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E X TENSION TEST 12
1 Complete the table with the adjectives from 4 Plane tickets are (easy) to buy
the list. now than in the past.
cold | busy | safe | famous | friendly | crowded 5 Cars are (popular) than other
forms of public transport.
-er than -ier than more … than
colder than 10
5 Write the second sentence so it is the same as
the first.
5
0 My car can go 200 mph. Ben’s car can go 160 mph.
2 Write sentences with the comparative adjectives Ben’s car is slower than my car.
using the words given.
1 The plane ticket is £150. The train ticket is £350.
0 New York – Seattle – crowded
The train ticket .
New York is more crowded than Seattle. 2 The bus takes two hours. The train takes 45
1 Canada – Mexico – cold minutes.
The train .
2 planes – cars – safe 3 David is 183 cm. Matt is 181 cm.
David .
3 Chicago airport – Washington airport – busy 4 I got 99% on the first exam. I got 55% on the
second exam.
4 Lady Gaga – Katy Perry – famous The second exam .
5 Everyone laughs at Bob’s jokes. No one laughs at
5 people in the countryside – people in the city – Vic’s jokes.
friendly Bob’s jokes .

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10
6 Complete the sentences with one word in each
3 Write the comparative form of these adjectives. gap. Don’t use the underlined words.
0 big bigger 3 good 0 I didn’t buy the blue car, I bought a red one .
1 hot 4 bad 1 Which hotel do you want to stay in? There’s an
2 wet 5 far expensive near the stadium.
2 Don’t eat those chocolates, eat these .
5
3 I think the 9 o’clock train is better than the 8 o’clock
4 Complete the sentences with comparative . It’s not so crowded.
adjectives. 4 You can take a bus to Long Street, or to
0 My brother’s bedroom is bigger (big) than Main Street. They are both the same.
my room. 5 Sorry, I didn’t want to show you these photos. I
1 Now, my computer is (slow) wanted to show you these .
than it was when I bought it. 10
2 Bikes are (good) for cities
than cars, because they don’t pollute the air. TOTAL SCORE 50
3 I’m a (careful) driver than my
brother.

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