COMPARISION

EXERCISE 1
Using the given words, write the sentences with as ... as. Use a negative verb if appropriate.
1. a housefly and an ant (big) An ant isn’t as /so big as a housefly.
2. a lion and a tiger (dangerous and wild)
3. a lake and an ocean (big)
4. honey and sugar (sweet)
5. good health and money (important)
6. adults and children/ usually (patient)
7. a galaxy and a solar system (large)
8. monkeys and people (agile in climbing trees)
9. reading a novel and listening to music (relaxing)
10. an orange and a lemon (sour)
EXERCISE 2
Complete the following sentences with the correct comparatives adjectives
1. The green car is _______________ than the red car. (small)
2. The red car is _______________ than the green car. (big)
3. The green car is _______________ than the red car. (cheap)
4. The red car is _______________ than the green car. (expensive)
5. I think that the red car is _______________ than the green one. (fast)
6. The green car is _______________ than the red one. (slow)
7. The red car is _______________ much than the green one. (good)
8. The green car is _______________ much than the red one. (bad)
9. The red car is _______________ than the green one. (modern)
10. Driving the green car is _______________ than driving the red one. (dangerous)
11. Driving the red car is _______________ than driving the green one. (safe)
12. The green car is _______________ than the red one. (dirty)
13. The red car is _______________ than the green one. (clean)
14. The red car is _______________ than the green one. (heavy)
EXERCISE 3
Complete the following sentences with the correct comparatives adverbs
1. Germany played ………. (good) all the other soccer teams in the 2014 World Cup.
2. These shoes fit …more comfortably than…………. (comfortable) the others I tried on a few
minutes ago.
3. The Canadian jumped ……………. (far) the other long jumpers in the Olympics, so
he won the gold medal.
4. The girls in the class studied ………. (hard) the boys, so the girls got better grades.
5. I think my grandmother drives ……………. (slow) everyone else in Colorado!
6. Ali practices his typing ……………. (long) the other students in the computer class,
so he is learning to type ……………. (fast).
7. My father doesn’t clean the house ……………. (good) my mother does. I think he
does it on purpose so she won’t ask him to help!
8. Barack Obama campaigned ……………. (success) Hillary Clinton, so he got the
Democratic nomination for President and went on to win the election.
9. The teacher asked her students to write ……………. (careful). She said they made
too many mistakes on their last essay.
10. Maria already speaks English ……………. (clear) her older sister who has lived
here for 3 years.
11. That high school baseball pitcher already throws ……………. (fast) many Major
League pitchers, and he’s only 16 years old.
12. I think people can learn English …more easily…………. (easy) Chinese, which is very
difficult to write and pronounce.
EXERCISE 4
Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est / most).
1. Emily is ……………………. (intelligent) student in my class.

2. Russia is ……………………. (large) country in the world.

3. My mother is ……………………. (busy) person in my family.

4. Mr. Anderson is ……………………. (strict) teacher in our school.

5. Susan and David are ……………………. (hard-working) employees in this company.

6. My friend Tony is ……………………. (helpful) person that I know.

7. That accountant is ……………………. (careful) person I have ever worked with.

8. They are ……………………. (talented) singers I have ever known.

9. This shirt is ……………………. (expensive) fashion item I have ever bought.

10. This village is ……………………. (peaceful) place I have ever been to.
EXERCISE 5
Complete the sentences. Use a comparative (-er / more) or a superlative (-est / most).
1. Her jokes are always much __________ than mine, (funny)
2. Ann drives __________ than she used to. (carefully)
3. We stayed at __________ hotel in the town, (cheap)
4. Ron ran __________ than his friends did. (far)
5. David is __________ person I’ve ever known, (generous)
6. Costa Rico is one of __________ countries in the world, (beautiful)
7. Alaska is __________ state in the United States, (big)
8. Last night I went to bed__________ than usual, (early)
9. Pluto is __________ planet from the sun in our solar system, (far)
10. I know him __________ than anybody else knows him. (well)
11. I like living in the countryside. It’s far __________ than living in a town, (simple)
12. Joe is __________ of the two students, (quiet)
13. That was __________ movie I’ve ever been to. (bad)
14. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was __________ than usual, (crowded)
15. You’ll find your way around the town __________ if you have a good map. (easily)
16. It’s a lot __________ to learn a foreign language in a country where it is spoken, (easy)
17. First Avenue is __________ than Highway 70. (narrow)
18. Henry and Dolores are careful, but Olga is __________ of the three, (careful)
19. Professor Larson’s lectures are much __________ than professor Sato’s, (confusing)
20. Jane is __________ athletic of all the three women, (little)
EXERCISE 6
Rewrite the sentence with a comparative (-er / more) or a superlative (-est / most).
1. Today is hotter than yesterday.
➔ Yesterday was __________________________.
2. No one in her team is more beautiful than Dyan.
➔ Dyan is _______________________________.
3. No building in Quan’s city is higher than this building.
➔ This building is ____________________________.
4. Jack is the most intelligent in his class.
➔ No one in his class _______________________.
5. If your son reads many science books, he will have much knowledge.
➔ The more__________________________________.
6. If Linda wants to pass the exam easily, she will study harder.
➔ The more easily ________________________________.
7. Binh An’s house is very beautiful. It’s expensive, too.
➔ The more _____________________________.
8. One of the greatest tennis players in the world is BJ.
➔ BJ is _________________________________.
9. No producers in the world is bigger than ABS.
➔ ABS is _______________________________.
10. Sam is very intelligent but her sister is the most intelligent in her family.
➔ Sam’s sister is ________________________________________.
EXERCISE 7
Complete the sentences by repeating a comparative (... and...).
1. When I get excited, my heart beats __________. (fast)
2. Cathy got __________ in her job. In the end she left, (bored)
3. Since Ann went to Canada, her English has got __________. (good)
4. My bags seemed to get __________ as I carried them, (heavy)
5. The weather is getting __________ with each passing day. (warm)
6. Health care is becoming __________ nowadays, (expensive)
7. As I waited for my interview, I became __________. (nervous)
8. As the day went on, the weather got __________. (bad)
9. When you blow up a balloon, it gets __________. (big)
10. These days __________ people are learning English, (many)
EXERCISE 8
Combine each pair of sentences with double comparatives (the morel –er ... the morel -er).
1. The fruit is fresh. It tastes good.
2. We got close to the fire. We felt warm.
3. A knife is sharp. It is easy to cut something.
4. The test is difficult. We try hard.
5. The hotel is expensive. The service is good.
6. The party got noisy. I got angry.
7. She drove fast. I became nervous.
8. We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.
9. You use a lot of electricity. Your bill will be high.
10. I thought about the plan much. I liked it little.

Far - farther/further- the farthest/furthest

Little – less – the least
Much/many – more – the most