EXERCISES ON COMPARISON

I. Give the correct form of the adjs or advs in brackets

1. It was an awful day. It was (bad) ______________ day of my life.
2. He was a bit depressed yesterday, but he looks (happy) __________ today.
3. John’s car runs (good) __________ than Mary’s.
4. That’s (far) _____________ way to the city center.
5. I feel (good) _________ today than I did last week.
6. HCM City is (big) ______________ city in Vietnam.
7. Marie has (many) ________ books than Sue.
8. He acts (badly) ________ than ever before.
9. This bottle has (little) _______ water than my bottle.
10. Nam is (nice) _______ than Minh.
11. Her daughter is (beautiful) __________________________________ her.
12. Summer is (hot) ___________ season of the year.
13. That dog isn’t (dangerous) __________________ it looks.
14. In the past, people were (polite) ______________ than today.
15. It is (cold) _________ today than it was yesterday.
16. Our hotel was (cheap) __________ than all the others in the town.
17. What’s (long) _____________ river in the world?
18. Everest is (high) ___________ mountain in the world.
19. It is (high) ________ than any other mountain.
20. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s (comfortable)_____________________.
21. He is (boring) __________________ man I’ve ever met.
22. Why don’t you take this road? It’s shorter and (dangerous) _____________________.
23. The narrower the roads are, the (many) _______ accidents people cause.
24. The quieter she speaks, the (little) ______ we hear.
25. Nowadays, we’re paid twice (much) ______________ our grandparents did.
26. This is (good) ___________ food I’ve ever eaten in this country.
27. Peter’s new haircut is (trendy) ______________ than the previous one.
28. The building looks much (nice) _______ in green than the previous white.
29. I had to drive my car along (narrow) ___________ road in the region.
30. Nam’s house is (far) ____________ from the city center than my house.
31. In my opinion, living in the city is (hard) ___________ than living in the country.
32. I think this is (noisy) ____________ part of the city.
33. This place was (dangerous) __________________ than we thought.
34. Could you show me the way to (near) _______________ bus stop?
35. The trip to Nha Trang City was (interesting) ____________________ for us.
36. Mary is (pretty) __________________ as her sister.
37. Of the four ties, I like the red one (well) _____________.
38. Nobody is (happy) ____________ than Miss Snow.
39. Dick is (careful) _________________ of the three workers.
40. Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good) ________ and (good) ________.
41. Bill is (lazy) _________ and (lazy) _________.
42. The teacher speaks English (fluently) ________________ than we do.
43. These boys are (ill-prepared) ____________________ for employment than my children.
44. The competition makes the prices of goods (cheap) ________ and (cheap) _________.
45. Is this book (interesting) _____________________ than the one you read last week?
46. Of the three boys, Harry is (badly-bred) _________________.
47. Let me know if you have any (far) __________ news about Lan.
48. Lan has a tendency to get up (early) __________ than his parents do.
49. Giang is (hard-working) __________________ a student as Lan.
50. Is Giang (intelligent) _________________________ of all.
II. Rewrite the sentences
1. Jane can swim further than I can. → I can’t ……………………………………………………….
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do. → I don’t ………………………………………………..
3. Pat is the tallest girl in her class. → No one ……………………………………………………….
4. Nothing is faster than the speed of light. → The speed of light …………………………………...
5. I haven’t got as much money as you. → You have got …………………………………………….
6. It is hot, I feel miserable. → The …………………………………………………………………..
7. He drinks much water, he becomes thirsty. → The ………………………………………………..
8. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little. → The ……………………………………………..
9. You make much money, you spend much. → The …………………………………………………
10. When you read more books, you will get more knowledge.
→ The …….…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. She had to wait a very long time, she became more impatient.
→ The ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
12. If the hotel is more expensive, it will serve better.
→ The ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
13. When you use more electricity, your bill will be higher.
→ The ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
14. When technology is modern, the world’s environment becomes worse and worse.
→ The ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
15. She plays tennis the best in her club.
→ Nobody …………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. Yesterday the temperature was 9 degrees. Today it’s only 6 degrees.
→ It’s …………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
→ It takes ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
18. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
→ Joe did ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
19. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact, they arrived at 2:30.
→ My friend ………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day.
→ We …………………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Choose the best answer.
1. It gets ……………………… when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. coldest and coldest C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
2. Robert does not have ………………. Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as
3. As she did so, her parents became ……………………….
A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier
4. People should eat ………………… and do ……………. to reduce the risk of heart diseases.
A. less fat/more exercise B. less and less fat/the more exercise
C. the less fat/the more exercise D. fatter/more exercise
5. He spends a year in India and loves spicy food. ……………… the food is, ………… he likes it.
A. The hotter/the more and more B. The hotter/the more
C. The more and more hot/the more D. The hottest/the most
6. Of course you can come to the party, …………………………………
A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier
C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier
7. It gets ……………………………. to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult B. more difficult than
C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult
8. You must drive slower in built up areas. ………….. you drive in the city, it is …………….. that
you will have an accident.
A. The faster and faster/the more B. The faster/the more probable
C. The more and more fast/the more and more D. The more fastly/the probable
9. ………………… he drank, ………………. he became.
A. More/more violent B. The most/the most violent
C. The more/the more violent D. The less/less violent
10. The faster we finish, …………………..
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
11. Of all athletes, Alex is …………………
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified
C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified
12. Hotels have developed ……………… restaurants.
A. as rapidly as B. as rapid as C. so rapidly as D. as rapid than
13. Of all the ballpoint pens, which one do you like ………..?
A. best B. the best C. most D. the most
14. She is the ………… daughter in the family.
A. older B. more old C. eldest D. oldest
15. “Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualification?” “................... the people in the company,
Ann is the most skilled”.
A. in all B. from all C. of all D. to all
16. The original painting looks ……………… the reproduction.
A. alike B. exact like C. like D. similar
17. She is …………… as I am.
A. as height B. so tall C. as same height D. the same height
18. Of the two, the round one is ………….
A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer D. a nice one
19. Our new house has ………………. space than the old one.
A. a lot of B. more of C. a lot more D. most
20. More ………… 50% of the students passed the test.
A. of B. that C. then D. than
21. Are you …………… Tom?
A. the same age as B. so did as C. old as D. as old
22. Joe is ……………….. of the two students.
A. the quietest B. quieter C. the quieter D. quietest
23. I like the blue one ……………. the others.
A. more as B. more than C. more D. better
24. It’s ……………… we have right I want.
A. the bestest B. the better C. the best D. the most good
25. His car doesn’t cost so much ……………. yours does.
A. like B. as C. same D. such
26. Let’s walk. It’s just ………………… taking a bus.
A. as quickly as B. as soon as C. as fast as D. as early as
27. Your car is much more expensive than …………
A. my B. I C. mine D. me
28. The weather of the South is much hotter than ………………..
A. the North B. that of the North C. it of the North D. those of the North
29. “Independence and Liberty” is much more precious than ………………
A. anything B. anybody C. anything else D. anybody else
30. I want to pursue ………………. education.
A. farer B. father C. farther D. further.