Comparatives & Superlatives — The Cities Fighting for the World's Best Air
Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives
Free ESL grammar exercise on comparatives & superlatives themed around the cities fighting for the world's best air. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on environment, practising comparatives and superlatives. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Bogotá's air was considerably worse than the average for Latin American capitals in 2015. Today it ranks far higher than it once did. Sensors are now smaller, cheaper, and more accurate than they were even five years ago.
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
- Short adjective: -er
- Add -er for comparatives and -est for superlatives. Delhi's air is worse than Helsinki's. Helsinki has the cleanest air.
- Long adjective: more
- Use more and the most for adjectives of three or more syllables. Bogotá is more ambitious than many cities. It is the most organised city surveyed.
Sample items
- Zurich's air quality index is ______ of any city in the survey.
- Replacing coal stoves is ______ replacing diesel buses.
- South Korea's air quality regulations are ______ those of many other Asian economies.
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