EXERCISES
1. WRITE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FOR THESE SENTENCES
1 The Mississippi's longer than the Thames. (long)
2 This hotel's more comfortable than the other one. (comfortable)
3 I think this shop is _________________ that one. (good)
4 The restaurant is _________________ the caf. (expensive)
5 Simon's _________________ Mark. (old)
6 I think Scotland is _________________ England. (beautiful)
7 My brother's _________________ I am. (young)
8 1 like this school because it's _________________ the other one. (big)
9 Accommodation here is _________________ in my country. (expensive)
10 The weather here is _________________ at home. (cold)
11 I think you're _________________ your father now. (tall)
12 His homework was _________________ mine, (bad)
13 This film is _________________ the one you wanted to see. (interesting)
14 The journey is _________________ I thought. (long)
15 This lesson is _________________ the last one. (difficult)
2. WRITE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FOR THESE SENTENCES
1 He is more helpful than he used to be. (helpful)
2 It was slowly getting hotter and hotter (hot)
3 I had _________________ time than T needed to finish the job.(little)
4 Peter gets _________________ and _________________ all the time (selfish)
5 You seem _________________ you were yesterday (happy)
6 My chair was getting _________________ and _________________
(uncomfortable)
7 We need _________________ actors for this film (young)
8 I think that the new salesman is _________________ the last one. (honest)
9 This road is _________________ and _________________the other one.
(long/dangerous)
10 Is the new car _________________ the old one? (expensive)
11 This system is _________________ the last one we had. (easy)
12 People here are _________________ they are at home (polite)
13 The man was getting _________________ and _________________ (angry)
14 The city is _________________ it used to be. (crowded)
15 She was feeling _____________________ she had been earlier. (miserable)
16 Computers are ______________________ nowadays (complicated)
17 I think trains are _________________ and ___________________ cars
(fast/comfortable)
18 We will have to think of a _________________ method (good)
19 I'm beginning to feel _________________ about the results. (hopeful)
20 She seems to be getting _________________ and _________________ (thin)
21 My new dictionary is a lot _________________ the last one. (useful)
22 These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _________________ ?
(narrow)
23 _________________ young people learn to play musical instruments than in
the past (few)
24 The film got _________________ and _________________ until I fell asleep!
(boring)
25 I think that people who live in villages are _________________ people in big
cities (friendly)
26 Her new job is a lot _________________ the last one. (stressful)
3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM
1 It's hotter here than in London. (hot)
2 She's more imaginative than her brother. (imaginative)
3 He's _________________ than all the other students. (old)
4 Do you think Pat is _________________ than Brian? (intelligent)
5 This school is _________________ than ours. (old-fashioned)
6 The computer was _________________ than 1 thought. (expensive)
7 The rooms are _________________ than they used to be. (clean)
8 He's _________________ than he was a year ago. (healthy)
9 Do you think English is _________________ than French. (difficult)
10 He eats a lot - he's getting ______________ and _____________ (fat)
11 His face was getting ______________ and______________ (red)
12 He was _________________ than T had ever seen him before. (angry)
13 Big cars are _________________ than small ones. (comfortable)
14 My exam was _________________ than I had thought. (bad)
15 The road becomes _________________ after four or five miles. (narrow)
16 I'm sure I'll find New York _________________ than Houston. (exciting)
17 I need to go to the doctor; this cough is getting ___________ and __________
(bad)
18 He thinks Charlie Chaplin is ________________ than Mr Bean. (funny)
19 Their ticket was _____________ than mine because they flew on Sunday.
(cheap)
20 My son is a lot ________________ now that he's a teenager. (lazy)
4. WRITE THE SUPERLATIVES OF THE WORDS GIVEN
1 This is the biggest building in the world, (big building)
2 This is _________________________ here. (comfortable chair)
3 He bought _________________________ in the shop. (expensive flowers)
4 I think she's _________________________ of the group. (good singer)
5 He's __________________________ of the company. (careful driver)
6 Who's __________________________ in the class? (old student)
7 It's __________________________ I've ever seen. (bad film)
8 She's ________________________ of all the students. (intelligent)
9 It was ________________________ I had ever heard. (beautiful music)
10 He's _______________________ of all the assistants. (helpful)
11 He's________________________ in his class. (young)
12 This is ________________________ in the world. (poor country)
13 She's ______________________ I've ever met. (strange person)
14 I didn't answer ________________________ questions. (difficult)
15 Peter's ________________________ of them all. (old)
5. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN ADJECTIVE
Boring/ comfortable/ dangerous/ deep/difficult/independent/ old/ relaxing /
valuable
1 This summer is not as .hot.. as last summer.
2 I hope his new book is not as .boring...as his last one.
3 Flying is not as __________________ as travelling by car.
4 Don't worry. The river isn't as _________________ as it looks.
5 Silver isn't as _________________ as gold.
6 Dogs aren't as _________________ as cats.
7 Our new car is very fast, but it's not as _________________ as the old one.
8 Do you think French is as _________________ to learn as English?
9 Were you really born in 1980? I didn't realise you were as ________________
as me.
10 For me, lying on the beach is not as _________________ as walking in the
mountains.
