Comparisons, adverbs Beginner

I Write the correct form of the adjectives.

1. My house is ………..…….(big) than yours. 2. Los Angeles is ………..………(polluted) than
Vancouver. 3. That was …………….(bad) film I have ever seen. 4. They are as ……………. (rich) as
The Browns. 5. This bed is ………………………. (comfortable) than the sofa. 6. This restaurant makes
…………………… (good) dinner in the city. 7. My suitcase is ……………… (heavy) than yours. 8. I
think Paris is ……………………… (beautiful) city in the world. 9. This car is ……………..(fast) than
that one. 10. Peter is as …………………. (tall) as Paul .11. The new garden is ………………. (little)
than my old one. 12. This book is ……………. (interesting) of all. 13. Lions are as …………… (big) as
tigers. 14. Canada is ……………… (cold) than Greece. 15. Asia is …………………. (large) continent
in the world. 16. Madonna is very …………. (famous). 17. He gets ……………….. (little) money than
I do. 18. A mouse is …………… (small) than horse. 19. Your car is ………………… (expensive)
than mine. 20. What is the …………… (big) shop in the city? 21. Tom is not as ……………..(clever)
as Sally. 22. Danube is ……..……… (beautiful) river in Europe. 23. The Silver Palace is ……………
(high) building in the city. 24. Albert is ………………….. (intelligent) pupil in the class. 25. Everest is
………………….. (high) than Elbrus. 26. In Australia February is ……………… (hot) month of the
year. 27. My father’s car is ………………….. (expensive) of all our cars. 28. When I passed my driving
test it was …………………. (happy) day of my life. 29. Who is …………….. (young) of your three
sisters? 30. Karen is ………………… (friendly) than Simon.

II Write the correct forms

1) old …………. …………………
2) bad …………….. …………….
3) difficult ……………….. ……………
4) large ……………… ……………………
5) good ……………….. …………………..
6) big ……………… ………………………
7) easy …………… …………………
8) much ………………… ……………….
9) little ………………… ………………..
10) interesting ………….. ……………
11) ………………. longer …………….
12) …………….. ………………… the worst
13) modern ……………… ………………
14) …………….. …………………the nicest
15) …………….. ………………..the nearest
16) ……………….. ……………. the flattest
17) popular ………… ……………………….
18) …………………. happier …………….
19) many ……………. …………………..
20) …………. ……………… the cleverest
21) new …………….. …………………..
22) boring ………………. ………………
III Find the adjective and fill the gap with the adverb.
1. Joanne is happy. She smiles …………. 2. The boy is loud. He shouts ………………. 3. Her
English is fluent. She speaks English …………… 4. Our mum was angry. She spoke to us
……………….. 5. My neighbour is a careless driver. He drives ……………6. The painter is awful.
He paints …………. 7. Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano ………………. 8. This
girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house …………9. She is a good dancer. She dances
really ……………. 10. This exercise is simple. You ………… have to put one word in each space.

IV Write the correct word.

1. Tom is (slow) …………… . He works …………… 2. Sue is a (careful) ……………….girl.
She climbed up the ladder ………………….. 3. The dog is (angry)………………. It barks
……………… 4. He acted (excellent)………............ He's an ………………. actor. 5. They learn
English (easy) ……………. They think English is an ………….. language. 6. Max is a (good)
…………….. singer. He sings ……………….. 7. It's (awful) …………………… cold today. The
cold wind is …………. . 8. The little boy looked (sad) …………………. I went over to comfort
him and he looked at me ………………... 9. I tasted the soup (careful) …………………. but it
tasted (wonderful) ………………….
 The women work hard/hardly
V Choose the correct word. Mei Li dresses beautiful/beautifully
Ann walks heavy /heavily I like to live in a clean/cleanly house.
Betty is beautiful/beautifully The soup tastes good/well
Jin speaks Chinese fluent/fluently The orchestra sounds bad/badly
David arrived quickly/quick. Eric likes to sing sad/sadly songs.
Sue learned Japanese quick/quickly The eagle sees good/well
Sharon usually sings sad/sadly Adriana ran fast/fastly
Bill understands Spanish good/well
VI Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. My sister is ……………. (old) than me. 2. Tom plays …………….. (good) than Sue. 3.
Martha is as …………….(pretty) as Julie. 4. Tony isn’t as …………….. (lazy) as Carol. 5. The
wooden chair is less …………… (comfortable) than the leather armchair. 6. Mr Morris is the
……………… (little experienced) in our school. 7. The music got …………… (loud) and
………………. (loud) as the party went on. 8. I like living in Paris. The nightlife is …………..…
(exciting) than in Brussels. 9. This jigsaw is the ………………….. (simple) I’ve ever done. 10.
This is the ………………….. (realistic) video game I’ve ever seen. 11. This year, fashionable
clothes are ………………….. (colourful) than they were last year. 12. Their house is …………..
(old) in our village. 13. Joe finds learning Latin ……………………. (difficult) than learning
Italian. 14. This shop has the ……………………. (good) prices of all. 15. Can you name
the…………………….. (bad) film of all? 16. There were …………………… (many) people at the
fair than there were last year. 17. I’m 1.60 metres. How tall are you? – I’m …………….. (tall) than
you. 18. That was the ……………………. (bad) train I’ve ever travelled on. – But it was
……………….(comfortable) than travelling by bus.

VII Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.
1. The weather yesterday was a lot ................ than today's weather. 2. I've got two brothers, one
older than me and one ....................... . 3. London is the ....................... city that I know. 4. You
have to be very ....................... to go that university. They only take very clever people. 5. All the
teachers here are ....................... . I've learned a lot from them. 6. If you drive ....................... you
won't have an accident. 7. Bristol is quite a big city. It's much ....................... than the city where I
live. 8. That's a very ....................... mistake. Try not to do that again. 9. Tomorrow, we're catching
the train at seven, so we have to get up ....................... than nomal. 10. I came to England to study
because I have to speak ....................... English in my job. 11. Can you tell me where
the ....................... bank is please? 12. She sings ....................... . It's so nice sitting here listening
to her sing.

1. A warmer B warmest C warm D warmly

2. A younger B more young C youngest D young
3. A excitingly B most exciting C more exciting D excitingest
4. A intelligent B more intelligent C intelligently D most intelligent
5. A well B good C better D best
6. A good B better C best D well
7. A more big B biggest C bigger D big
8. A more serious B seriously C serious D most serious
9. A earliest B more early C more earlier D earlier
10. A best B more good C good D well
11. A nearer B nearest C near D nearly
12. A most beautiful B beautiful Cbeautifully D more beautifully