Comparatives Exercises
Comparatives Exercises
Comparatives Exercises
FECHA:________________
1) Complete these sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the
following adjectives or Adverb..
Crowded
large
early
near
easily
often
expensive
quiet
interested
thin
There were a lot of people on the bus. It was ______________ than usual
Its a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived _________________
2) Complete these sentences. Use the comparative of the words in brackets + than.
Example: Her illness was more serious than we at first thought
a. Sorry, Im late. It took me ____________ to get here __________ I expected
(Long)
b. My toothache is ________________ it was yesterday ( painful)
c. She looks about 20, but in fact shes much ______________ she looks ( old)
d. The problem is not so complicated. Its __________________ you think
( simple)
e. Your English has improved. You speak a lot ________________ you did when we
last met ( fluently)
f. Health and happiness are ___________________ money (important)
g. We always go camping when we go on holiday. Its much
__________________ staying in a hotel ( cheap)
h. I like the countryside . Its _____________________ and
___________________ living in a town (healthy/ peaceful)
5)Using the words given, write sentences which make comparisons, as in the example.
Example: English/difficult (Chinese) : English is difficult, but Chinese is more difficult
a. A Volkswagen /expensive. ( A Mercedes Benz)
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b. The first half of the football match / exciting ( The second half)
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c. Holidays in France / popular (holidays in Spain)
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d. Writing / difficult (Speaking)
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e. Dogs/ intelligent (horses)
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6) Write comparative sentences as in the example:
Example: Jerry /strong / Paul:
2) short
3) old
4) young
5) wise
6) wide
7) large
8) fast
9) cute
10) late
11) smart
12) soft
13) cold
14) warm
15) high
16) clean
17) ripe
18) new
19) thick
20) loud
8).
Fill in the comparative and superlative.
Example: good - better - best
cheap -
___________ - _________________
funny -
-___________ - _________________
boring -
-___________ - _________________
expensive -
-___________ - _________________
much -
-___________ - _________________
nice -
-___________ - _________________
careful -
-___________ - _________________
bad -
-___________ - _________________
popular -
-___________ - _________________
hungry -
-___________ - _________________
beautiful -
-___________ - _________________
famous -
-___________ - _________________
11) As. As / not as .. as : rewrite the following sentences with as. As or not
as.. as
Example: Bobs taller than Jack.
Bob got more presents than Jack Jack didnt get as many presents as Bob
a. Jills more intelligent than Bill
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b. The sun much hotter than the moon
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c. You can read more quickly than I can
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d. Are you and your husband the same age?
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e. Harry won more money than Bill
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f.
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g. Evas work is better than mine
My work isnt _______________________________________________________
h. Dogs are friendlier than cats
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A as
B like
C than
A more big
B biger
C bigger
A as
B like
C than
3
A badder
B worst
C worse
A nicer
B the nicest
C most nice
A further
B more far
C father
A as
B like
C than
A beautifuller
B most beautiful
C more beautiful
13)Use the adjectives in the box once only to fill the gaps. ("X2" means you use it twice.)
bad
clean
big X2 dangerous
cheap
far
good
expensive luxurious
1 The distance from Sydney to Madrid is ________________ than the distance from New
York to London.
2 David's kitchen is very dirty. Mine is much ________________ .
3
That film was terrible. In fact, it's ________________ film I've ever seen.
4 Generally speaking, the coffee in Spain and Italy is ________________ than the coffee
you get in Britain.
5 Riding a motorbike is ________________ than driving a car.
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