EXERCISES (COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB) Choose the best answer: 1. The economic conditions today are __________ they were in the past. A. much more good B. much better than C. much better D. the best than 2. Peter is the __________ student in my class. A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest 3. Jane is not __________ her brother. A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. so intelligent as D. so intelligent that 4. He drives as __________ his father does. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 5. What’s the __________ film you’ve ever seen? A. good B. best C. better D. the best 6. Jane is __________ age as Mary. A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same 7. I’ll be there __________ I can. A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as 8. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean __________ the Atlantic Ocean. A. as deep as B. is the same deep as C. deeper as D. is as deep as 9. Sharon __________ from other women I know. A. different B. as different C. differs D. more different 10. This one is prettier, but it costs __________ as the other one. A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as may 11. You can take __________ books as you want. A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many 12. Of the two sisters, Linda __________. A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as 13. The lab is __________ from the bus stop than the library. A. far B. farther C. further D. B and C 14. The younger you are, __________ it is to learn. A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy 15. __________ electricity you use, __________ your bill will be. A. The more . the higher B. The most …. the higher C. The more … the high D. More … higher 16. __________ you are, __________ you concentrate. A. Tired … the least hard B. The more tired … the harder C. The tiered … the harder D. The tired … the harder 17. __________ 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 18. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably __________. A. the less qualified B. the qualified less C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified 1 Rewrite the following sentences: 1. My salary is high, but your salary is higher. My salary isn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your salary is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Yesterday the temperature was 9 0 C. Today it’s only 6 0 C. Today it is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yesterday it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yester day it wasn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. He ran fast but I ran twice faster. He couldn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. In the family, no one is happier than her. In the family, she is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. This car costs 25,000 USD, that car costs 30,000 USD. This car is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . That car is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This car isn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Janet is the best tennis player in the club. No one in the club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth. Elizabeth plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth can’t play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Iron is more useful than any metal. No other metal is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Alice’s hair is longer than Susan’s. Susan’s hair is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother. Your mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Iron is harder than stone. Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. He speaks more persuasively than his brother. His brother can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. April is the hottest month in South VN. No other month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does. My mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. Although Paul has more creative ideas, Susan is a better writer. Susan writes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse. A horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. Jane is a better cook than Doris. Doris can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. No other town in India is as large as Calcutta. Calcutta is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . EXERCISES (COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB) Choose the best answer: 1. The