Homework

Comparative Adjectives Pre-intermediate

A. Complete the sentences by putting the adjectives in their Comparative form.

1. Although Tim is ………………………… than me, people say he looks ………………………… (young, old)

2. London is a …………………………… city than Rome. It is also ……………………………………… (big, expensive)

3. Trains are ………………………… than buses, but buses are usually much ………………………… (fast, cheap)

4. That cafe is ………………………… to get to for me, as it is ………………………… to my house. (easy, close)

5. Sara's hair is ………………………… than mine. It is also much ………………………… (dark, short)

B. Match the sentence halves with the correct endings, putting the adjectives in their
Comparative form.

1. The weather in the U.K. is much ……… a. ……………………………… than they are in the shops. (low)

2. I go to work by car because it's ……… b. ……………………………… than Mt Kilimanjaro. (high)

3. People say that red wine is ……… c. ……………………………… than his sister's is. (tidy)

4. I think that learning Russian is ……… d. ……………………………… than taking the bus. (fast)

5. My dog is much ……… e. ……………………………… than it is in Italy. (cold)

6. Maria's feet are much ……… f. ……………………………… than learning English. (difficult)

7. Days in the summer are ……… g. ……………………………… than my cat is. (friendly)

8. Tom's room is ……… h. ……………………………… than mine are. (big)

9. Mt Everest is ……… i. ……………………………… than they are in winter. (long)

10. The prices at the market are ……… j. ……………………………… for you than white wine. (good)

C. Complete the sentences using one of the adjectives on the left in its Comparative form
plus one of the nouns on the right.

bad far bright interesting close lesson sister dining room daytime sun

1. Pluto is colder than Mars because it's ……………………………… from the …………………………………

2. My cough is ………………………………… at night than it is during the ……………………………………

3. The living room is …………………………………… than the ………………………………………

4. I am ……………………………… in age to my ……………………………… than I am to my brother.

5. Today's class was …………………………………… than yesterday's ……………………………was.

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Homework answers
Comparative Adjectives Pre-intermediate

Exercise A
1. younger, older
2. bigger, more expensive
3. faster, cheaper
4. easier, closer
5. darker, shorter

Exercise B
1. e, colder
2. d, faster
3. j, better
4. f, more difficult
5. g, friendlier
6. h, bigger
7. i, longer
8. c, tidier
9. b, higher
10. a, lower

Exercise C
1. farther/further, sun
2. worse, daytime
3. brighter, dining room
4. closer, sister
5. more interesting, lesson

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