A.

Comparative exercises
1 - It's than mine. smaller 6 - The road is than the motorway.
a. more small a. narrower
b. Either could be used here. b. more narrow
c. Either could be used here.
2 - Yours is than mine. 7 - She talks than I do.
a. bigger a. quicker
b. more b. more quickly
c. biger c. Either could be used here.

3 - It's than you think. 8 - It's than it looks.

a. commoner a. badder
b. more common b. worse
c. Either could be used here. c. bader

4 - It cost than I thought. 9 - It's than it was.

a. less a. More better
b. fewer b. better
c. Either could be used here. c. gooder

5 - He's than he looks. 10 - It was than I thought it would

a. cleverer be.
b. more clever a. quicker
c. Either could be used here. b. more quick
c. Either could be used here.
 B. Comparison – Exercise
Fill in the comparative form of the adjective of the first sentence.
1. Sue's car isn't very big. She wants a______________ car.
2. This house isn't very modern. I like ________________ houses.
3. You're not very tall. Your brother is ______________.
4. Bill doesn't work very hard. I work ______________.
5. My chair isn't very comfortable. Your chair is _________________.
6. Jill's idea wasn't very good. My idea was ______________.
7. These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are __________________.
8. My case isn't very heavy. Your case is __________________.
9. I'm not very interested in sports. I'm _______________ in reading.
10. It isn't very warm today. Yesterday it was __________________.
11. These tomatoes aren't very good. The other ones taste _______________.
12. Ireland isn't very big. France is __________.
13. Liverpool isn't very beautiful. London is _______________.
14. This knife isn't very sharp. Have you got a ______________ one?
15. People today aren't very polite. In the past they were _______________.

C. Comparison of Adjectives - Exercise

Complete the sentences, using the positive, comparative and superlative of the adjectives in
brackets.
1. Dad's car is much ____________________ than mine. (fast)
2. I think scuba diving is ____________________ than climbing. (fascinating)
4. He thinks this test was _______________ than the last one. (difficult)
5. They live in a really __________________ house. (beautiful)
6. She is the _________________ tennis player of the world. (good)
7. Susan is a _____________ girl. She's much _________________ than her sister. (nice / nice)
8. This suitcase is ______________ than the others. (heavy)
9. Hotels in London are _________________ than in Vienna. (expensive)
10. Bob is ________________ than Keith, but Phil is the ______________. (tall / tall)
11. Doris reads _____________ books than Peter, but Frank reads the _____________. (many / many)
12. France is as ______________ as Spain. (beautiful)
13. They live in a ______________ house, but Fred lives in a _______________ one. (big / big))
14. My sister is three years _______________ than me. (young)
15. This was the _____________ film I have ever seen. (bad)
16. I think tennis is _______________ than cycling. (interesting)
17. I talked to Claire and she is a very ______________ girl. (smart)
18. His company earned ______________ money than the years before. (little)
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
D.REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH A COMPARATIVE
AND NOT AS...... AS

EXAMPLE: SALLY IS 1.70 METRES. I AM

1.80METRES. (TALL)

I’M TALLER THAN SALLY. SALLY ISN’T AS TALL AS

ME

1-THE GOLD RING IS $ 70. THE SILVER RING IS $

65.(EXPENSIVE)

2-THE BUS LEAVES AT 12.00 O’CLOCK.THE TRAINS

LEAVES AT 1.00 O’CLOCK. (EARLY)

3- MATHS IS DIFFICULT TO ME. LANGUAGE IS NOT

VERY DIFFICULT TO ME (DIFFICULT.)

4- I’M 43 YEARS OLD. MY HUSBAND IS 50 YEARS

OLD. (YOUNG)

5- YESTERDAY I ARRIVED HOME AT 11.00. MY

BROTHER ARRIVED HOME AT 11.30 (LATE)
A.COMPARATIVES
F. Choose the correct answer.
1- WINTER IS __________ SPRING (COLD)
2- GIRLS ARE __________ BOYS ( QUIET)
3- MY GARDEN IS ___________ A PARK (SMALL)
Q2 - Yours is ____ than mine.
4- RUGBY IS ___________ FOOTBALL ( DANGEROUS) biger
5- A SOFA IS ___________ A CHAIR (CONFORTABLE)
6- MY FATHER IS ________ MY BROTHER (STRONG) bigger
7- ENGLISH IS __________ MATHS (EASY)
8- A MONTH IS _________ A WEEK (LONG) more big
9- A PLANE IS __________ A CAR (FAST)
10- A CAR IS __________ A BIKE ( EXPENSIVE Q3 - It's ____ than you think.
commoner
more common
B.CIRCLE THE CORRECT OTION Either could be used here.
1- SPRING IS WINDIER THAN / THE WINDIEST
SUMMER Q4 - It cost ____ than I thought.
2- CARS ARE THE QUICKEST / QUICKER THAN A BIKE
3- MY SISTER IS THE SHORTEST / SHORTER THAN
less
PERSON IN MY FAMILY fewer
4- A RADIO IS CHEAPER THAN / THE CHEAPEST A T.V.
5- MY BEDROOM IS TIDIER THAN / THE TIDIEST Either could be used here.
ROOM IN MY HOUSE.
6- HISTORY IS THE MOST INTERESTING/ MORE
INTERESTING THAN SUBJECT OF ALL.
Q5 - He's ____ than he looks.
7- A GORILLA IS THE STRONGEST/ STRONGER THAN A cleverer
SNAKE.
8- COCRODILES ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN/ THE more clever
MOST DANGEROUS SNAKES.
Either could be used here.

E. AS ..........AS - NOT AS........AS

C. SUPERLATIVES
1- BASKETBALL IS ____________ FOOTBALL
(POPULAR)
1-FEBRUARY IS __________MONTH INTHE YEAR (SHORT 2- SHE IS ___________ YOU (TALL)
3- YOUR SISTER IS ___________ YOUR
2- CLIMBING IS ___________SPORT ( DANGEROUS) COUSIN
(INTELLIGENT)
3-PIGS ARE __________ ANIMALS IN THE WORLD
(DIRTY) 4- MY DRESS IS _________ YOUR DRESS
(PRETTY)
4-DOLPHINS __________ ANIMALS IN THE SEA 5- THIS EXERCISE IS _________ THE
PREVIOUS ONE
(INTELLIGENT) ( DIFFICULT)

5- MY GRANDFATHER IS _________ PERSON IN MY 6- A TOWN IS __________ A CITY

( POLLUTED)
FAMILY ( OLD)
7- A VILLAGE IS ________ A CITY (NOISY)
6-SHARKS ARE __________ ANIMALS IN THE SEA.

(DANGEROUS)

Q1 - It's ____ than mine.

smaller
more small
Either could be used here.
Q6 - The road is ____ than the Q9 - It's ____ than it was.
motorway. beter
better
narrower
gooder
more narrow
Either could be used here. Q10 - It was ____ than I thought it
would be.
Q7 - She talks ____ than I do.
quicker
quicker
more quick
more quickly
Either could be used here.
Either could be used here.
Q11 - I'd like some ____ information
Q8 - It's ____ than it looks.
about your courses.
badder
further
worse
farther
bader
G. Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - It's ____ than mine. Q6 - The road is ____ than the

smaller motorway.
more small narrower
Either could be used here. more narrow
Either could be used here.
Q2 - Yours is ____ than mine.
biger Q7 - She talks ____ than I do.
bigger quicker
more big more quickly
Either could be used here.
Q3 - It's ____ than you think.
commoner Q8 - It's ____ than it looks.
more common badder
Either could be used here. worse
bader
Q4 - It cost ____ than I thought.
less Q9 - It's ____ than it was.
fewer beter
Either could be used here. better
gooder
Q5 - He's ____ than he looks.
cleverer Q10 - It was ____ than I thought it
more clever would be.
Either could be used here. quicker
more quick
Either could be used here.

Q11 - I'd like some ____ information

about your courses.
further
farther