English Grammar Exercises for B1 B2 – Superlatives

A. Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the words in brackets.

1   Simon is ……the tallest…… in our class. (tall)

2   I think milk is …………………………… drink. (healthy)

3   Marilyn Monroe was …………………………… actress in Hollywood. (beautiful)

4   Bolt finished the race …………………………… . (strong)

5   That’s not …………………………… idea I’ve heard. (bad)

6   Michelle stayed up ……………………………, so she was really tired the next day. (late)

7   The last game was …………………………… . (exciting)

8   …………………………… teenagers like reading. (many)

B. Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the words in the box. Then find the name of a famous city.

C. Read the survey of teenagers’ opinions about places in Clarkesville. Write sentences using superlatives.

1   Popular shops: Games Galore 25%; Street Wear 30%; The Beat 28%; Nico’s 17%

2   Interesting places for tourists: Clarkesville Park 40%; The zoo 38%; The aquarium 22%

3   Famous people: The singer, Woka 31%; The footballer, Ray Wooney 30%; The writer, Art Jones 39%

4   Good ways to get around: Bus 33%; Walking 25%; Car 25%; Tram 17%

5   Nice things to do: Sightseeing 35%; Walking by the river 40%; Shopping in the mall 25%

6   Cool places to go: Woka’s cafe 20%; The cinema 18%; The river 29%; Route 66 disco 33%

1   The most popular shop is Street Wear.

2   ………………………………………………………

3   ………………………………………………………

4   ………………………………………………………

5   ………………………………………………………

6   ………………………………………………………

D. Describe the pictures using superlatives.

5   ………………………………………

6   ………………………………………

E. Complete the text using superlative forms of the words in the box.

Swordfish are one of 1……the biggest…… types of fish. Some swordfish are almost five metres long.

2…………………… part of the swordfish is of course its ‘sword’, the strange long thing coming out of its face! This sword is for catching it food, other fish. Swordfish are fast and their sword can be dangerous. Only the very 3…………………… sharks and whales try to catch them.

Swordfish don’t usually go very far down in the water. 4…………………… they swim is about 150 m below the sea, which is 5…………………… place to get food. Swordfish also like to be near the coast and 6…………………… they are from the coast is about 60 km.

Swordfish are not 7…………………… fish but their numbers have gone down because of fishing. We are 8…………………… enemy of swordfish. Swordfish are still a popular food in restaurants and some people think they are 9…………………… type of fish. If we want to help swordfish, 10…………………… thing to do is not to eat them!

F. What do you think? Which of these is the best and why?

1    A Great White shark, a swordfish, a Philippine goby, a goldfish

      The goldfish: it is the least expensive.

2    Coffee, tea, water, cola

      …………………………………………..

3    History, English, Maths, Biology

      …………………………………………..

4    Winter, spring, summer, autumn

      …………………………………………..

5    Football, tennis, chess, running

      …………………………………………..

6    Dogs, cats, fish, birds

      …………………………………………..

G. Write sentences about these things using superlatives.

1    Films: By far the most exciting movie is Spider-Man 6.

2    River: The longest river in my country is the Volga.

3    Music: ……………………………………………………

4    Sport: ……………………………………………………

5    Food: ……………………………………………………

6    Holidays: ……………………………………………………

7    Books: ……………………………………………………

8    City: ……………………………………………………

9    Mountains: ……………………………………………………

10   Famous person: ……………………………………………………

H. Circle the correct option.

1   Summer is the ………… time to go fishing.

      a best     b better     c most best

2    It is the ………… fish ………… the world!

      a biggest … of    

      b most big … of

      c biggest … in

3    Sharks are the ………… fish.

      a less interesting

      b most interesting

      c interesting

4    Standing on a stonefish with hurt you the ………… .

      a bad     b most bad     c worst

5    Terry swam ………… .

      a the furthest

      b the most far

      c the most furthest