Grammar: Cyber Monday

Comparative adjectives

1Read the clues below. Then label the people in the photo. 

MOVE
• Adam
• Helen
• Jacob
• Jane
• Tom

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

• 1Jane is taller than Tom, but shorter than Adam.

• 2Helen is taller than Jacob but shorter than Tom.

• 3Tom is shorter than Jane but taller than Helen.

 Comparative adjectives

2Write the comparative forms of the adjectives. Which comparative adjective in each group has got a different spelling rule? 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

1convenient	busy	tolerant
2quick	cheap	big
3noisy	good	busy
4easy	unusual	interesting
5bad	far	wet
6safe	big	large

• 1The comparative form of the adjective convenientbusytolerant has a different spelling rule.

• 2The comparative form of the adjective quickcheapbig has a different spelling rule.

• 3The comparative form of the adjective noisygoodbusy has a different spelling rule.

• 4The comparative form of the adjective easyunusualinteresting has a different spelling rule.

• 5The comparative form of the adjective badfarwet has a different spelling rule.

• 6The comparative form of the adjective safebiglarge has a different spelling rule.

Comparative adjectives

3Write comparative sentences. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1Tina / thin / her sister

• 2my shoes / small / your shoes

• 3shopping online / convenient / going to the shops

• 4your rucksack / good / mine

• 5George / busy / Helen

• 6Nik's clothes / unusual / Gemma's clothes

Comparative adjectives

4Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in the box. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

MOVE
• bad
• big
• fashionable
• quick
• quiet

• 1Dan drives  than Maria. He loves driving fast.

• 2I can't put all these books in my bag. Can you put them in your bag? It's  than mine.

• 3My brother's really good at maths. I'm not! I always get  marks in maths exams than him.

• 4I prefer studying in the library because there isn't a lot of noise. It's  than studying at school.

• 5I think Polly's got a lot of money. Her clothes are always  than mine.

Comparative adjectives

5Choose the correct adjective in brackets. Then complete the text with the comparative forms of the adjectives. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Most of us like buying new clothes. Do we like 

¹

 

(expensive / small) clothing, or do we prefer inexpensive clothes? The answer is obvious! We love cheap clothes and we can have them, because they are made in countries like China and India. It probably isn't 

²

 

(good / interesting) to make clothes in these countries, but it is definitely 

³

 

(cheap / thin).

The cost of making clothes in these countries is approximately 25% 

⁴

 

(exciting / low) than in Europe or the USA. That's often because workers don't get much money. Some people want this to change. They think it's 

⁵

 

(busy / important) to pay workers a fair price than to have cheap clothes. This is called Fair Trade and it helps workers have 

⁶

 

(good / friendly) lives.

Fair Trade products such as coffee, chocolate and sugar are popular and a lot of supermarkets have got them on their shelves. Fair Trade clothes are 

⁷

 

(long / difficult) to find. However some designers are now 

⁸

 

(interested / big) in Fair Trade, and important fashion events have Fair Trade shows. These days, it's 

⁹

 

(far / easy) to find Fair Trade than some years ago. So, next time you're shopping, have a 

¹⁰

 

(good / popular) look at the clothes.

6  Compare two of your items of clothing. Write five comparative sentences. Use the comparartive form of the adjectives below and your own ideas. big cheap fashionable good long short small thin I've got a black coat and a blue jacket. My coat is longer than my jacket.

1.  Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).
2.  Save the file to your computer.
3.  Upload your file.
4.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
5.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.