Comparative Adjectives: Equality/Inequality
And Superiority
Exercises :
Exercise 01: Complete the following sentences with a comparative of
equality/ inequality:
- Sally is (not elegant) ………. Rym.→
- We moved to a house which is (big) ………. The old one.
- Are you (afraid) ………. Of snakes than of dogs?
- The great Mosque is (not big) ……….El Masjid El Haram.
- We can’t be (funny) ……… Gad Elmaleh.
- I’m (not sensitive) ………. When I was 14 years old
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using comparatives of inequality
1. John is taller than Mary. (Use "not as ... as")
2. This computer is more expensive than that one. (Use "less ... than")
3. I don't run as fast as my brother. (Use "slower ... than")
4. The new phone isn't as heavy as the old one. (Use "lighter ... than")
Exercise 3: Choose the correct form
1. The red dress is (more expensive / as expensive as) the blue one.
2. My dog is (not as friendly as / unfriendlier than) your cat.
3. Today's weather is (as nice as / nicer than) yesterday's.
4. The test was (more difficult / as difficult as) I thought it would be.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the
adjectives in parentheses.
1. My car is _______ (fast) than yours.
2. This book is _______ (interesting) than the one I read last week.
3. Today's weather is _______ (warm) than yesterday's.
4. She is _______ (tall) than her sister.
Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences using "than" and the comparative
form.
1. A cheetah runs fast. A lion doesn't run as fast. (fast) A cheetah
runs _______ _______ a lion.
2. This computer is expensive. That computer isn't as expensive.
(expensive) This computer is _______ _______ that one.
3. I find math difficult. I don't find science as difficult. (difficult) I
find math _______ _______ science.
4. Mount Everest is high. K2 isn't as high. (high) Mount Everest is
_______ _______ K2.
Exercise 6: Choose the correct comparative form.
1. This exercise is (more easier / easier) than I expected.
2. The blue shirt is (more expensive / expensiver) than the red one.
3. He is (more talented / talenteder) than his brother.
4. The traffic today is (worse / more bad) than usual.
Exercise 4: Form sentences using the comparative of superiority.
1. coffee / tea (expensive)
2. elephants / horses (big)
3. summer / winter (hot)
4. diamonds / gold (hard)
