Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

I. Complete the sentences using a comparative form of adjectives (“…-er” or “more…”).

1. The job of a clerk is rather boring. I’d like to do something ________________.

2. - How is the victim of the car crash? - Not bad. The situation could be __________ if he hadn’t been wearing his seatbelt.

3. The courtroom was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ___________.

4. It’s bitterly cold in the cell. The prisoners wish it were ____________.

5. Your work as a trainee at our law firm isn’t very good. I am sure you can do ____________.

6. No murders, no rapes, not a single armed robbery for 10 years! I’ve always thought the life of a sheriff is much ____________________!

7. The crime rates are high. Last year they were a bit ______________.

8. The offender is very young. Judging by the cruelty of the crimes the detectives expected him to be ______________.

9. Not many young people are interested in Sherlock Holmes stories now. In my school years they were ______________________.

10. It’s not cheap to install a burglar alarm. I expect in 5 years it’ll be even _________________.

II. Use a superlative form (“…-est” or “the most …”) to complete the sentences.

1. The thieves stole a valuable painting. It was ____________________ in the museum.

2. The deliberations lasted almost 8 hours. They were _________________ in Judge Mile’s experience.

3. That murder investigation was very complicated. It was ____________________ in his career.

4. The cell was awfully dirty. It was _________________ the criminals had ever seen.

5. It is very dangerous to walk here from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. In fact, it’s _________________ period of time.

6. It’s an extremely cruel crime. I believe it is ____________________ I’ve ever heard of.

7. Committing a suicide is terrible. I think it’s ____________________ thing a man can do.

8. Our teachers say Frank is very smart. He is _______________ student at the law faculty.

9. This surveillance camera is very expensive. It is ________________ in our shop.

10. The crime rate was extremely high. It was ________________ for the last 15 years.

III. Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps in the following text. Film Review

Crime Does Pay, the (1) ____________ comedy from director Sam Martin, has to be one of the (2) ____________ interesting films I have ever seen. The acting is terrible and the story is much (3) ___________ than Martin’s other flop, Escape. Crime Does Pay was apparently (4) _____________ expensive than any other film this year, but it’s hard to see where the money went. The plot concerns a gang of burglars who decide to steal the (5) _________ valuable painting in the world. Fine, except these criminals are far (6) ____________ amusing than they should be. There isn’t a single real laugh in the whole movie. When I saw it, even (7) ___________ members of the audience thought it was stupidly childish. Dean Richards, playing Scarnose, does a slightly (8) __________ job than the others, but there isn’t much in it. When will Hollywood realize that as ticket prices get (9) __________, more people are finding that the (10) ______________ form of entertainment is to spend an evening at home DVD?

1) a) later; b) latest; c) last.

2) a) little; b) less; c) least.

3) a) worse; b) worst; c) bad.

4) a) much; b) more; c) most.

5) a) many; b) more; c) most.

6) a) less; b) least; c) worse.

7) a) young; b) younger; c) youngest.

8) a) more good; b) better; c) best.

9) a) highest; b) more high; c) higher.

10) a) well; b) best; c) most good.