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(123doc) 5515 Comparison Repeated Comparative and Double Comparatives
(123doc) 5515 Comparison Repeated Comparative and Double Comparatives
Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into the correct form before placing it in a space in
the sentences.
better less
loud happy
hot merry
probable late
small safe
better fast
more cheap
rich more
big hard
1. The __________ you study for these exams, the __________ you will do.
2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the __________ a bottle you find, the __________ it will be for
us.
3. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the __________ it is at night, the __________ he
plays his music!
4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The __________ the food is, the __________ he
likes it.
5. Of course you can come to the party. The __________ the __________.
6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The __________ she knows about it, the
___________.
7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The __________ the dog, the __________ he feels.
8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. The _________ he becomes, the
________ he is.
9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The __________ you drive in the city, the __________ it is
that you will have an accident.
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 2
As I get older, I become more irritable I usually eat very little and I get
fat
THE OLDER I get, THE MORE IRRITABLE I become THE LESS I eat, THE FATTER
I get
1.- If a child is well brought up, he will 10.- If the students are clever, they’re easy to
behave well teach
2.- If you always drive so fast, you’re likely to 11.- It’s better if you come back soon
have
an accident 12.- It’ll be worse if you pay him a lot of
attention
3.- If you work so little, you’ll have low marks
in your 13.- If you work in a pleasant atmosphere,
exams you won’t
be stressed
4.- If you study hard, you’ll find exam quite
easy 14.- If you are careful when driving, you’ll
have few
5.- I waited for him for a long time and I was accidents
getting
worried 15.- He earns a lot of money, but his wife is
always
6.- I practised a lot of sport and I became fit complaining
7.- I explained it to him a lot of times and he 16.- If you do a lot of exercises, you’ll learn
couldn’t the
understand at all subject well
8.- How cold! I put on a lot of clothes and I’m 17.- I listened to his story for a long time and
still I was
cold more and more surprised
9.- I’ve known him for a long time, but I still 18.- If you live far from your school, you’ll
don’t like have to get
him up early
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 3
2. As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather.
3. When I met him I didn’t like him at all but I do, now that I know him
better.
4. She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient.
10. When people eat very quickly, there is a high chance of indigestion.
16. I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused.
1.- Oil and water don’t mix very easily because water isn’t ..............
……………................ oil.
(thick)
11.- You haven’t done this exam ...........………...................... you usually do. I
think you must
study ................................………......... next time.
(well/hard)
13.- Minor roads have ..........................………........ traffic but they are ..........
…...................
and ..................................………........... motorways.
(little/slow/dangerous)
15.- Excuse me, can you tell me where ..........……………..................... post office
is?
(near)
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REPEATED COMPARATIVES
1. more and more boring
2. more and more interesting
3. worse and worse
4. later and later
5. warmer and warmer
6. messier and messier
7. more and more expensive
8. more and more violent
9. more and more difficult
10. better and better
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
(IDEAS)
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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 1
1. harder - better
2. smaller - cheaper
3. later - louder
4. hotter - more
5. more - merrier
6. less - better
7. bigger - safer
8. richer - happier
9. faster - more probable
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 2
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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 3
1. The more dangerous things are, the more I like it
2. The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his grandfather
3. The more I get to know him, the more I like him
4. The longer she waited, the more impatient she got
5. The older a chicken is, the tougher
6. The more careful a student is, the fewer mistakes he makes
7. The more perfect a diamond is, the more expensive
8. the more ripen plums are, the sweeter
9. The more coffee you drink, the more nervous you get
10. The more quickly people eat, the higher chance of indigestion they have
11. the closer to the centre a house is, the more expensive
12. The younger people are, the more quickly they learn
13. The earlier we leave, the clearer the roads will be
14. ´The bigger a supermarket, the wider choice it has
15. The hotter the weather is, the more crowded the beaches get
16. The more I try to work this out, the more confused I get
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