Exercise 1. Write the comparative of the adjectives below.

example:       big / bigger or     important / more important

Adjective Comparative Adjective Comparative

1. tall Taller 22. far Further
2. cheap Cheaper 23. bad Worse
3. expensive More expensive 24. fat fatter
4. good better 25. interesting More interesting
5. lazy Lazier 26. narrow More narrow/ narrower
6. pretty prettier 27. safe Safer
7. beautiful More beautiful 28. dangerous More dangerous
8. difficult 29. messy Messier
9. boring 30. handsome More handsome
10. shy 31. attractive More attractive
11. happy 32. delicious More delicious
12. short 33. useful More useful
13. famous 34. easy Esier
14. comfortable 35. lucky Luckier/ more lucky
15. ugly 36. quiet More quiet
16. warm 37. noisy noisier
17. long 38. modern More modern/ moderner
18. intelligent 39. patient More patient
19. wide 40. convenient More convinient
20. thick 41. accurate More accurate
21. smart
 

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks for the comparative form

1.       Her daughter is______than her. (clever)more clever

2.       In the past, people were______than today. (happy) happier
3.       Which house is______, my house or your house? (tall) taller
4.       Ha Noi City is______than Ho Chi Minh City. (small) smaller
5.       Jack is singing______than he used to do. (badly)  more badly
6.       China is far______than the UK. (large) larger

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.

 1. His old house is smaller than his new one.
     =>(bigger) ____________________________________ . His new house is bigger than his old one.
2. Lisa is the fastest typist in her team. Nobody in her team types faster than Lisa
=>(faster) ____________________________________ .
3. No player plays football as well as Ronaldo. Ronalda is the best football player.
=>(best) ____________________________________ .
4. The red skirt is more expensive than the black skirt. The black skirt is cheaper than
the red skirt.
=>(cheaper) ____________________________________ .
5. This machine works better than that one. That machine works worse than this one/
machine.
=>(worse) ____________________________________ .
6. In my opinion, Maths is more difficult than English. English is easier than maths.
=>(easier) ____________________________________ .
7. Tim works harder than anyone in his class. Tim is the hardest student in his class.
=>(hardest) ____________________________________ .
8. The company’s revenue in June is higher compared to the past 3 months.
=>(lower) ____________________________________ . The company’s revenue in the past 3 months
is lower than in June.
9. There is no better teacher in my school than Mrs.Hien.
=>(best) ____________________________________ . Mrs. Hien is the best teacher in my school.
10. This is the fastest motorbike I’ve ever driven.
=>(faster) ____________________________________ . I havent driven a motorbike faster than this
one