COMPARISONS

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best).
2. Pat’s car is (faster/fastest) than Dan’s.
3. John is (less/least) athletic of all the men.
4. Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yesterday?
5. My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two.
6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/best).
7. David is the (happier/happiest) person that we know.
8. This summery is (the better/the best) of the pair.
9. Jim has as (few/fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I do.
10. The museum is (the further/the furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.
1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) _____________________ than learning to write it.
2. This hotel must be (expensive)____________________ than the small one next door.
3. He is certainly (unusual)___________________person I have ever met.
4. His latest film is (interesting)_____________________ than his previous ones.
5. What is (difficult)_______________________ thing you have ever done?
6. Losing your credit card is (bad)_______________________ than losing your money.
7. Bringing up children is one of (hard)_____________________ jobs in the world.
8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin)______________________ than I remembered her.

III. Which is correct or both of them? Underline the correct answer(s).

1. My older/elder sister is a TV producer.
2. I’m surprised Mary is only 25. I thought she was older/elder.
3. Jane’s younger sister is still at school. Her older/elder sister is a nurse.
4. Is she younger than you? – No, she is older/elder than me.
5. I must ring home today and find out if there’s any further/father news about my grandmother and her
operation.
6. Paris is further/father north than Tokyo.
7. John ran further/father than his friend did.
8. I gave my old laptop to my sister because I had no further/father use for it.
9. This is the latest/last news.
10. This is the latest/last time I lend you my car.
11. I think this is his latest/last but not his latest/last literacy work.
12. This jacket is the latest/last fashion.

IV. Choose the best answer.

1. Peter is ________ student in my class.
A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
2. Jane is not ________ as her brother.
A. more intelligent B. so intelligent C. intelligenter D. intelligent
3. Can Tho is ________ from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.
A. farther B. further C. far D. farer
4. Bao Yen sings ________ than this singer.
A. well B. better C. gooder D. weller
5. The ________ we start, the sooner we will be back.
A. early B. earliest C. earlier D. early
6. The harder this student works, ________ he becomes.
A. the most understanding B. the more understanding
C. more understanding D. understandinger
7. My father is ________ as yours.
A. old B. as old C. older D. so old
8. HCM city is ________ than Hanoi.
A. large B. largest C. more large D. larger
9. She is the ________ daughter in her family.
A. older B. more old C. eldest D. oldest
10. She speaks English as ________ as you.
A. clear B. clearly C. clearness D. clearer
11. The ________ he is, the more miserable he gets.
A. richer B. more rich C. rich D. the richer
12. He drives as ________ his father does.
A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as
13. I’ll be there ________ I can.
A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as
14. Of the two sisters, Linda is ________.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful D. so beautiful as
15. ________ I get to know her, the more I like her.
A. For more B. More C. The more D. The most
16. In stead of slowing down, he drove ________.
A. more fastly B. faster C. more faster D. faster more
17. Hotels have developed ________ restaurants.
A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly that C. as rapid as D. as rapid than
18. Commercial centres are ________ they were many years ago.
A. as popular than B. more popular than C. the most popular D. most popular than
19. What’s the ________ film you have ever seen?
A. good B. better C. best D. the better
20. The ________ accident in the history of the city happened last night.
A. badest B. most bad C. worse D. worst
21. He finished the test ________ of all.
A. rapidly B. more rapidly C. the most rapidly D. rapid
22. This is ________ man of all I’ve known.
A. best B. better C. good D. the best
23. The man bought ________ books that he needed assistance to carry them.
A. such many B. too many C. so much D. so many
24. He ________ to be offered that job.
A. was such inexperienced B. was not experienced enough
C. was too inexperienced D. both B and C
25. He ________ I was scared.
A. drove too fast that B. drove so fastly that C. drove so fast that D. drove such fast that
26. ________ the man gets, ________ he becomes.
A. The more old/the more weak B. The older/the weaker
C. The older/the weakest D. older/weaker
27. I did ________ than I expected on the test, but not really badly.
A. worst B. the worst C. more bad D. worse
28. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ________.
A. badder and badder B. worse and worse C. worst and worst D.more and more worse
29. Health care in the country is said to become ________.
A. good and good B. best and best C. the better and the better D. better and better
30. ________ people use the internet every day.
A. Many and many B. Most and most C. More and more D. The more
V. Choose the correct answer
1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the ................... the rent.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.
A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.
A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
8. You must explain your problems …………....
A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can
C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
9. Pil is ……………… person we know.
A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….
A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
11. Bill is ………………
A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy
C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?
A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter
13. ………..the time passes, ……….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming , but I have just finished half of
it.
A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
14. China is the country with…………………..population.
A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest D. the most large
15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting……… .Finally she exploded.
A. more and more angry B. the more angry C. angrier and angrier D. the most angry
16. For ……………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. the better or the worse B. the good or the bad
C. good or bad D. better or worse
17. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.
 A. more seriously as B. as seriously as
C. more serious than D. as serious than
18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed…………..usual.
A. more early than B. as early as C more earlier as D. earlier than
19.His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
20. _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good,
21. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.
A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
22. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
23. San Diego is town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer
24. It gets _______ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
25. As she did so, her parents became _______.
A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier
26. He spent 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
27. 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
28. No one in the team can play better than John.
A. John plays well but the others play better.
B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.
C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.
D. John is the best player of the team.
29. _______ he drank, _______ he became.
A. More / more violent C. The more / the more violent
B. The most / the most violent D. The less / less violent
30. French is a _______ language to learn than English is.
A. difficult B. more difficult
C. most difficult D. more and more difficult
31. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, he is.
A. The more rich / the more happy B. The richest / the happiest
C. The richer / the happier D. Richer and richer / hap
32. My mother is fat but my sister is ________ .
A. the tallest B. fattest C. fatter D. more fat
33. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _______ it is at night, _______ he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
34. Peter is _______ John.
A. younger and more intelligent than B. more young and intelligent than
 C. more intelligent and younger than D. the more intelligent and younger than
35. Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as
36. The Mekong Delta is _______ deltas in Vietnam.
A. the largest of the two B. the more larger of the two
C. one of the two largest D. one of the two larger
37. . Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, _______ he is.
A. The more rich / the more happy B. The richest / the happiest
C. The richer / the happier D. Richer and richer / happier and happier
38. Many students think that ______ they graduate from university, ____ chance they have to find a good job.
A. the soon / the good B. sooner / the better
C. the sooner / the better D. sooner -- better/
39. _______ the writer is, _______ his works are.
A. More famous / popular B. The more famous / more popular
C. Famous / more popular D. The more famous / the more popular
40. It is necessary for parents these days to be ______ in dealing with their children.
A. patient and patient B. more and more patient
C. more patient and more D. more patient and more patient
41. Women's employment rate is getting _____
A. high and high B. higher and the highest C. high and higher D. higher and higher
42. There are ________ people listen to songs on radio. They just like to listen to the ones in their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and more C. many and many D. few and few
43._______ you study, ______ you can get.
A. Harder / higher B. The harder / the highest grade
C. Harder / the high grade D. The harder / the higher grade
44.____ scientists have discovered mummies, _____ they appear to be.
A. More / mysterious B. The more / more mysterious
C. The more / mysterious D. The more / the more mysterious
45._____ my younger brother becomes, ______ .
A. the elder / the more intelligent than me B/ the older / the more intelligent to me
C/ the elder / the more intelligent than me I am D/ the older / the more intelligent than me he is
46. _______ you work , _______ you earn.
A. More hard / more and more B. The harder / more and more
C. The harder / the more D. The more / but less
47. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
48. . I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
A. I learn more and more and remember more and more.
B. The less I learn, the more I remember.
C. The more I learn, the less I remember.
D. I remember not only what I have learnt
49. Bill is ………………
A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
50. …..the time passes, …….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming , but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous