EXERCISES ON COMPARISION

1.Exercise 1:Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets

1. A steak knife is ______________________ (sharp) than a butter knife.
2. My drawing is _______________________ (colorful) than yours.
3. I think the book we read today is __________ (interesting) than the one we read yesterday.
4. He plays the guitar _________________ (well) as Andrés Segovia.
5. That was the ______________________ (difficult) test I've ever taken.
6. Isn't he the _____________________ (nice) little boy you've ever met?
7. Do you think a snake is _____________________ (slow) than an owl?
8. Joe has the _____________________ (big) feet of anyone in his family.
9. Nobody is ______________ (happy) than Maria.
10. Messi is the _______________ (good) football player in the world.
11. Maria speaks French _________________ (fluently) than Julia.
12. This is the ________________ (bad) thing I’ve ever had.
2.Exercise 2: Choose the best option to complete the sentences:.
1. She considers him __________ person that she has ever met.
A. most attractive B. more attractive than C. as attractive D. the most attractive
2. Lan is the _________ of the three brothers. Tan is his _________ brother.
A. younger; older B. youngest; older C. younger; eldest D. youngest ; eldest
3. The teacher said that I had done my work ______ than anyone else in class.
A. worse B. bad C. worst D. as bad
4. Maria is ______ than her sister.
A. much pretty B. more pretty C. much more pretty D. prettier.
5. The president is ________ than he looks .
A. little nervous B. more nervous C. as nervous D. most nervous
6. The economic conditions today are____________ they were in the past.
A. the best than B. much better C. much more good D. much better than
7. That was _______ delicious meal I’ve ever had for a long time.
A. the most B. the more C. the less D. the little
8. Jim didn’t do _______ in his examination as he has hoped.
A . more well B. most well C. so well D. less well
9. The _____ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Free way.
A. worse B. badest C. worst D. most bad
10. He ran ________ than his friends.
A. fast B. very faster C. more fast D. faster
11. Peter likes Mathematics _________ English.
A. more B. more good than C. the most than D. better than.
12. Their house is _______ beautiful than mine.
A. as B. more C. much D. so
3.Exercise 3. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning ……
1. Jane can swim further than I can
I can’t_______________________________________________________________________________
2. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does
My mother can________________________________________________________________________
3. I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does
My brother___________________________________________________________________________
4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are not_________________________________________________________________________
5. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can
Dogs can_____________________________________________________________________________
6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt
The dress is not________________________________________________________________________
7. Peter is the tallest boy in his class
No one ______________________________________________________________________________
8. Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally
Sally is ______________________________________________________________________________
9. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
Is this _______________________________________________________________________________
10. They understand more than we do
We don’t _____________________________________________________________________________
11. Tom is the best football player in this team
Nobody______________________________________________________________________________
12. Nothing is faster than the speed of light
The speed of light______________________________________________________________________
13. His mother is taller than his father
His father is not _______________________________________________________________________
14. She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am
She drives ____________________________________________________________________________
15. Jane is a better cook than Robert
Robert can’t __________________________________________________________________________

5.Exercise4 . Choose the best option to complete these sentences:

1. No one else in the class plays the guitar ______ John.
A. as well B. as far as C. so well as D. as soon as
2. The town was nearer _____ we thought it would be.
A. then B. that C. as D. than
3. 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
4. Peter is ______ student in my class.
A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
5. The deep oceans contain some of the ______ of all living creatures.
A. strangest B. strange C. as strange as D. stranger
6. Jane is not _____ her brother.
A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. so intelligent as D. so intelligent that
7. He drives as ______ his father does.
A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as
8. What’s the ______ film you’ve ever seen.
A. good B. best C. better D. the best
9. Jane is ______ age as Mary.
A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same
10. I’ll be there _______ I can.
A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as
11. Mr. Lam cannot earn _______ his wife.
A. as many money as B. as much money as
C. as many money than D. as much money than
12. The salary of a bus driver is much higher _______ a teacher.
A. as that of B. than that of C. for D. to compare with
13. My car is _______ yours.
A. more fast and economical than B. more fast and more economical than
C. faster and economical as D. faster and more economical than
14. I want to buy some shoes _______ the ones you have on.
A. like B. are like C. are alike D. likely
15. Mary and her mother do not _______.
A. alike B. look like C. look alike D. like
16. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean _______ the Alantic Ocean.
A. as deep as B. is the same deep as C. deeper as D. is as deep as
17. 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 many
18. You can take ______ as you want.
A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many
19. Of the two sisters, Linda _______ .
A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as
20. He finished the test _______ of all.
A. rapidly B. the most rapidly C. most rapidly D. more rapidly