I Choose the more appropriate words Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best) Pil is the (happier/happiest) we know Pat’s car is (faster/fastest) than Dan’s This is the (creamier/creamiest) ice-cream I have had in a long time This poster is (colourfuler/more colourful) than the one in the hall Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yesterday? This vetgetable soup tastes very (good/best) While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkawarder/more awkawardly her daughter) Jane is the (less/least) athletic of all the women 10 My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two 11 This summary is (the better/the best) of the pair 12 The colder the weather gets, (sicker/the sicker) I feel 13 Jim has as (few/fewer) opportinuties to play tennis as I have 14 That recipe calls for (many/much) more sugar than mine does 15 The museum is the (further/furthest) away of the three buildings II Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets Mary is (pretty) _ as her sister A new house is (expensive) _ than an old one His job is (important) mine Of the four ties, I like the red one (well) _ Nobody is (happy) _ Miss Snow Today English is the (international) _ of language John is much (strong) _ I though Benches are (comfortable) _ arm-chairs Bill is (good) than you thought 10 Mr Bush is the (delightful) _ person I have ever known 11 Dick is the (careful) _ of the three workers 12 Sam’s conduct is (bad) than Paul’s 13 Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good) _ and (good) 14 Bill is (lazy) _ and (lazy) _ 15 The teacher speaks English (fluently) _ than we 16 These boys are (ill-prepared) _ for employment than my children 17 The competition makes the price of goods (cheap) _ and (cheap) 18 Charles is (hard-working) _ than Tom 19 Is this book (interesting) _ than the one you read last week? 20 Of the three boys, Harry is the (badly-bred) III Complete the sentences using a comparative form It is too noisy here Can we go somewhere _? This coffee is very weak I like it a bit _ The hotel was surprisingly big I expected it to be _ The weather is too cold in this country I expected it to be _ My job is a bit boring, sometimes I’d like to something I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer I thought it would be _ Your work isn’t very good I’m sure you can _ Don’t worry The situation isn’t so bad It could be _ You’re talking very loudly Can you speak a bit _ 10 You hardly ever phone me Why don’t you phone me _? IV Complete each of the sentences with the comparative form of one of the following words Use than when necessary BIG CROWDED EARLY EASILY PEACEFUL RELIABLE HIGH IMPORTANT SERIOUS THIN I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed usual You look Have you lost weight? I want a flat We don’t have enough space here Health and happiness are money There were a lot of people on the bus It was _ usual I like living in the countryside It’s living in a town You’ll find your way around the town _ if you have a good map In some parts of the country, prices are _ in others I’d like to have _ car The oe I’ve got keeps breaking down 10 Unfortunately, her illness was we thought at first V Read the situations and complete the sentences Use a comparative form Yesterday the temperture was nine degrees Today it’s only six degrees It’s _ The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train It takes _ Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15% Joe did _ I expected my friends to arrive at about o’clock In fact, they arrived at 2:30 My friend _ We were very busy at work today WE are not as busy as that every day We _ Jane cooks better than her sister Jan’s sister _ Tom is the best football player in this team Nobody in this team _ Nothing is faster than the speed of light The speed of light _ Jack is younger than he looks Jack isn’t 10 I didn’t spend as much money as you You _ VI Complete the sentences, using double comparative form It becomes _ to find a job (hard) That hole in yout pullover is getting _ (big) As I waited for my interview, I became _ (nervous) AS the day went on, the weather got (bad) As the conversation went on, he became (talkative) VII Complete the sentences with than or as I can’t reach as high as you You’re taller _ He doesn’t know much I know more _ We were very surprised Nobody was more _ She’s not a very good player I’m a better They’ve been very lucky I wish we were VIII Choose the best answer A, B, C or D She is singer I’ve ever met A worse B bad C the worst D badly C much D as C noisier D noisy Mary is responsible as Peter A more B the most It is in the city than it is in the country A noisily B more noisier She sings ……… among the singers I have known A the most beautiful B the more beautiful C the most beautifully D the more beautifully She is student in my class A most hard-working B more hard-working C the most hard-working D as hard-working The English test was than I thought it would be A the easier B more easy C easiest D easier C hardest D the hardest C bigger D biggest English is thought to be than Math A harder B the more hard Jupiter is planet in the solar system A the biggest B the bigger She runs …… in my class A the slowest B the most slow C the slowly D the most slowly 10 My house is hers A cheap than B cheaper C more cheap than D cheaper than 11 Her office is away than mine A father B more far C farther D farer 12 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 13 He did the test ……… I did A as bad as B badder than C more badly than D worse than 14 A boat is than a plane A slower B slowest C more slow D more slower 15 My new sofa is than the old one A more comfortable B comfortably C more comfortabler D comfortable 16 My sister dances ……… than me A gooder B weller C better D more good 17 My bedroom is room in my house A tidier than B the tidiest C the most tidy D more tidier 18 This road is than that road A narrower B narrow C the most narrow D more narrower 19 He drives …… his brother A more careful than B more carefully C more carefully than D as careful as 20 It was day of the year A the colder B the coldest C coldest D colder ... A father B more far C farther D farer 12 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 13 He did the test ……… I did A as bad as B badder than C more badly... weather is too cold in this country I expected it to be _ My job is a bit boring, sometimes I’d like to something I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer I thought it would... arm-chairs Bill is (good) than you thought 10 Mr Bush is the (delightful) _ person I have ever known 11 Dick is the (careful) _ of the three workers 12 Sam’s conduct