aK) PXe tert 6 Fill in the gaps with the comparative or ‘superlative form of the adjectives in brackets, adding any necessary words. inn ~ Z Yesterday was 1) ..che coldest. (cold) day of the year. It had been snowing all night and everything was white. The children woke up 2) (early) usual. They were excited because the show was 3) {oeep) ever Berore and they wanted to go outside and play. We dressed them in 4) (warm) clothes we could find, then they went out into the garden. We watched from the window a6 they Bult §) ws... ssn (O1Q) SHOWMAN I have ever SeEN. AS the snow was fling 6)... (hard) ever, the children soon came inside to warm up. They wore laughing asi they had heard 7)... (tunny) joke ever told. They said that they thought winter was 8) (good) season of all e ‘A; Well Mr Jones, we've interviewed the three 1) ../moot lkzly.. {kel candidates. Who do you think would be2) (good) person forthe job? B: Ihave to say, | thought Mrs Shaw was 3) {inteligent) ofthe three, but Mr Peters was atte 4) . + (ice) her. A: Thal's true, and we do need someone who can work with people. However, | thought Miss Brown would be 5) (popular the others with our clients B: also thought that she was by far 6) (cesponsible) candidate ‘A: Good. Thank you for your help, Mr Jones. Choosing who to employ is 7) (Gificu) part of my job. I's always 6) (easy) when | hear someone else's views. B: I'm glad | could help. Put the adjectives in brackets into the ‘comparative or superlative form, adding ony necessary words, s ~ Adverbs - Comparisons The sofa is as comfortable as the armchair. The stool is not a8/so big as the sofa, ‘The armchair is less expensive than the sofa © We use as + adjective + a8 to show that two People or things are similar in some way. In negative sentences, we use not as/s0 .. as. e.g. Paul is as old as Richard ‘Alison is not asiso clever as Cynthia. © We use less + adjective + than for two people or things. It is the opposite of more...than. ‘2.9. This film is less exciting than the other one we saw. (=The other flm we saw was more exci- ting than this one.) ® Wo use the least + adjective + of/in for more than two people or things. It is the opposite of the most...of/in, e.g. The game we played yesterday was the least Interesting of all we've played so far © We use comparative + and + comparative to show that something increases or decreases. e.g. He tried harder and harder until he opened the door. As time went by, he got more and more impatient. @ Weusethe + comparative... the + comparative to show that two things change together or that one thing depends on another thing. e.g. The longer he talked, the more confused they became,Adjectives - Adverbs - Com Complete the sentences, using one of the adjactives from the list and comparative + and + comparative. hot, hard, heavy, tired, cold, tall, pretty 1 Asian, my leas got ..1nore and more tired. 2 Over the years, the trees grew 3 As we lay on the beach, we got 4 em 'S work is improving because she's studying 5. While | was walking in the snow, | got 80 | decided to go home. 6 As she did her shopping. her bags got 7. As Jane grows up, she just gets Complete the sentences using the + comparative, as in the examy 1. The children got noisy. The teacher got angry. The rojeler... the children got, ..che angrier... he teacher got. 2. We worked hard. We earned lots of money. we worked, money we earned. 3 I pushed the swing high. The litle boy laughed a lot. | pushed the swing, the litle boy laughed. 4 Ifyou eat lots of chocolate, you'll get fat. ‘chocolate you eat, 1 YOU get 5 Ita caris new, itis valuable, acaris, cnn. 6 Itarew dark. | became scared. itgrew, became, @ the following pets using the adjectives from the list. noisy, quiet, expensive, cheap, playful, messy, obedient, easy 10 look atter, pill oval 2.9. The dog Ie the noleleet of all. The cat ien't as/s0 noley as the doa, Put the adjectives in brackets into the Jomparative or ouperiative form. Dear Leo, {imwiting to tll you about my new house. t's 1) .the biggeot.. (Og) Mouse Ive ever tved In, but as0 2) in (expensive). Stl i's much 8) voor vn (nice) than my last house. though the Garden is ite 4) (smal, the rooms are much 5) (spacious) and there is much 6) (il) noise, The area live in now is 7) (peaceful place Ive ever ved in. The neighbours are @) se (Quit er than nywnere e'se, and they are 8) a (triendly) people you wil ever meet. There are lots of lowers here, so i's much 10) (Colourtu) than my previous home, and there is bus stop near my house, s0 its AN) srsesstseo v (convenient) than before because I don't have to take my car to work. Alin all, can say that finding this house is 12) (ood) thing that's ever happened om Helen Gy om wn ncn wrt ‘Mark's voice is very much louder than Alan's, ‘Mrs Garrison is the most oldest teacher in the school This village is by far quieter than the one we lve in. Playing golf isn’t as more tring as playing football. AAs time went by, it got darker and the darker. ‘The more you study, the better than your marks willbe ‘This task is the less dificult than the others. He drives the far fastest of all. Jane is as much tall as Sarah, twas a quite an exciting fir. Seervousens 07a) “ne secona sentence. has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. Alan is friendlier than Brian. as Brian ign’t asiso friendly as Alan less Brian is less friendly than Alan. 2 I've never seen such a beautiful painting the I's the most beautiful painting t've| ever seen, 3. Ellen has got the same number of CDs as Peter. many Ellen has got as many CDs as Peter. 4 Can'tyou sing any louder than that? Joudest Is that the loudest you can sing? 5 As he grows older, he becomes more mature. the The older he grows, the more mature he becomes. 6 Susan behaved very kindly to her guests. kind Susan behaved in a kind way/manner| to her guests. Complete the sentences with two te five words, Including the word in bold. 1. Jot has read the same number of books as Carol many Jeff has read ..as mary books as... Carol 2 As she works harder, she gets more tired. the The harder she works, she gets. 3. Amanda is wealthier than James. as James Amanda, 4 I've never heard such beautiful music. the it's sont "Tue ever hoard. 5 Colin spoke very politely to his boss. polite Colin spoke to his boss. 6 Gary talks more quietly than Anne. less Anne talks Gary, 7 Can't you run any faster than that? fastest Is that you can run? 8 Asi gets later, it gots darker. the The later it gets, it gets, 9 Tony has eaten the same number of cakes as Ben. many Tony has eaten Ben, 10 I've never seen such a pretty child the It's I've ever seen. 08 cheque for shocked al/by sth clever of sb to do sth talk to sb about sth ‘contact with sb live on Jealous of sb/sth throw sth at sb/sth know of/about sth protect sb/sth from/against ss, 1. Atthe fair, John threw a ball throw sth to sb (no) hope ot sth In the correct preposition. at... @ coconut to win a prize. 2. He threw the car keys Alan. 3. Lalways talk . my best friends my problems. 4 We were shocked by the storm. 5 She wears a hat the damage caused «» protect her hair the rain, 6 Cathy was jealous .» her sister, who was vary pretty. 7. She didn't know anything the surprise party 8 lost contact, my friend after she emigrated. 9 I wrote a cheque £100. 10 twas clever 11. I manage to live 12 There was no hope terified prisoners, ‘Sam to find this restaurant about £50 a week. escape for the stand by sb: support sb, esp in a difficult situation stand for: hold an opinion stand In (for): replace sb temporarily stand up: ise to one’s feet stand up to: defend oneself against sb Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb. 1. Ih takes courage to ..stantd up to... a bully. (defend yourself against) 2 That group ‘animal rights. (represents) 3. I know that my parents aways ‘me. (will support me ina fcut situation) CLE nnn ‘me while | was on holiday. (replaced me temporarily) 5 The children when their teacher enters the room. (rise to their feet)