ilERCISES

The comparative ofadjectives (2)

ft.t Eiheomparisonswith thewords in brackets using rts,.. tts... .

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Using ?ot as or ,rot so, change these terms of comparison into the negative form.
I Myhouse is less comfonable than his house.
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2 Your guitar planng is less intricate than Paul's.
3 The weaer yesterdaywas sunnier than today.
4 Julie is more intelligent than Pauline.
5 Spielbergs films are less influential than Scorseset.
6 Elephants are more dangerous than rhinos.

n-3 ilatch t{re two pars of the sentences.

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His writing is getring nearer

Their English is becoming clearer
The more complicated your task is,
The niceryou are ro people,
This is the more inreresting
Don is the cleverer
Can I have e smaller

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a of the two brothers.

b of his two books.
c e more people like you.
d and clearer.
e and neater.

of the two

the happier you are when you do

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successfrrlly.

write senternc with s... as... using the adiectives in brackets.

1 Both Julie and Helen are 1.65m tall. (tall)

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Both e urarch and the ring are t,LZO.
(erpensirre)

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Bo the sqreater and the cardigan

(brg)

and theAirbusA380 can

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are size 12.

5 Both

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the dictionary and the novel have gor

300 pages. (long)

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6 Both Roben and Samira are 14 years old.

(old)

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