ESL Discussion

  Hello forum readers, I assume that the most of English learners have already had hard times or still have, when speaking, writting, and listening  Comparative and Superlative forms of the English language. As I still have these same difficulties ,  I want to share with you a question and a great  challenge on this subject for improving your knowlege this tricky skill. So, I want to kick off this grammar post asking you: "In your view, what's the best method to learn effectively comparatives and superlatives, including  preferencial uses and exceptions ? Guys, post your answers I await for them soon!

  Proceeding on this post, I let for you down below an  exercise which explores , in fact, a mix of  the several types of comparatives and superlatives, If  you want to do it, send me your answers (and suggestions) about this test made on my own account ; ) ) Here It goes:

  Choose from the box below the most  proper alternatives for filling in the blanks. ( Note: Complete the blanks in order to made the sentence semantically meaningful)

                                          WORD'S BOX        

the richest person/ more unpredictable than/ the farthest (furthest) city/ farther than/ the worst clash/ so clear so/ the most feared/ faster than/ the coldest continent/ less populous than/ the best show/ worse than/the least  young population/ the poorest country/ better than/ wilder than/ the oldest (eldest) relics/ richer than Fiorella/ the coolest air/ smaller than/ the darkest period/ the wisest culture/ sweeter than/ more dangerous than/ better than Alessandro

1) The weather in Pacific Ocean is ________________ the weather in the Atlantic Ocean;

2) India is _______________ China is;

3) The electronic music festival which we went on our holidays in Melbourne was ______________  that I've already been;

4) Senegal is _______________ in African continent;

5) Paris has ______________ to breathe in an urban area due to its large amount of green area inside the city;

6) Napoleon is _______________ general in history;

7) Japaneses have _______________ all over the world;

8) Antarctica is ________________ in the world;

9) Big cities are ________________ small towns because of violence nowadays;

10) The Thermopilas battle was one of ________________ between spartans and persians warriors;

11) A penguin is _______________ a polar bear in water;

12) Punta Arenas is _________________ in the South American lands;

13) The USA has a territory _________________ the Russian territory;

14) Cape Town is _______________ Ankara leaving from Berlin;

15) Ancient Egyptian tombs are one of _______________ relics of humankind;

16) During the Middle Ages, the mankind went through _____________ for intellectual flourishing;

17)  Belgian chocolates are _______________ the Brazilian chocolates;

18) Mauricio is _______________ at using of social networks like Facebook or Twitter;

19) Huns, led by the king Attila, were _________________ Visigoths were;

20) Mark Zuckerberg is _______________ in the online relationship market;

21) Clare is _________________ because her father is a sucessful entrepeneur;

22) You were ________________ I was, when showing the reasons which we acted with such an attitude;

23) Italy has  ______________  in Europe.

  Bye bye, Thanks for take your time for reading!!