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Comparatives and superlatives — Exercises with Answer Key (A2)

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Last weekend, my family had a competition to find the best cook at home. My mother, my brother, and I each made a dish. It was a lot of fun, and we laughed more than we cooked! My brother's soup was good, but my mother's soup was better. She used fresh vegetables from the garden, and her soup was tastier than his. My dish, a chocolate cake, was sweeter than both of their dishes. Everyone agreed it was the sweetest thing on the table. After dinner, we talked about our favourite cooking shows. My brother said his favourite show was more exciting than mine because the chefs cooked very fast. I said my show was calmer and more relaxing. My mother laughed and said her old cookbook was the most useful thing in the kitchen because it was full of simple recipes. In the end, we decided that my mother was the best cook in the family, but we all agreed that cooking together was the most enjoyable part of the evening. We are already planning our next cooking competition, and this time, we want to invite our neighbours too. My brother says his new recipe will be the biggest surprise of the night!

✏️ Questions

  1. Elephants are much ___ (big) than mice.
  2. This is ___ movie I have ever seen.
    • a) the most boring
    • b) more boring
    • c) boringer
    • d) the boringer
  3. My brother is ___ (tall) than me, but our father is the tallest in the family.
  4. Winter is ___ season of the year in my city.
    • a) the coldest
    • b) colder
    • c) the colder
    • d) more cold
  5. Today the weather is ___ (good) than yesterday, so we can go for a walk.
  6. Of all my friends, Sara speaks English ___.
    • a) the most fluently
    • b) more fluently
    • c) fluentest
    • d) the fluentest
  7. What was the family competition about?
    • a) Finding the fastest cook
    • b) Finding the best cook
    • c) Finding the cheapest recipe
    • d) Finding the most colourful dish
  8. Why was the mother's soup tastier than the brother's soup?
    • a) She cooked it for a longer time
    • b) She used fresh vegetables from the garden
    • c) She added more salt
    • d) She used a special recipe book
  9. What was the sweetest thing on the table?
    • a) The soup
    • b) The chocolate cake
    • c) The bread
    • d) The fruit
  10. According to the text, what does the word 'calmer' describe?
    • a) The brother's cooking show
    • b) The mother's cookbook
    • c) The writer's favourite cooking show
    • d) The family's kitchen
  11. Why did the mother think her old cookbook was the most useful thing in the kitchen?
    • a) It had colourful pictures
    • b) It was full of simple recipes
    • c) It was a gift from her mother
    • d) It had the fastest recipes
  12. What can we infer about the family's plans for the future?
    • a) They will never cook together again
    • b) They want to have another cooking competition with neighbours
    • c) They plan to open a restaurant
    • d) They will stop watching cooking shows

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