Comparatives, Superlatives and Adjective Agreement and Position - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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ES.G10 Comparatives, Superlatives and Adjective Agreement and Position

AQA 8692 · Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer every question. Some questions require full sentences in Spanish; these are indicated. Accents, the enye and inverted punctuation have been omitted in the printed Spanish and should be written correctly by the student in their answers. Time suggested: 30 minutes.
1
Complete each sentence about family and friends using mas + adjective + que or menos + adjective + que to compare. Context: short comparative sentences about people.
(a)Mi hermana es ___ alta ___ yo (use mas/menos and que).(1)
(b)En mi clase, Luis es ___ timido ___ Carlos.(1)
(c)Mi madre cocina ___ rapido ___ mi padre.(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
2
Make each sentence into a superlative using the definite article and mas/menos as needed to say 'the most' or 'the least' in a family or school context.
(a)Mi hermana es simpatica. (make: she is the nicest in the family)(1)
(b)Este profesor es serio. (make: he is the least strict of the teachers)(1)
(c)Nuestra ciudad es limpia. (make: it is the cleanest place in the region)(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
3
Choose the correct irregular comparative (mejor, peor, mayor, menor) to complete each sentence about abilities and age.
(a)Tu hermano se porta bien en clase; creo que es ___ estudiante que yo.(1)
(b)Mi abuela es ___ que mi abuelo (age).(1)
(c)Este examen es ___ que el anterior: lo hice peor.(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)
4
Reorder the words in each line to make a correct Spanish sentence with the adjective in the right position and correct agreement. Context: descriptions of people and things.
(a)casa / vieja / muy / una / tenemos(1)
(b)amigos / buenos / tengo / muchos(1)
(c)pelota / nueva / la / es(1)
(d)un / coche / rojo / tiene / mi tio(1)
(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)
5
Correct the agreement mistakes in the sentences below. Write the corrected sentence in Spanish. Context: gender and number agreement errors with adjectives.
(a)La chica es alto y simpatica.(1)
(b)Mis primos son inteligente y trabajador.(1)
(c)Tengo dos hermana pequena.(1)
(d)El vestido es muy caros.(1)
(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)
6
Complete each sentence using tan + adjective + como to show equality. Context: comparing people and places.
(a)Mi hermano es ___ alto ___ yo.(1)
(b)Esta playa es ___ bonita ___ la otra.(1)
(c)Mis padres son ___ estrictos ___ sus profesores.(1)
(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)
7
Translate into Spanish. Context: short sentences using comparatives and superlatives. Translate each sentence as a single Spanish sentence.
(a)Sofia is kinder than Ana.(1)
(b)My town is the smallest in the province.(1)
(c)This film is worse than the book.(1)
(d)My sister is younger than me.(1)
(e)He is the best student in the class.(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)
8
Which is the correct comparative to complete the sentence? Choose one short answer. Context: single-word comparative choice.
(a)Ella entrena todos los dias, pero su hermano no hace nada de deporte. Por eso, ella corre ___ rapido que el. Options: mas, tan, menos. (fill the single word that starts the comparative phrase)(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Identify whether the adjective should go before or after the noun in this sentence; then rewrite the noun phrase correctly. Context: adjectives that change meaning with position: viejo, nuevo, antiguo, gran/grande are in scope.
(a)Sentence: 'Compramos una casa grande nueva.' Decide correct order and rewrite just the noun phrase for natural Spanish.(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Make the superlative sentence using el/la + mas/menos and include the group using 'de'. Context: school superlatives.
(a)Completa: Maria es ___ inteligente ___ la clase.(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Change the meaning by moving the adjective where necessary. Context: gran before noun means great, grande after noun means big.
(a)Original: 'Viajamos en una ciudad grande.' Rewrite to mean 'a great city' using gran before the noun.(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Spot the single-word adjective agreement error and correct it. Context: one-word correction.
(a)Original: 'Las peliculas son interesante.' Write the corrected adjective only.(1)
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
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