Places to visit. Comparative & Superlative Story (All clear 7 unit 4)

Read the story and choose the correct form of the adjective in each bracket.

The Treasure Route

Last summer Emma and Leo began their journey along an ancient coastline. They heard that somewhere beyond the ruins of an old temple lay a secret map. Their first stop was a castle, said to be one of            [old, older, the oldest]in the region.

Inside, they found a clue leading them to a hidden cave. The cave was even             [dark, darker, darkest, more darker] than they expected, but Leo’s flashlight helped them find a stone box. It wasn’t the treasure, but it showed them the way to a distant rainforest, described as                     [more mysterious, the more mysterious, the most mysterious] place on the route.

After two days of hiking, they reached the rainforest. The trees were             [more taller, taller, tallest, tall] than any Emma had ever seen. Deep inside the jungle, they met a guide who took them to a forgotten pyramid, much                  [ancient, more ancient, the most ancient] than the castle they had visited.

Read the story and choose the correct form of the adjective in each bracket.

The Treasure Route (Part 2)

From the top of the pyramid, they saw a glowing reef in the ocean. It looked                [more bright, brighter, more brightest] at sunset. According to the map, the treasure was hidden near a lonely lighthouse, said to be the          [quiet, quietest, quieter] place on the coast.

When they arrived, they discovered a sealed tomb under the lighthouse floor. Opening it was                    [dangerous, the more dangerous, most dangerous], but inside they found a golden compass—apparently                   [the valuablest, more valuable, the most valuable]artifact of the entire route.

Emma smiled. This adventure was certainly                      [the most excitingest, more exciting, the most exciting] in her life.

Among all the ruins, this pyramid is considered                     [more impressive, the most impressive, the impressivest].

Of all the sacred places, the desert temple is ______________ (far) from civilization.

The new cathedral looks _________(large) inside than it appears from the outside.

The opera house is ___________ (famous) than the small theaters in town.

Read the story and choose the correct form of the adjective in each bracket.

Last spring, Alex and Nina went on an expedition to discover hidden landmarks. Their first stop was a pyramid in the desert. It looked           [more wide, wider, widest] than in the pictures they saw on the website.

Next, they traveled to a rainforest. The trails were          [muddyer, muddier, muddiest] after the recent rain, making the hike challenging but exciting.

They also visited a temple by a river. It was                [beautifuller, more beautiful, most beautiful] than anything Alex had ever seen in a museum.

At the end of the journey, they reached a small ruin on a hill. The view from the top was                      [the spectacularest, more spectacularer, the most spectacular], and they could see the entire valley below.

This reef is                  [more colorful, more colorfuller, colorfuller, most colorful] than the reef near the beach.

The coastline is the __________ (long) stretch of sand along the island.

The pyramid is the               [heavyest, heaviest, most heaviest] structure on the plateau.

The tomb is _________(deep) than the cave we explored.

That castle has the _________ (little) number of rooms

That lighthouse is the __________(bad) building to climb because the stairs are broken.