I.            Compare.

1. Russia and Belarus (large) - Russia is larger than Belarus.
2. Books and newspapers (interesting).
3. Your bag and your friend's bag (big).
4. Cars and trains (fast).
5. Latvia and Poland (small).
6. Winter and spring (cold).
7. The Nile and the Neman (long).
8. Helen and Julia (good student).

II.            Give a full answer.

1. Which is faster: a plane or a train? - A plane is faster than a train.
2. Which is more comfortable: a bicycle or a car?
3. Which city is older: London or Moscow?
4. Which is more interesting: travelling or watching TV?
5. Which is better: warm weather or cold weather?
6. Which is smaller: a mouse or a rat?
7. Which is larger: China or Great Britain?
8. Which river is shorter: The Volga or The Svisloch?
9. Which language is more difficult: Chinese or English?

III.            Correct the mistakes.

1. The Pacific Ocean is larger then the Atlantic Ocean.
2. I get up early than my brother.
3. The Black Sea is more warmer than the Baltic Sea.
4. Australia is interesting than Asia.
5. Russia is more larger than China.
6. My mother cooks gooder than my father.
7. My brothers is taller than you.
8. This film is more bad than that.
9. The Pacific Ocean is the larger than other oceans.
10. Belarus is more smaller than Russia.

IV.            Compare the places. How do you think?

1. Population: Canada/China (small) - The population of Canada is smaller than of China.
2. Area: Mexico/Russia (big).
3. Temperature: Norway/Kenya (high).
4. Nature: Italy/North Pole (beautiful).
5. Mountains: Belgium/Scotland (low).
6. Rivers: the Nile/the Svisloch (long).
7. Summers: Mexico/Belarus (hot).
8. Houses: Monaco/India (expensive).

V.            Write the degrees of comparison of the adjectives.

 Model: short - shorter - the shortest

Expensive, pretty, fat, safe, hard, fantastic, slow, early, heavy, helpful, healthy, calm, friendly, sweet, tall, noisy, talkative, old, strong, hungry, slim, young, dangerous, comfortable, poor, nice, bad, busy, little, fast.  

VI.            Give a full answer.

1. What is the most difficult subject for you at school? - Mathematics is the most difficult subject for me at school.
2. What is the most delicious fruit for you?
3. What is the most pleasant season for you?
4. Which country has the biggest population?
5. What is the most interesting book thet you've ever read?
6. What is the most dangerous fish?
7. What is the most beautiful flower?
8. What is the most comfortable chair?
9. Which is the longest river in the world?
10. Which is the largest country?
11. Which is the warmest sea?
12. Which is the coldest ocean?
13. Which is the deepest lake?
14. Which is the hottest month in Belarus?
15. Which is the highest mountain in the world?
16. Which is the biggest lake in our country?

VII.            Write the superlative degree of the adjectives in brackets and do the quiz. Search the Net to check your answers.

• What is the most intelligent (intellegent) animal in the world?
• a dolphin
• a chimpanzee
• an elephant
• What is______________ (large) bird in the world?
• an ostrich
• an eagle
• a stork
• What ocean is ____________  (deep) in the world?
• the Atlantic Ocean
• the Pacific Ocean
• The Arctic Ocean
• What is ___________ (dry) place in the world?
• the Sahara desert in Africa
• the Victoria Desert in Australia
• the Death Valey in California
• What is ____________(deep) lake in the world?
• Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
• Lake Ontario in Canada
• Lake Superior in the USA
• What is __________ (expensive) country to live in?
• Bermuda
• Norway
• Japan

VIII.            Circle the correct variant.

1. It's hotter/the hottest in China than in Japan.
2. The elephant is more dangerous/the most dangerous animal in the world.
3. Dzershynskaya mountain is the highest/the most high mountain in Belarus.
4. I think Animal Planet is better/the best than National Geographic.
5. Rabbits are sillier/sillyer than cats.
6. New York in the USA is moderner/more modern than York in the UK.
7. France is farther/the farthest from Belarus than Poland.
8. This place is the baddest/the worst I have ever been to!

IX.            Fill in the comparative or  superlative degrees of the adjectives in brackets.

1. The Pacific Ocean is the deepest (deep). 
2. Asia is ____ than Europe (large).
3. Mount Everest is ______ (high).
4. The Volga is ________ (long) than the Dnieper.
5. Minsk is ___________ (old) than Moscow.
6. Mathematics is __________ (difficult) than History.
7. This hotel is _________ (expensive) in this town.
8. Gorky Park is _________ (beautiful) in Minsk.
9. It was _________ (hard) day in my life.
10. This poem is ______ (good) than that one.

X.           Read the article about Canada and fill  in the comparative or superlative degrees of the adjectives in brackets.

 Canada is the second largest (large) country in the world. It has two official languages, French and English. The national emblem of the country is the maple leaf. Canadians believe that their maple syrup is _________ (good) in the world. The capital city of the country is Ottawa. it is not very big. Its population is about 935 thousand people. It is _______ (little) than in Toronto and Montreal. Toronto is _________ (populous) city in Canada. The population of Canada is over 35 million and the area is 9,984 thousand sq/km. It is _________ (big) than the USA. There are over 2 million lakes, _________ (a lot of) than in any other country. Summer temperatures vary from 20 C on the east and west coasts to 40 C between the coasts. The _______ (hot) place in the country is British Columbia. In non-coastal Canada winter temperatures are from -15 to -40 C. It is ________ (cold) there than on the coast. Ice-hockey is ___________ (popular) sport in Canada.