Test on Comparison Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel ? Is this __________________________________________ 2. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan. Susan isn’t ______________________________________ 3. Sally is the cleverest student in the class. Nobody ________________________________________ 4. He has never behaved so violently before. He is behaving ___________________________________ 5. As television programmes become more popular , they seem to get worse. The more _______________________________________ 6. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. The sooner ______________________________________ 7. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home. I’d rather ________________________________________ 8. We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before. The hotel was _____________________________________ 9. The weather is much warmer than it was a few days ago. A few days ago ____________________________________ 10. Helen can play the piano better than Mary. Mary ____________________________________________ 11. My mother was the most warm – hearted person I’ve ever known. I’ve ______________________________________________ 12. Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it was bigger and more attractive. Norman’s house may _________________________________ 13. The President is the statesman I admire most of all. There is ____________________________________________ 14. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs John. Mrs John ___________________________________________ 15*. It was not so much a discussion as an argument. It was ______________________________________________ Exercise 2. Choose the best answer. 1. Wild strawberries are ________ as cultivated ones. a. not sweeter b. not as sweet c. less sweet d. more sweet 2. Sea bass ___________ fresh water bass. a. are as large b. are larger c. are larger than d. the largest 3. Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger _________. a. as do trains b. than trains do c. trains do d. like trains 4. The larger a drop of water, __________ freezing temperature. a. the higher its b. its higher c. higher than its d. higher of it 5. _______ San Diego and San Francisco, Los Angeles has no natural habour. a. Dissimilar b. Unlike c. Dislike d. Different 6. The water of the Great Salt Lake is __________ seawater. a. saltier than that of b. as salty as that of c. saltier than d. so salty like 7. A psychosis is a severe mental disorder, ________ than a neurosis. a. the most serious b. as serious c. more serious d. not serious 8. The social system of bumblebees is not as complex ____________. a. than honeybees b. as that of honeybees c. like honeybees d. as honeybees 9. The administration of private college is nearly ________ that of public college. a. same b. just as c. the same as d. similar 10. _________ a river on land, an ocean current does not flow in a straight line. a. Alike b. Like c. Likewise d. Likely 11. The skin temperature of human is __________ their internal temperature. a. not high as b. not so high c. as low d. lower than 12. A butterfly _________ a moth in a number of ways. a. is different from b. is different than c. differing from d. differs 13. Subtropical zones ____ temperate zones , but they still have distinct summer and winter seasons. a. that are warmer b. are warmer than c. warmer d. are warmer 14. ________ other mammals, whales do not have a sense of smell. a. Not alike b. Unlike c. Unlikely d. Dislike 15. ________ the diameter of a circle, the larger its circumference. a. Greater than b. The greater the c. Great as d. As great as Exercise 3. Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1. Hot, wet weather has a much worst effect on people’s health than cool, dry weather. 2. July in Cairo is far more dry as Athens. 3. The day time temperature in Tokyo in July is the same than New York. 4. There are much differences between the weather in Cairo and Tokyo. 5. The weather in July is more warmer in London. 6. New York is more cold in winter as London. 7. She dances much more artistic than her tutor. 8. Her address is the same as Rita. Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time. The less _______________________________________ 2. As I get older, I want to travel less. The older ______________________________________ 3. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. The average ____________________________________ 4. Tien Giang is a far less hilly province than Lam Dong. Lam Dong _____________________________________ 5. Lan listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know. Lan is _________________________________________ 6. She knows a lot more about it than I do. I don’t _________________________________________ 7. Our children behave much better than theirs. Their children ___________________________________ 8. I see less of her than I used to. I don’t see ______________________________________ 9. We enjoyed the evening more than the children. The children didn’t _______________________________ 10*. What I earn in a month, he earns in a week. He earns _______________________________________ Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with “ as, like, alike, likely, unlikely, unlike”. 1. Do _______ I say and not ________ I do. 2. He’s ________ to come as he was ill yesterday. 3. While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things ______ sailing , water skiing and swimming. 4. _______ his brother who is very good at maths, Tom dislikes it. 5. It is ________ that man will travel to Mars in the future. 6. You two are more _________ than I thought. Exercise 6*. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. EX: He’s better looking than I am, but I am much more intelligent. He isn’t nearly as intelligent as I am. 1. Cars aren’t as much fun as motobikes, but motobikes are far more dangerous. Cars aren’t ____________________________________________________ 2. CDs sound better than cassettes, but cassettes aren’t quite as expensive. CDs are _______________________________________________________ 3. Greek isn’t nearly as useful as English, but it’s very beautiful language. English ________________________________________________________ 4. German mustard tastes very similar to French mustard but German mustard is slghtly hotter. French mustard _________________________________________________ 5. The bus takes a bit longer than the train, but it’s a lot cheaper. The train doesn’t ________________________________________________ 6. I don’t see why he has the job instead of me. My qualifications are far better than his. His qualifications ________________________________________________ 7. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train. Travelling by train _______________________________________________. . bumblebees is not as complex ____________. a. than honeybees b. as that of honeybees c. like honeybees d. as honeybees 9. The administration of private college is nearly ________ that of public. Test on Comparison Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. Couldn’t you find. weather in Cairo and Tokyo. 5. The weather in July is more warmer in London. 6. New York is more cold in winter as London. 7. She dances much more artistic than her tutor. 8. Her address is