GW B1 Unit 5 Grammar Extension

1 Circle the correct alternative.

1. I don’t think that the weather will get             [much worse, a bit worse, far worst]than it is now.

2. My grandfather does a lot of sport – he’s           [fitter, fittest, more fit]than me.

3. Barbara is               [the lazyest, the laziest, the most lazy]person I know – she never does any exercise.

4. I don’t normally like reality shows, but this one is           [the best, gooder, better] than anything I’ve seen before.

5. What’s place              [the farther, the farthest, most far]you’ve ever been to?

6. The last story he told was                    [more confusing, most confusing, the more confusing] than the stories he normally tells.

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives:

embarrassing • exciting • informative • moving • popular • relaxed • scary • serious

1. You should try to be a bit              at school and listen to your teachers.

2. It was one of                       situations of my life – I completely forgot what to say!

3. I think documentaries are far                       chat shows.

4. My dad is a lot                   my mother – he doesn’t worry about things.

5. What’s                  TV series at the moment

6. I find water sports are                   thing to do on holiday.

7. Do you think that German horror films are                 French horror films?

8. It’s                 drama I’ve seen for a long time – I felt very emotional!

3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use between two and four words, including the words given.

1 Sleeping in a tent is less comfortable than sleeping in a hotel room. comfortable

Sleeping in a tent                          sleeping in a hotel room.

2 They said I didn’t have enough qualifi cations for the job. qualified

They said I wasn’t                  for the job.

3 Trips to Paris and London are equally expensive. expensive

A trip to Paris is                 a trip to London.

4 English is my best school subject. better

I am                        any other school subject