HOMEWORK: DOUBLE COMPARATIVE

I feel better and better when the weather is warm

The warmer the weather, the better I feel.

1. I like it more when things are dangerous.

The more dangerous things are, the more I like it.

2. As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather.

The older Mark is getting, the more he looks like his grandfather.

3. She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient.

4. If a chicken is old, it’s rather tough.

5. When a student is careful, he makes very few mistakes.

6. A diamond is very expensive if it’s perfect.

7. When the plums are ripen, they are very sweet.

8. If you drink a lot of coffee, you’ll get more and more nervous.

9. Houses close to the centre are very expensive.

10. When people are young, they learn very quickly.

11. If we leave early, the roads will be clear.

12. when the weather is hot the beaches get crowded.

13. I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused.
 REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1.- Everyone enjoys listening to him. He tells ............………..................... stories you’ve ever
heard. (amusing)

2.- Health is a question of diet. ......................…............ food you eat, .................…...........

you are. (good/healthy)

3.- Nobody wants to go out with him. He’s ...............……............................ person I’ve ever
known. (boring)

4.- You should talk to him .................…............ possible. ..................……............ you wait,
.................................... (soon/long/bad)

5.- The exam turned out to be ....................…………………………................ we had thought.

(easy)

6.- He’s an experienced climber. He’s climbed some of ............……….....................mountains

in the world. (high)

7.- I don’t know what he does. ..............…................ he gets, ..............……….....................

he looks. (old/young)

8.- If you do ...........................………...... exercise, you’ll get ....………………..........................

(much/fit)

9.- A - I won’t invite ........…….................... people, otherwise there won’t be enough room
in the dining-room. (many)
B - Yes, but ..............................………....... people you
invite, ...................…………….............. presents you will get. (many/many)

10.- You haven’t done this exam ...........………...................... you usually do. I think you must
study ................................………......... next time.
(well/hard)

11.- He never stops. He’s ............................………............ person in the office.

(hard-working)

12.- Small roads have ..........................………........ traffic but they are ..........…...................
and ..................................………........... motorways.
(little/slow/dangerous)

13.- ................................ I think about the problem, ...................………................ it seems

to me to solve. (much/difficult)

14.- Excuse me, can you tell me where ..........……………..................... post office is?
(near)

15.- His new car is ............……................ and ..............……............... his old one. Obviously,
it is .......................……………...... . It is ...................……….............. model in the market.
(large/fast/expensive/new)