COMPARISON PART 1 Fill in the words in brackets as an adjective or an adverb : 1. Apples are than chips. (healthy) 2. Elephants are than bears. (big) 3. Gold is than silver. (expensive) 4. Bikes are than cars. (slow) 5. I am at English than my brother .(good) 6. My friend is than me. (tall) 7. Sandy is than Tamara. (thin) 8. My father is than Tom's father. (strong) 9. "Harry Potter "books are than "The Book of the Jungle". (interesting) 10. The tiger is than a fox .(heavy) 11. The weather is than it was yesterday . (hot) 12. The girls are than the boys. (happy) 13. Berta is than Debby.(beautiful) 14.French is than English. (difficult) 15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is than Tina.(old) 16. Russia is than France. (large) 17. I am at maths than my best friend (bad) 18. Love is than money.(important) 19. His car is than mine. (cheap) 20. The first movie is than the second. I don't recommend it. (boring) 21 Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a car. 22 This house isn’t very modern. I like houses. 23 You’re not very tall. Your brother is . 24 Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work . 25 My chair isn’t very comfortable. Your chair is . 26 Jill’s idea wasn’t very good. My idea was . 27 These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue one is . 28 My case isn’t very heavy. Your case is . 29 I’m not very interested in sports. I’m in reading. 30 It isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was . 31 These tomatoes aren’t very good. The other ones taste . 32 Ireland isn’t very big. France is . 33 Liverpool isn’t very beautiful. London is . 34 This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a one? 35 People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were . 36. A cheetah is than a horse. (fast) 37. Susan’s hair is than Betty’s. (short) 38. The Mt Blanc is than the Großglockner, the Mt Everest is the mountain. (high) 39. June is than May, but July is the . (hot) 40. Table tennis is than tennis but badminton is the . (easy) 41. French is than English, but Chinese is the language. (difficult) 42. "Airforce One" is the film I have ever seen. (interesting) 43. No, I don’t think so. "Contact" is than "Airforce One". (interesting) 44. Hot dogs are than hamburgers. (good) 45. This is the chocolate cake I have ever eaten. (good) 46. Skiing is as as riding a bike. (easy) 47. Carol sings as as Mary, but Cindy sings the . (beautiful) 48. Tennis is than skiing, but football is the sport. (popular) Page 1 COMPARISON 49. Detective films are as as western films. (boring) 50. No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are than western films, but nature films are the films I have ever seen. (boring) The United States are than Mexico, but Russia is the country (large) 51. A mouse is as as a hamster, but a rat is than a mouse. (clever) 52. A canary is than an eagle, but a parrot is the bird. (colourful) 53. Peter is as as George. (clever) 54. January is as as February. (cold) 55. My father is heavy. My uncle is much than my father. 56. The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was . 57. Florida is sunny. Do you know the place in the USA? 58. Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is than Stan. 59. My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is than my mother's. 60. Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the baby on earth. 61. I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a family. 62. We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even time. 63. Lucy is clever, but Carol is than Lucy. 64. Have you visited the old castle? It was the castle we visited during our holidays. Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentecnes below. Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high). Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc. 65. The blue car is the red car. (fast) 66. Peter is Fred. (not/tall) 67. The violin is the cello. (not/low) 68. This copy is the other one. (bad) 69. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic) 70. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy) 71. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious) 72. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet) 73. Nick is Kevin. (brave) 74. Silver is gold. (not/heavy 75. She isn’t very clever. You are than her. 76. He isn’t very tall. You’re than . 77. She isn’t very old. You’re than . 78. I don’t work very hard. You work than . 79. He doesn’t smoke very much. You smoke than . 80. I’m not a very good cook. You cook than . 81. We don’t know many people. You know than . 82. They haven’t got much money. You’ve got than . 83. I can’t run very fast. You can run than . 84. I didn’t get up very early. You got up than . 85. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat. 86. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is . 87. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet. 88. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world. 89. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even ______one last weekend. 90. School is boring, but homework is than school. 91. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding. 92. This magazine is cheap, but that one is . 93. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours. 94. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard. Page 2 COMPARISON 95. Adjectives: Degrees of Comparison 96. Bulgaria is an European state founded in 681. 97. Sofia is the city in Bulgaria. 98. Of the two spa hotels, the Bankya Spa Palace is . 99. The Boyana Church is church in Mount Vitosha near Sofia. 100. The Lom River is than the Iskar River. 101. The cobbled streets in Old Town in Veliko Tarnovo are than the streets in Old Town in Plovdiv. 102. Bulgariana is the Randall Baker’s book translated into Bulgarian. 103. This year we are taking an vacation in Sinemorets, at the seaside. 104. Turkish coffee is in Bulgaria than in Turkey. 105. English is than German. 106. This is the meat I have ever eaten. 107. My nephew works in an office building which is than ours. 108. Violeta is 60 and Leda is 88. Violeta is than Leda. 109. Vera is than Mila. 110. Of the three coffee grinders, I like the Armenian best. I find it . 111. Three Programs in One Classroom is my book. I am planning to write a book with travel notes about the countries I have been to. 112. The town of Ahtopol is not as attractive the town of Sozopol. 113. Our condominium in downtown Sofia is big as yours in Tsarevo 114. Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets. 115. I speak English (fluent) now than last year. 116. She greeted me (polite) of all. 117. She smiled (happy) than before. 118. This girl dances (graceful) of all. 119. Could you write (clear) ? 120. Planes can fly (high) than birds. 121. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) than before. 122. Jim can run (fast) than John. 123. Our team played (bad) of all. 124. He worked (hard) than ever before. Choose the best option: 125. Bill Gates is one of ___________ people in the world. A. the rich B. richer C. rich D. the richest 126. I am ______ at music than my old sister. A. good better C. goodest D. the best 127. Rita is __________ than the other students in class. A. hardworking B. the most hardworking C. more hardworking D. hardworkinger 128. Ice hockey is __________ sport in Canada. A. popular B. the most popular C. more popular D. populariest 129. Garfield is ___________ than Nemo. A. the funniest B. more funny C. funnier D. funny 130. That is ____________ song this band has. A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful C. bautifulest D. beautiful 131. The China Wall is _____ wall in the world. A. the longest B. more long C. longer D. long 132. Cities are ____________ than villages A. busier B. busy C. the busiest D. most busy 133. February is ______ than April. A. short B. the shortest C. shorter D. most short 134. Amalia is ___________ girl in the class. Page 3 COMPARISON A. the cleverest B. clever C. cleverer D. more clever 135. German is __________ than English. A. the most B. difficult difficulter C. difficult D. more difficult 136. Swimming is ______________ than running. A. exciting B. more exciting C. excited D. the most exciting 137. Your new car is _______ than my old car. A. the cheapest B. cheaper C. more cheaper D. most cheapest 138. Traveling by plane is________ than traveling by ship. A. fastest B. fast C. faster D. more fastest 139. New York is ________ city in USA. A. crowded B. the most crowded C. more crowded D. crowder 140. Jerusalem is _________ city in Israel. A.the biggest B. big C. bigger D. biggest 141. This is ____________ question in this task.Don't give up! A. easier B. easy C. the easiest D. most easy 142. The weather this week is _________ than last week. A. bader B. bad C. the worst D. worse 143. This book is _______than the movie .I liked it very much. A. interesting B. more interesting C. the most interesting D. interest 144. The economic conditions today are __________ they were in the past. A. much more good B. much better than C. much better D. the best than 145. Peter is the __________ student in my class. A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest 146. Jane is not __________ her brother. A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. so intelligent as D. so intelligent that 147. He drives as __________ his father does. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 148. What’s the __________ film you’ve ever seen? A. good B. best C. better D. the best 149. Jane is __________ age as Mary. A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same 150. I’ll be there __________ I can. A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as 151. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean __________ the Atlantic Ocean. A. as deep as B. is the same deep as C. deeper as D. is as deep as 152. Which girl is ________? Dana or Karen? A. Young B. the youngest C. younger D. more young 153. Indian cooking has some of ________dishes in the world. A. hot B. the hottest C. hotter D. hottest 154. Tomer is _________ boy in the class. A. the strongest B. stronger C. strong D. the most strong 155. Sharon __________ from other women I know. A. different B. as different C. differs D. more different 156. This one is prettier, but it costs __________ as the other one. A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as may 157. You can take __________ books as you want. A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many 158. Of the two sisters, Linda __________. A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as 159. The lab is __________ from the bus stop than the library. A. far B. farther C. further D. B and C 160. The younger you are, __________ it is to learn. Page 4 COMPARISON A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy 161. __________ electricity you use, __________ your bill will be. A. The more/ the higher B. The most/ the higher C. The more/ the high D. More/ higher 162. __________ you are, __________ you concentrate. A. Tired/ the least hard B. The more tired/ the harder C. The tiered/ the harder D. The tired /the harder 163. __________ the man gets, __________ he becomes. A. The more old/the more weak B. The older / the weaker C. The older/the weakest D. Older /weaker 164. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably __________. A. the less qualified B. the qualified less C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified 165. (large) Sarah's house is ____ than Shannon's house. A. large B. more larger C. larger D. more large 166. (sad) Today I was ____ than I was yesterday. A. sad B. sadder C. more sad D. more sadder 167. (old) Germany is an ____ country than the United States. A. more older B. more old C. old D. older 168. (tall) Jack is much _____ than his sister, Jennifer. A. tall B. taller C. more tall D. more taller 169. (wet) The grass is _____ than the sidewalk. A. more wetter B. more wet C. wetter D. wet 170. (smart) Jason is ____ in math than his brother. A. smarter B. more smart C. more smarter D. smart 171. (cute) I think kittens are ____ than puppies. A. more cuter B. more cute C. cute D. cuter 172. (young) My sister Elaine is ____ than my brother Fred. A. more younger B. more young C. younger D. young 173. Monkeys and chimpanzees are _____ than birds. (big) A. biger B. bigger C. more big D. more bigger 174. My cat Neko is _____ than my other cat, Sebastian. (soft) A. soft B. softer C. more soft D. more softer PART 2 1. For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adjective indicated in brackets. For example: They are ___________ than they used to be. (careful) They are more careful than they used to be. 1. Wool is _______________ than cotton. (resilient) 2. He is _______________ than I had expected. (excited) 3. She is a _______________ scholar than her sister is. (diligent) 4. Bev is a __________________ engineer than Pat. (experienced) 5. Russian is a _______________ language to learn than English is. (difficult) 6. This book is _______________ than that one. (interesting) Answers 1. more resilient 2. more excited 3. more diligent 4. more experienced 5. more difficult 6. more interesting 2. Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the adverb more and which Page 5 COMPARISON form the comparative with the ending er, fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets. For example: The clothes are _____ than I had expected. (dry) The clothes are drier than I had expected. Walter Scott is __________ than Walter Brooks. (famous) Walter Scott is more famous than Walter Brooks. 1. The pears are _______________ than the plums. (hard) 2. The roses are ______________ than the nasturtiums. (beautiful) 3. The tomatoes are _______________ than the apples. (expensive) 4. My bicycle is _______________ than yours. (new) 5. Cold lemonade is _______________ than water. (refreshing) 6. The front yard is _______________ than the back yard. (big) 7. This map is _______________ than that one. (good) 8. Spinach is ______________ than Swiss chard. (delicate) 9. His room is _______________ than yours. (tidy) 10. Her report is _______________ than ours. (accurate) Answers 1. harder 2. more beautiful 3. more expensive 4. newer 5. more refreshing 6. bigger 7. better 8. more delicate 9. tidier 10. more accurate 3. Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the adverb more and which form the comparative with the ending er, rewrite the following sentences as comparisons, in the manner indicated by the examples. Use the words given in brackets as the second parts of the comparisons. For example: Collies have long hair. (dalmations do) Collies have longer hair than dalmations do. He is an experienced architect. (we thought) He is a more experienced architect than we thought. 1. Terry is a good cook. (I am) 2. That is a complex question. (you realize) 3. My puppy has big feet. (yours does) 4. It was a difficult decision. (you might think) 5. That is a sandy part of the beach. (this is) 6. He runs a successful business. (his father did) 7. Cliff has a bad temper. (his brother does) 8. This rose bush has small flowers. (that one does) 9. They own expensive bicycles. (we do) 10. Robin proved to be a courageous leader. (anyone had expected) 11. The school has a large auditorium. (the city library does) 12. That car has an efficient engine. (this one does) Answers Page 6 COMPARISON 1. Terry is a better cook than I am. 2. That is a more complex question than you realize. 3. My puppy has bigger feet than yours does. 4. It was a more difficult decision than you might think. 5. That is a sandier part of the beach than this is. 6. He runs a more successful business than his father did. 7. Cliff has a worse temper than his brother does. 8. This rose bush has smaller flowers than that one does. 9. They own more expensive bicycles than we do. 10. Robin proved to be a more courageous leader than anyone had expected. 11. The school has a larger auditorium than the city library does. 12. That car has a more efficient engine than this one does. 4. Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the ending er and which form the comparative with the adverb more, rewrite each of the following sentences, using the construction in which the word more or the comparative form of the adjective is repeated. For example: The water grew increasingly warm. The water grew warmer and warmer. I became increasingly impatient. I became more and more impatient. 1. The rain became increasingly heavy. 2. The crowd grew increasingly enthusiastic. 3. We became increasingly uneasy. 4. Manufacturing companies were becoming increasingly large. 5. The weather grew increasingly bad. 6. The compilation of accurate statistics is becoming increasingly necessary. 7. Methods of diagnosis are becoming increasingly accurate. 8. Their contribution to the project became increasingly important. 9. Standards are becoming increasingly high. 10. They became increasingly optimistic. Answers 1. The issue is less important than I thought. 2. The train is less punctual than it used to be. 3. The spoons are less valuable than the candlesticks. 4. Nora is less excited than Karen is. 5. The bus is less crowded than the subway. 6. This movie is less entertaining than the one we saw last night. 5. Rewrite each of the following sentences as comparisons, using the form of the adjective with less and the word than. For each sentence, use the words given in brackets as the second part of the comparison. For example: The plot of the movie was predictable. (we expected) The plot of the movie was less predictable than we expected. The second explanation was confusing. (the first) The second explanation was less confusing than the first. 1. The issue is important. (I thought) 2. The train is punctual. (it used to be) 3. The spoons are valuable. (the candlesticks) 4. Nora is excited. (Karen is) Page 7 COMPARISON 5. The bus is crowded. (the subway) 6. This movie is entertaining. (the one we saw last night) Answers 1. The issue is less important than I thought. 2. The train is less punctual than it used to be. 3. The spoons are less valuable than the candlesticks. 4. Nora is less excited than Karen is. 5. The bus is less crowded than the subway. 6. This movie is less entertaining than the one we saw last night. 6. Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the construction in which the word less is repeated. For example: The idea became decreasingly attractive. The idea became less and less attractive. 1. The wind grew decreasingly fierce. 2. The tune became decreasingly recognizable. 3. Word processors are becoming decreasingly expensive. 4. The rainbow grew decreasingly bright. 5. The children became decreasingly alert. 6. The service became decreasingly convenient. Answers 1. The wind grew less and less fierce. 2. The tune became less and less recognizable. 3. Word processors are becoming less and less expensive. 4. The rainbow grew less and less bright. 5. The children became less and less alert. 6. The service became less and less convenient. 7. Paying attention to which adjectives form the superlative with the adverb most and which form the superlative with the ending est, fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets. For example: The first question is the ______________. (difficult) The first question is the most difficult. The last question is the _______. (easy) The last question is the easiest. 1. Sarah is the ________________ girl in the class. (intelligent) 2. He is the _______________ boy in the school. (lucky) 3. This is the _________________ book I have ever read. (good) 4. That is the _________________ painting in the museum. (valuable) 5. Yesterday was the ________________ day of the year. (hot) 6. She is the _______________ student in the school. (new) 7. This movie is the _________________. (entertaining) 8. He is the _______________ man in the village. (brave) 9. Summer is usually the _________________ time of the year. (dry) 10. He is the _________________ player on the team. (talented) 11. This is the ________________ route into town. (direct) 12. The library is the _________________ building on the street. (old) Answers 1. most intelligent 2. luckiest 3. best 4. most valuable 5. hottest 6. newest 7. most entertaining 8. Page 8 COMPARISON bravest 9. driest 10. most talented 11. most direct 12. oldest 8. Paying attention to whether the noun to be modified is countable or uncountable, complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank with the correct adjective chosen from the pair given in brackets. For example: ____ schools were closed because of the snowstorm. (many, much) Many schools were closed because of the snowstorm. ____ time could have been saved. (many, much) Much time could have been saved. There are ___ buildings as beautiful as the Taj Mahal. (few, little) There are few buildings as beautiful as the Taj Mahal. There was ______ furniture in the room. (few, little) There was little furniture in the room. The storm caused ____ damage than had been expected. (fewer, less) The storm caused less damage than had been expected. 1. There are __________ ducks in the park. (many, much) 2. __________ water is left in the pond. (few, little) 3. __________ authors are as famous as Shakespeare. (few, little) 4. How __________ rice do you have? (many, much) 5. There are __________ books on the subject which she has not read. (few, little) 6. __________ attention has been paid to the importance of the mass media. (many, much) 7. _________ people prefer soccer to football. (many, much) 8. There are ___________ stores downtown than there are in the suburbs. (fewer, less) 9. __________ information was available. (few, little) 10. _________ sports are as fast-paced as hockey. (few, little) 11. She made the ____________ mistakes of all the children in the class. (fewest, least) 12. __________ work remains to be done. (few, little) 13. There is often __________ wind in the evening than there is at midday. (fewer, less) 14. He does not have _________ money. (many, much) 15. He did the __________ work of all the boys in the class. (fewest, least) 16. She told __________ stories to amuse the children. (many, much) Answers 1. many 2. Little 3. Few 4. much 5. few 6. Much 7. Many 8. fewer 9. Little 10. Few 11. fewest 12. Little 13. less 14. much 15. least 16. many 9. The following table shows the number of books and amount of money possessed by each of eight childen Child's Name Number of Books Amount of Money ($) Debbie 12 20 Penny 6 30 Page 9 COMPARISON Alex 4 10 Tim 24 5 Chris 8 2 Lisa 3 15 Terry 16 6 Helen 2 3 Following the model of the examples, use the adjectives much and many to write sentences comparing the number of books or the amount of money possessed by the children in each of the following pairs. For example: Debbie and Penny (books) Debbie has twice as many books as Penny. Alex and Debbie (money) Alex has half as much money as Debbie. Lisa and Helen (money) Lisa has five times as much money as Helen. 1. Penny and Alex (money) 2. Chris and Terry (books) 3. Penny and Lisa (books) 4. Debbie and Tim (money) 5. Tim and Alex (money) 6. Penny and Tim (books) 7. Terry and Helen (money) 8. Terry and Helen (books) 9. Tim and Chris (books) 10. Penny and Tim (money) Answers 1. Penny has three times as much money as Alex. 2. Chris has half as many books as Terry. 3. Penny has twice as many books as Lisa. 4. Debbie has four times as much money as Tim. 5. Tim has half as much money as Alex. 6. Penny has one-quarter as many books as Tim. 7. Terry has twice as much money as Helen. 8. Terry has eight times as many books as Helen. 9. Tim has three times as many books as Chris. 10. Penny has six times as much money as Tim. 10. Rewrite each of the following sentences as a comparison, using the comparative form of the underlined adjective, and the word than. Note that the phrase a great deal of is used instead of the adjective much. For each sentence, use the word or words given in brackets as the second part of the comparison. For example: We took many photographs. (he did) We took more photographs than he did. He drinks a great deal of coffee. (tea) He drinks more coffee than tea. Page 10 [...]... experiences are different from your experiences 10 His schedule is the same as your schedule 14 Each of the following sentences contains a comparison which is logically incorrect Rewrite the sentences, adding whatever nouns or phrases are necessary in order to make the comparisons logically correct For example: The price of honey was higher than sugar The price of honey was higher than the price of sugar... fewer customers than they would like 11 The project will take more time than you think 12 This stove requires less fuel than one would expect 11 Rewrite each of the following sentences as a progressive comparison using the comparative form of the underlined adjective For example: Many ducks flew overhead More and more ducks flew overhead Few leaves were falling Fewer and fewer leaves were falling 1 We... year 6 I saw few cars on the road 7 The weather caused little difficulty 8 They met many people Answers 1 We had more and more adventures 2 Fewer and fewer visitors remained 3 There was less and Page 11 COMPARISON less danger that we would lose our way 4 Fewer and fewer trees were planted 5 More and more tourists visit our city each year 6 I saw fewer and fewer cars on the road 7 The weather caused us.. .COMPARISON She has few responsibilities (I do) She has fewer responsibilities than I do There is little danger (you think) There is less danger than you think 1 She reads many books (I do) 2 They have... price of honey was higher than the price of sugar The average rainfall for September is the same as February The average rainfall for September is the same as the average rainfall for February Page 12 COMPARISON 1 The vegetation of Europe differs from North America 2 The taxes in Singapore are lower than Canada 3 The invention of the clarinet occurred more recently than the flute 4 The speed limit in... library is more convenient than the location of the post office 15 Simplify each of the following sentences by using that or those to replace the noun or phrase which is repeated in the second part of the comparison For example: The song of the chickadee is more melodious than the song of the nuthatch The song of the chickadee is more melodious than that of the nuthatch The landforms of eastern Canada are... that of refined flour 7 The mountains of Nepal are higher than those of Europe 8 The teaching methods of today differ from those of one hundred years ago 9 The tone of an old violin is often more Page 13 COMPARISON beautiful than that of a new violin 10 The flowers of alpine pastures are more colorful than those of the lowlands Page 14 . joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard. Page 2 COMPARISON 95. Adjectives: Degrees of Comparison 96. Bulgaria is an European state founded in 681 drives as __________ his father does. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 148. What’s the __________ film you’ve ever seen?