ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF COMPARISON

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
. !he "arger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensive"#D. most expensive
$. !he faster we wa"%, __________________ we wi"" get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
&. '(h# did #ou bu# these oranges?) '!he# were __________________ * cou"d find)
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
+. ,he p"a#s the piano __________________ as she sings.
A. as beautifu""# B. more beautifu""# C. as beautifu" D. the most beautifu""#
-. !he streets are getting more and __________________ these da#s.
A. crowded B. "ess crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
.. !he "arger the cit#, __________________the crime rate.
A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
/. 0ou must exp"ain #our prob"ems ________.
A. as c"ear as #ou can B. as c"ear"# as #ou can
C. as c"ear than #ou are D. as c"ear"# as #ou are
1. 2obod# in this team p"a#s _________ !om.
A. as good as B. so we"" as C. as best as D. as we"" as
13. (hich woman are #ou going to vote for? 4*5m not sure. 6ver#one sa#s that 7oan is _____________.
A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
11. Bi"" is _________________.
A. "a8ier and "a8ier B. more and more "a8#
C. "a8ier and more "a8# D. more "a8# and "a8ier
1. *t5s too nois# here. Can we go somewhere _______________?
A. noisier B. more 9uiet C. more nois# D. 9uieter
1$. ______the time passes, _____* fee": !he dead"ine of m# thesis is coming, but * have ;ust finished
ha"f of it.
A. !he faster < the nervous B. !he more fast < the nervous
C. !he fast < the more nervous D. !he faster < the more nervous
1&. China is the countr# with__________________ popu"ation.
A. the "arger B. the more "arge C. the "argest D. the most "arge
1+. ,he sat there 9uiet"#, but during a"" that time she was getting__________________. =ina""# she
exp"oded.
A. more and more angr# B. the more angr#
C. angrier and angrier D. the most angr#
1-. =or ___________ it is certain that in the future some things wi"" be ver# different.
A. the better or the worse B. the good or the bad
C. good or bad D. better or worse
1.. >er grandfather5s i""ness was__________________ we thought at first.
A. more serious"# as B. as serious"# as
C. more serious than D. as serious than
1/. ?# brother was fee"ing tired "ast night, so he went to bed____________ usua".
A. more ear"# than B. as ear"# as C more ear"ier as D. ear"ier than
11._______ #ou stud# for these exams, _______ #ou wi"" do.
A. !he harder < the better B. !he more < the much
C. !he hardest < the best D. !he more hard < the more good
3. >is house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
1. !oda# 6ng"ish is ____ internationa" of "anguages.
A. more B. most C. the most D. the more
. *s this boo% more interesting ____ the one #ou read "ast wee%?
A. that B. as C. than D. of
$. !he teacher spea%s 6ng"ish ____ we do.
A. f"uent"# B. more f"uent"# C. most f"uent"# D. more f"uent"# than
&. 7ohn is much ____ * thought.
A. strong B. more strong C. stronger than D. more strong than
+. !han% #ou: !hat5s ____ gift * have ever received.
A. the nicer B. a nice C. nicest D. the nicest
-. !he "itt"e bo# spo%e 6ng"ish ____ his brother.
A. more fast B. fast than C. the fastest D. faster than
.. ,orr# we5re "ate. 0our house is much ____ than we thought.
A. far B. the farthest C. the farther D. farther
/. China is the countr# with the ____ popu"ation.
A. "arger B. "arge C. most "arge D. "argest
1. ?# sister is much ____ than me.
A. prett# B. prettier C. the prettiest D. more prettier
$3. Do #ou fee" ____ toda# than #esterda#?
A. we"" B. good C. best D. better
II. Identify the underlined word tht !u"t #e $hn%ed to !&e the "enten$e $orre$t.
$1. 2obod# is happ# than ?iss ,now is.
A B C D
$. >e needs man# more sugar than * do.
A B C D
$$. Does ?ar# fee" we""er toda# than she did #esterda#?
A B C D
$&. *t5s becoming hard and harder to find a ;ob.
A B C D
$+. !he more #ou have, the most #ou want.
A B C D
III. Co!'lete the "enten$e" u"in% $o!'rti(e for!.
1. *t5s too nois# here. Can we go somewhere __________________?
. !his coffee is ver# wea%. * "i%e it a bit _________________.
$. ?# ;ob is a bit boring, sometimes *5d "i%e to do something ________________.
&. * was surprised how eas# it was to use the computer. * thought it wou"d be _____.
+. Don5t worr#. !he situation isn5t so bad. *t cou"d be __________________.
IV. Co!'lete the "enten$e" u"in% dou#le $o!'rti(e for!.
1. *t becomes __________________ to find a ;ob. @hardA
. !hat ho"e in #our pu""over is getting __________________. @bigA
$. As * waited for m# interview, * became __________________. @nervousA
&. As the da# went on, the weather got __________________. @badA
+. As the conversation went on, he became __________________. @ta"%ativeA
V. Rewrite the followin% "enten$e" "o tht their !enin%" "ty the "!e #e%innin% " "hown.
1. As he grows o"der, he becomes increasing"# cheerfu".
!he o"der ________________________________________________
. (e sit near to the stage. (e can see c"ear"#.
!he nearer ________________________________________________
$. * fee" miserab"e when it is hot.
!he hotter _________________________________________________
&. (e "ive far from our house. (e miss it ver# much.
!he farther ________________________________________________
+. As !B programs become more popu"ar, the# seem to get worse.
!he more _________________________________________________