EXERCISES WITH COMPARATIVES

1. PUT THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ACCORDING THE COMPARATIVE ON THE LEFT.

 
1. tall (7)bigger
2. long (1)taller
3. nice (4)larger
4. Large (12)worse
5. Happy (3)nicer
6. Sunny (6)sunnier
7. Bigg (2)longer
8. Hot (11)better
9. Expensive (10)more intelligent
10. Intelligent (5)happier
11. Good (9)more expensive
12. bad (8)Hotter

1. PUT THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE

Alan is taller
 than Livia (tall)
Diana is older
 than Alan (old)
Livia is shorter
 than Diana (short)
Alan is heavier
 than Livia (heavy)
Livia is younger
 than Diana (young)
Livia is more intellige
 than Alan (intelligent)
Diana is more beautifu
 than Livia (beautiful)
Spain is hotter
 than Canada (hot)
Canada is bigger
 than Italy (big)
Spanish is easier
 than Italian (easy)

2. WRITE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FORM FOR EACH ADJECTIVE:

EX: old-->older
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brighter
1. bright --> 

better
2. good --> 

hotter
3. hot --> 

sadder
4. sad --> 

healthier
5. healthy --> 

taller
6. tall --> 

heavier
7. heavy --> 

fatter
8. fat --> 

w orse
9. bad --> 

10. far --> farther

3. FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE FORM OF THE

ADVERB (IN PARENTHESES):
EX: He is singing more loudly than the other singers.

earlier

1. He arrived   than expected. (early)

more slow ly

2. We walked   than the rest of the people. (slowly)

later

3. They called us   in the afternoon. (late)

more loudly

4. My mother and my sister talked   than the other guests. (loudly)

harder

5. He hit his arm   than before. (hard)

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faster

6. The Spanish athlete ran   than the other runners. (fast)

farther

7. Jim threw the ball   than Peter. (far)

better

8. We answered all the questions   than the other students. (well)

w orse

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises   than our old

teacher. (badly)

more thorou

10. The new mechanic checked the car   than the old
mechanic. (thoroughly).

more exciting
11. There is nothing (exciting)   than going on a trip.

more yellow
12. Your tee-shirt looks (yellow)   with this skirt !

better
13. Which do you like (good)  , fish or meat ?

faster
14. Your car is (fast)   than mine !

more valuable
15. Gold is (valuable)   than silver.

larger
16. New York is (large)   than Seattle.
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easier
17. I think geography is much (easy)   than science.

farther
18. No need to go any (far)   !

bigger
19. Which is (big)  , a tiger or a lion ?

more tender
20. Mike is (tender)   than John, my ex-boyfriend.

6. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb (in parentheses):
EX: He is singing more loudly than the other singers.

earlier
1. He arrived   than expected. (early)

more slow ly
2. We walked   than the rest of the people. (slowly)

later
3. They called us   in the afternoon. (late)

softer
4. My mother and my sister talked   than the other guests. (loudly)

harder
5. He hit his arm   than before. (hard)

faster
6. The Spanish athlete ran   than the other runners. (fast)

farther
7. Jim threw the ball   than Peter. (far)

better
8. We answered all the questions   than the other students. (well)

w orse
9. Our new teacher explains the exercises   than our old teacher. (badly)
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more thorou
10. The new mechanic checked the car   than the old
mechanic. (thoroughly).

7. TRANSLATE TO SPANISH THE EXERCISE NUMBER 6.

1. Llegò antes de lo esperado

2. Caminamos más despacio que el resto de la gente

3. Nos llamaron más tarde en tarde

4. Mi hermana y mi madre hablaron más suave que el invitado

5. Se golpeó el brazo más fuerte que antes

6. El atleta español corrió más que los otros corredores

7. Jim lanzo la pelota más lejos que Peter

8. Respondimos todas las preguntas mejor que los otros estudiantes

9. Nuestro nuevo maestro explica los ejercicios peor que nuestro viejo maestro

10. El nuevo mecánico reviso el auto más a fondo que el viejo mecánico