COMPARATIVES

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

a. This jacket is too small. I need a ____________ size

b. You look __________________. Have you lost weight?
c. Hes not so keen on his studies. Hes __________ in having a good time
d. Youll find your way around the town _________ if you have a map
e. Youre making too much noise. Can you be a bit _____________?
f.

There were a lot of people on the bus. It was ______________ than usual

g. Youre late. I expected you to be here ________________

h. The hotel was surprinsingly cheap. I expected it to be much _______________
i.

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)

3) Complete the advertisements with the comparative form of the adjective.

Example: Use clean-it and youll get your floors cleaner
Elegant wallpapers simply look more elegant
a. Intelligent books will make you ____________________________
b. Wear a pair of Fast Shoes and youll be a __________________________ runner
c. Helpful Cookbooks are a a_________________ guide to cooking
d. Fresh Food supermarkets have got _______________ food
e. Wear a Smart-look suit and youll be a _________________ person
f.

Restful Beds give you a ___________________ night

g. Pleasant Hotels for a ___________________ stay.

4) Write comparative sentences:
a. Linda / dark (Fiona)
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b. Oxford / nice (Cambrige)
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c. David / strong ( Paul)
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d. France / warm ( Italy)
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e. England / Small ( Denmark)
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f. The Nile / long ( The Amazon)
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g. Lynn / young ( Mike)
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h. Mark /short (Alexander)
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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:

Jerry is stronger than Paul

1. Motorbikes / dangerous / cars

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2. Gold/ valuable/ silver
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3. Yesterday/warm/today
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4. Cold air/heavy/hot air
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5. The north of the country/beautiful/the south of the country

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6. Wednesday/cold/ Monday
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7. My English/good/my French
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8. Chinese restaurants/ popular/English restaurants
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9. The German film /boring /the Spanish film
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10. The traffic in Rome / bad / the traffic in Stockholm
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7). SPELLING COMPARATIVES-Comparative Forms of Nouns: Write the
correct comparative form for each noun
1) tall

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 -

-___________ - _________________

9) Write comparative sentences using THAN.

a. Jack is (tall)_______________ John.
b. Susan is (short) _______________ Mary-Anne.
c. Your grandparents are (old) _______________ your parents.
d. Your parents are (young) _______________ your grandparents.
e. A parent is usually (wise) _______________ a child.
f. A river is (wide) _______________ a stream.
g. A sea is (large) _______________ a lake.
h. Horses can run (fast) _______________ people.
i.Kittens look (cute) _______________ puppies.
j. Look at the time! It's (late) _______________ I thought!
10). As or than ? Put as or than into each gap:
a. Are you as tall ___________ your brother?
b. Shes not as clever _________ her sister

c. Was Joans party better __________ Marias

d. Im studying the same subject _______ Emma
e. Liz works much harder ___________ John
f.

I havent got as many cousins _______ you

11) As. As / not as .. as : rewrite the following sentences with as. As or not
as.. as
Example: Bobs taller than Jack.

Jack is not as tall as Bob

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.

Is Switzerland bigger than Luxembourg? yes, it is

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g. Evas work is better than mine
My work isnt _______________________________________________________
h. Dogs are friendlier than cats
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12) Circle the correct answer.

1 Diana was much taller _______ Charles.

6 Texas is big but Alaska is _______ .

A as
B like
C than

A more big
B biger
C bigger

2 This one is better _______ that one.

A as
B like
C than
3

American Beauty was the _______ film

that year.
A worse
B best
C better

This hamburger is bad, but that one is

_______ .

8 Of all the sofas I've seen so far, this one is

_______ .

A badder
B worst
C worse

A nicer
B the nicest
C most nice

4 Moscow is a long way away but Ulan

Batur is even _______ .

I'm not short. I'm just _______ tall as

Hans.

A further
B more far
C father

A as
B like
C than

5 She's beautiful I agree, but her mother is

_______.

10 Samantha is just as rich _______ David.

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.

6 Clare's apartment is just as ________________ as Michael's.

7 One night at The Ritz is ________________ than a week in The Holiday Inn.
8 Rolls Royce make some of ________________ cars in the world.
9 If you buy ________________, you won't get the best.
10 The aquarium in Valencia is ________________ in Europe.

14) Put in the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets

a. (Fast) the ___________ time for the 100 metres is just under 10 seconds.
b. (Valuable) Is the Mona Lisa the _________________: painting in the world?
c. (Long) The Pan-American Highway is _____________________________ road in the
world
d. (Successful) The Beatles were the ____________________________ pop group ever
e. (Crowded) Japan has ___________________________ railways in the world
f.

(Old) KLM is _______________________ national airline

g. (Tall) The Crysler Building was once __________________ in the world

h. (Useful) Is English the ___________________ language to learn?
i.

(Famous) Harrods is one of _____________________ stores in the world

j.

(Rich) The Queen must be the ____________________ woman in England