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Exercises

Compare the following clubs and rewrite using comparative adjectives. Number 1 has been done

as an example.

1. The Book Club and the Science Club (relaxing)
The Book Club is more relaxing than the Science Club.
2. The Sports Club and the Debate Club (popular)
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3. The Music Club and the Theater Club (active)
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4. The Sports Club’s membership fees and the Drama Club’s (expensive)
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5. The Drama Club’s weekly meeting hours and the Sports Club’s (short).
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6. The Music Club’s number of members and the Sports Club’s (small).
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Compare the following clubs and rewrite using superlative adjectives. Number 1 has been done as
an example.

1. The Book Club (relaxing)
The Book Club is the most relaxing club among all clubs on our campus.
2. The Sports Club (old)
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3. The Volunteering Club (busy)
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4. The Theater Club’s performances (good)
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5. The Science Club’s experiments (exciting)
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6. The Hiking Club’s activities (adventurous)
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Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
Practice this conversation using pauses and word stress correctly.

Nadia : “Hi, Alex. I want to join a student club, but I don’t know which one.”

Alex : “Hi, Nadia. I get it. What do you like to do?”
“I like writing, and I love helping the community. I also want to meet new people and
Nadia :
have fun.”

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