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10. Rewrite each of the following sentences as a comparison, using the comparative form of the underlined adjective, and the word than. Note that the phrase a great deal of is used inste[r]
(1)PART 1 Fill in the words in brackets as an adjective or an adverb : Apples are than chips (healthy)
2 Elephants are than bears (big)
3 Gold is than silver (expensive) Bikes are than cars (slow)
5 I am at English than my brother (good) My friend is than me (tall)
7 Sandy is than Tamara (thin)
8 My father is than Tom's father (strong)
9 "Harry Potter "books are than "The Book of the Jungle" (interesting) 10 The tiger is than a fox (heavy)
11 The weather is than it was yesterday (hot) 12 The girls are than the boys (happy) 13 Berta is than Debby.(beautiful) 14.French is than English (difficult)
15 Tina is years old Sandra is 10 years old Sandra is than Tina.(old) 16 Russia is than France (large)
17 I am at maths than my best friend (bad) 18 Love is than money.(important) 19 His car is than mine (cheap)
20 The first movie is than the second I don't recommend it (boring) 21 Sue’s car isn’t very big She wants a car
22 This house isn’t very modern I like houses 23 You’re not very tall Your brother is
24 Bill doesn’t work very hard I work
25 My chair isn’t very comfortable Your chair is 26 Jill’s idea wasn’t very good My idea was
27 These flowers aren’t very nice The blue one is 28 My case isn’t very heavy Your case is
29 I’m not very interested in sports I’m in reading 30 It isn’t very warm today Yesterday it was
31 These tomatoes aren’t very good The other ones taste 32 Ireland isn’t very big France is
33 Liverpool isn’t very beautiful London is 34 This knife isn’t very sharp Have you got a one? 35 People today aren’t very polite In the past they were
36.A cheetah is than a horse (fast)
37.Susan’s hair is than Betty’s (short)
38.The Mt Blanc is than the Großglockner, the Mt Everest is the mountain (high)
39.June is than May, but July is the (hot)
40.Table tennis is than tennis but badminton is the (easy)
41.French is than English, but Chinese is the language (difficult)
42. "Airforce One" is the film I have ever seen (interesting)
43. No, I don’t think so "Contact" is than "Airforce One" (interesting)
44.Hot dogs are than hamburgers (good)
45.This is the chocolate cake I have ever eaten (good)
46.Skiing is as as riding a bike (easy)
47.Carol sings as as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful)
(2)49.Detective films are as as western films (boring)
50.No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are than western films, but nature films are the films I have ever seen (boring)
The United States are than Mexico, but Russia is the country (large)
51.A mouse is as as a hamster, but a rat is than a mouse (clever)
52.A canary is than an eagle, but a parrot is the bird (colourful)
53.Peter is as as George (clever)
54.January is as as February (cold)
55.My father is heavy My uncle is much than my father
56.The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was
57.Florida is sunny Do you know the place in the USA?
58.Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is than Stan
59.My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is than my mother's
60.Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the baby on earth
61.I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a family
62.We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even time
63.Lucy is clever, but Carol is than Lucy
64.Have you visited the old castle? It was the castle we visited during our holidays
Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentecnes below.
Example: Ben Nevis is as Mont Blanc (not/high) Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc
65.The blue car is the red car (fast)
66.Peter is Fred (not/tall)
67.The violin is the cello (not/low)
68.This copy is the other one (bad)
69.Oliver is Peter (optimistic)
70.Today it's yesterday (not/windy)
71.The tomato soup was the mushroom soup (delicious)
72.Grapefruit juice is lemonade (not/sweet)
73.Nick is Kevin (brave)
74.Silver is gold (not/heavy
75.She isn’t very clever You are than her
76.He isn’t very tall You’re than
77.She isn’t very old You’re than
78.I don’t work very hard You work than
79.He doesn’t smoke very much You smoke than
80.I’m not a very good cook You cook than
81.We don’t know many people You know than
82.They haven’t got much money You’ve got than
83.I can’t run very fast You can run than
84.I didn’t get up very early You got up than
85.This is a nice cat It's much than my friend's cat
86.Here is Emily She's six years old Her brother is nine, so he is
87.This is a difficult exercise But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet
88.He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world
89.In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend
90.School is boring, but homework is than school
91.Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby Bungee jumping is than skateboarding
92.This magazine is cheap, but that one is
93.We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours
(3)95.Adjectives: Degrees of Comparison
96.Bulgaria is an European state founded in 681
97.Sofia is the city in Bulgaria
98.Of the two spa hotels, the Bankya Spa Palace is
99.The Boyana Church is church in Mount Vitosha near Sofia
100. The Lom River is than the Iskar River
101. The cobbled streets in Old Town in Veliko Tarnovo are than the streets in Old Town in Plovdiv
102. Bulgariana is the Randall Baker’s book translated into Bulgarian.
103. This year we are taking an vacation in Sinemorets, at the seaside
104. Turkish coffee is in Bulgaria than in Turkey
105. English is than German
106. This is the meat I have ever eaten
107. My nephew works in an office building which is than ours
108. Violeta is 60 and Leda is 88 Violeta is than Leda
109. Vera is than Mila
110. Of the three coffee grinders, I like the Armenian best I find it
111. Three Programs in One Classroom is my book I am planning to write a book with travel notes about the countries I have been to
112. The town of Ahtopol is not as attractive the town of Sozopol
113. Our condominium in downtown Sofia is big as yours in Tsarevo
114. Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets
115. I speak English (fluent) now than last year
116. She greeted me (polite) of all
117. She smiled (happy) than before
118. This girl dances (graceful) of all
119. Could you write (clear) ?
120. Planes can fly (high) than birds
121. He had an accident last year Now, he drives (careful) than before
122. Jim can run (fast) than John
123. Our team played (bad) of all
124. He worked (hard) than ever before
Choose the best option:
125. Bill Gates is one of _ people in the world
A the rich B richer C rich D the richest
126. I am at music than my old sister
A good better C goodest D the best
127. Rita is than the other students in class
A hardworking B the most hardworking C more hardworking D hardworkinger
128. Ice hockey is sport in Canada
A popular B the most popular C more popular D populariest
129. Garfield is _ than Nemo
A the funniest B more funny C funnier D funny
130. That is song this band has
A the most beautiful B more beautiful C bautifulest D beautiful
131. The China Wall is _ wall in the world
A the longest B more long C longer D long
132. Cities are than villages
A busier B busy C the busiest D most busy
133. February is than April
A short B the shortest C shorter D most short
(4)A the cleverest B clever C cleverer D more clever
135. German is than English
A the most B difficult difficulter C difficult D more difficult
136. Swimming is than running
A exciting B more exciting C excited D the most exciting
137. Your new car is _ than my old car
A the cheapest B cheaper C more cheaper D most cheapest
138. Traveling by plane is than traveling by ship
A fastest B fast C faster D more fastest
139. New York is city in USA
A crowded B the most crowded C more crowded D crowder
140. Jerusalem is _ city in Israel
A.the biggest B big C bigger D biggest
141. This is question in this task.Don't give up!
A easier B easy C the easiest D most easy
142. The weather this week is _ than last week
A bader B bad C the worst D worse
143. This book is _than the movie I liked it very much
A interesting B more interesting C the most interesting D interest
144. 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
145. Peter is the student in my class
A taller than B so tall as C the tallest D tallest
146. Jane is not her brother
A more intelligent as B intelligent as C so intelligent as D so intelligent that
147. He drives as his father does
A careful as B more carefully C the most careful D carefully as
148. What’s the film you’ve ever seen?
A good B best C better D the best
149. Jane is age as Mary
A as same B the most same C the same D more same
150. I’ll be there I can
A sooner as B no sooner as C as soon as D soonest as
151. 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
152. Which girl is ? Dana or Karen?
A Young B the youngest C younger D more young
153. Indian cooking has some of dishes in the world
A hot B the hottest C hotter D hottest
154. Tomer is _ boy in the class
A the strongest B stronger C strong D the most strong
155. Sharon from other women I know
A different B as different C differs D more different
156. 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
157. You can take books as you want
A as many B as much C so much D too many
158. Of the two sisters, Linda
A is beautiful B the most beautiful C is more beautiful D is so beautiful as
159. The lab is from the bus stop than the library
A far B farther C further D B and C
(5)A easier B you are easier C the easier D the easy
161. 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
162. 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
163. 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
164. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably
A the less qualified B the qualified less C the most little qualified D the least qualified
165. (large) Sarah's house is than Shannon's house
A large B more larger C larger D more large
166. (sad) Today I was than I was yesterday
A sad B sadder C more sad D more sadder
167. (old) Germany is an country than the United States
A more older B more old C old D older
168. (tall) Jack is much _ than his sister, Jennifer
A tall B taller C more tall D more taller
169. (wet) The grass is _ than the sidewalk
A more wetter B more wet C wetter D wet
170. (smart) Jason is in math than his brother
A smarter B more smart C more smarter D smart
171. (cute) I think kittens are than puppies
A more cuter B more cute C cute D cuter
172. (young) My sister Elaine is than my brother Fred
A more younger B more young C younger D young
173. Monkeys and chimpanzees are _ than birds (big)
A biger B bigger C more big D more bigger
174. My cat Neko is _ than my other cat, Sebastian (soft)
A soft B softer C more soft D more softer
PART 2
1 For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adjective indicated in brackets For example:
They are _ than they used to be (careful) They are more careful than they used to be.
1 Wool is _ than cotton (resilient) 2 He is _ than I had expected (excited)
3 She is a _ scholar than her sister is (diligent) 4 Bev is a engineer than Pat (experienced)
5 Russian is a _ language to learn than English is (difficult) 6 This book is _ than that one (interesting)
Answers
1 more resilient more excited more diligent more experienced more difficult more interesting
(6)form the comparative with the ending er, fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets For example:
The clothes are _ than I had expected (dry) The clothes are drier than I had expected.
Walter Scott is than Walter Brooks (famous) Walter Scott is more famous than Walter Brooks.
1 The pears are _ than the plums (hard)
2 The roses are than the nasturtiums (beautiful) 3 The tomatoes are _ than the apples (expensive) 4 My bicycle is _ than yours (new)
5 Cold lemonade is _ than water (refreshing) 6 The front yard is _ than the back yard (big) 7 This map is _ than that one (good)
8 Spinach is than Swiss chard (delicate) 9 His room is _ than yours (tidy)
10 Her report is _ than ours (accurate) Answers
1 harder more beautiful more expensive newer more refreshing bigger better more delicate tidier 10 more accurate
3 Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the adverb more and which form the comparative with the ending er, rewrite the following sentences as comparisons, in the manner indicated by the examples Use the words given in brackets as the second parts of the comparisons For example:
Collies have long hair (dalmations do) Collies have longer hair than dalmations do. He is an experienced architect (we thought)
He is a more experienced architect than we thought. 1 Terry is a good cook (I am)
2 That is a complex question (you realize) 3 My puppy has big feet (yours does)
4 It was a difficult decision (you might think) 5 That is a sandy part of the beach (this is) 6 He runs a successful business (his father did) 7 Cliff has a bad temper (his brother does)
8 This rose bush has small flowers (that one does) 9 They own expensive bicycles (we do)
10 Robin proved to be a courageous leader (anyone had expected) 11 The school has a large auditorium (the city library does)
(7)1 Terry is a better cook than I am That is a more complex question than you realize My puppy has bigger feet than yours does It was a more difficult decision than you might think That is a sandier part of the beach than this is He runs a more successful business than his father did Cliff has a worse temper than his brother does This rose bush has smaller flowers than that one does They own more expensive bicycles than we 10 Robin proved to be a more courageous leader than anyone had expected 11 The school has a larger auditorium than the city library does 12 That car has a more efficient engine than this one does.
4 Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the ending er and which form the comparative with the adverb more, rewrite each of the following sentences, using the construction in which the word more or the comparative form of the adjective is repeated For example:
The water grew increasingly warm. The water grew warmer and warmer. I became increasingly impatient. I became more and more impatient. 1 The rain became increasingly heavy. 2 The crowd grew increasingly enthusiastic. 3 We became increasingly uneasy.
4 Manufacturing companies were becoming increasingly large. 5 The weather grew increasingly bad.
6 The compilation of accurate statistics is becoming increasingly necessary. 7 Methods of diagnosis are becoming increasingly accurate.
8 Their contribution to the project became increasingly important. 9 Standards are becoming increasingly high.
10 They became increasingly optimistic. Answers
1 The issue is less important than I thought The train is less punctual than it used to be The spoons are less valuable than the candlesticks Nora is less excited than Karen is The bus is less crowded than the subway This movie is less entertaining than the one we saw last night. 5 Rewrite each of the following sentences as comparisons, using the form of the adjective with less and the word than For each sentence, use the words given in brackets as the second part of the comparison For example:
The plot of the movie was predictable (we expected)
The plot of the movie was less predictable than we expected. The second explanation was confusing (the first)
The second explanation was less confusing than the first. 1 The issue is important (I thought)
2 The train is punctual (it used to be)
(8)5 The bus is crowded (the subway)
6 This movie is entertaining (the one we saw last night) Answers
1 The issue is less important than I thought The train is less punctual than it used to be The spoons are less valuable than the candlesticks Nora is less excited than Karen is The bus is less crowded than the subway This movie is less entertaining than the one we saw last night. 6 Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the construction in which the word less is repeated For example:
The idea became decreasingly attractive. The idea became less and less attractive. 1 The wind grew decreasingly fierce.
2 The tune became decreasingly recognizable.
3 Word processors are becoming decreasingly expensive. 4 The rainbow grew decreasingly bright.
5 The children became decreasingly alert. 6 The service became decreasingly convenient. Answers
1 The wind grew less and less fierce The tune became less and less recognizable Word processors are becoming less and less expensive The rainbow grew less and less bright The children became less and less alert The service became less and less convenient.
7 Paying attention to which adjectives form the superlative with the adverb most and which form the superlative with the ending est, fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets For example:
The first question is the (difficult) The first question is the most difficult.
The last question is the _ (easy) The last question is the easiest.
1 Sarah is the girl in the class (intelligent) 2 He is the _ boy in the school (lucky)
3 This is the _ book I have ever read (good) 4 That is the _ painting in the museum (valuable) 5 Yesterday was the day of the year (hot)
6 She is the _ student in the school (new) 7 This movie is the _ (entertaining) 8 He is the _ man in the village (brave)
9 Summer is usually the _ time of the year (dry) 10 He is the _ player on the team (talented) 11 This is the route into town (direct)
12 The library is the _ building on the street (old) Answers
(9)bravest driest 10 most talented 11 most direct 12 oldest
8 Paying attention to whether the noun to be modified is countable or uncountable, complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank with the correct adjective chosen from the pair given in brackets For example:
schools were closed because of the snowstorm (many, much) Many schools were closed because of the snowstorm.
time could have been saved (many, much) Much time could have been saved.
There are _ buildings as beautiful as the Taj Mahal (few, little) There are few buildings as beautiful as the Taj Mahal.
There was furniture in the room (few, little) There was little furniture in the room.
The storm caused damage than had been expected (fewer, less) The storm caused less damage than had been expected.
1 There are ducks in the park (many, much) 2 water is left in the pond (few, little)
3 authors are as famous as Shakespeare (few, little) 4 How rice you have? (many, much)
5 There are books on the subject which she has not read (few, little)
6 attention has been paid to the importance of the mass media (many, much) 7 _ people prefer soccer to football (many, much)
8 There are _ stores downtown than there are in the suburbs (fewer, less) 9 information was available (few, little)
10 _ sports are as fast-paced as hockey (few, little)
11 She made the mistakes of all the children in the class (fewest, least) 12 work remains to be done (few, little)
13 There is often wind in the evening than there is at midday (fewer, less) 14 He does not have _ money (many, much)
15 He did the work of all the boys in the class (fewest, least) 16 She told stories to amuse the children (many, much) Answers
1 many Little Few much few Much Many fewer Little 10 Few 11 fewest 12 Little 13 less 14 much 15 least 16 many
9 The following table shows the number of books and amount of money possessed by each of eight childen
Child's Name Number of Books Amount of Money ($)
Debbie 12 20
(10)Alex 4 10
Tim 24 5
Chris 8 2
Lisa 3 15
Terry 16 6
Helen 2 3
Following the model of the examples, use the adjectives much and many to write sentences comparing the number of books or the amount of money possessed by the children in each of the following pairs For example:
Debbie and Penny (books)
Debbie has twice as many books as Penny. Alex and Debbie (money)
Alex has half as much money as Debbie. Lisa and Helen (money)
Lisa has five times as much money as Helen. 1 Penny and Alex (money)
2 Chris and Terry (books) 3 Penny and Lisa (books) 4 Debbie and Tim (money) 5 Tim and Alex (money) 6 Penny and Tim (books) 7 Terry and Helen (money) 8 Terry and Helen (books) 9 Tim and Chris (books) 10 Penny and Tim (money) Answers
1 Penny has three times as much money as Alex Chris has half as many books as Terry Penny has twice as many books as Lisa Debbie has four times as much money as Tim Tim has half as much money as Alex Penny has one-quarter as many books as Tim Terry has twice as much money as Helen Terry has eight times as many books as Helen Tim has three times as many books as Chris 10 Penny has six times as much money as Tim.
10 Rewrite each of the following sentences as a comparison, using the comparative form of the underlined adjective, and the word than Note that the phrase a great deal of is used instead of the adjective much For each sentence, use the word or words given in brackets as the second part of the comparison For example:
(11)She has few responsibilities (I do) She has fewer responsibilities than I do. There is little danger (you think)
There is less danger than you think. 1 She reads many books (I do)
2 They have had little success (you have) 3 We bought a great deal of rice (flour) 4 We had few accidents, we had expected)
5 The proposal has many advantages (disadvantages) 6 She uses a great deal of honey (sugar)
7 We eat little cheese (meat)
8 They entertain few visitors (we do)
9 He can speak many languages (anyone else I know) 10 They have few customers (they would like)
11 The project will take a great deal of time (you think) 12 This stove requires little fuel (one would expect) Answers
1 She reads more books than I They have had less success than you have We bought more rice than flour We had fewer accidents than we had expected The proposal has more
advantages than disadvantages She uses more honey than sugar We eat less cheese than meat. 8 They entertain fewer visitors than we He can speak more languages than anyone else I know 10 They have fewer customers than they would like 11 The project will take more time than you think 12 This stove requires less fuel than one would expect.
11 Rewrite each of the following sentences as a progressive comparison using the comparative form of the underlined adjective For example:
Many ducks flew overhead.
More and more ducks flew overhead. Few leaves were falling.
Fewer and fewer leaves were falling. 1 We had many adventures.
2 Few visitors remained.
3 There was little danger that we would lose our way. 4 Few trees were planted.
5 Many tourists visit our city each year. 6 I saw few cars on the road.
7 The weather caused little difficulty. 8 They met many people.
Answers
(12)less danger that we would lose our way Fewer and fewer trees were planted More and more tourists visit our city each year I saw fewer and fewer cars on the road The weather caused us less and less difficulty They met more and more people.
12 Write three sentences of your own, using the phrases similar to, different from and the same as.
13 Rewrite each of the following sentences, keeping the meaning of the sentence, but using one of the phrases similar to, different from or the same as, as appropriate Make sure that the verb of the rewritten sentence agrees with the subject of the sentence For example:
My essay and your essay are similar. My essay is similar to your essay.
Their results and our results are different. Their results are different from our results.
The price of the scarf and the price of the gloves are the same. The price of the scarf is the same as the price of the gloves. 1 My skates and his skates look similar.
2 This book and that book are different.
3 The child's height and the height of the table are the same. 4 This story and that story seem similar.
5 The date of the concert and the date of the play are the same.
6 The view from the window and the view from the door are different. 7 My sister and my cousin look similar.
8 This cake and that cake taste the same.
9 My experiences and your experiences are different. 10 His schedule and your schedule are the same. Answers
1 My skates look similar to his skates This book is different from that book The child's height is the same as the height of the table This story seems similar to that story The date of the concert is the same as the date of the play The view from the window is different from the view from the door My sister looks similar to my cousin This cake tastes the same as that cake My experiences are different from your experiences 10 His schedule is the same as your schedule. 14 Each of the following sentences contains a comparison which is logically incorrect Rewrite the sentences, adding whatever nouns or phrases are necessary in order to make the
comparisons logically correct For example: The price of honey was higher than sugar.
The price of honey was higher than the price of sugar. The average rainfall for September is the same as February.
(13)1 The vegetation of Europe differs from North America. 2 The taxes in Singapore are lower than Canada.
3 The invention of the clarinet occurred more recently than the flute. 4 The speed limit in residential areas is lower than uninhabited areas. 5 The grammar of English is simpler than Arabic.
6 The climate of California is somewhat similar to Greece. 7 The boiling point of oil is higher than water.
8 The geometry of a pentagon is more complex than a square. 9 The density of water is greater than ice.
10 The location of the library is more convenient than the post office. Answers
1 The vegetation of Europe differs from the vegetation of North America The taxes in Singapore are lower than the taxes in Canada The invention of the clarinet occurred more recently than the invention of the flute The speed limit in residential areas is lower than the speed limit in
uninhabited areas The grammar of English is simpler than the grammar of Arabic The climate of California is somewhat similar to the climate of Greece The boiling point of oil is higher than the boiling point of water The geometry of a pentagon is more complex than the geometry of a square The density of water is greater than the density of ice 10 The location of the library is more convenient than the location of the post office.
15 Simplify each of the following sentences by using that or those to replace the noun or phrase which is repeated in the second part of the comparison For example:
The song of the chickadee is more melodious than the song of the nuthatch. The song of the chickadee is more melodious than that of the nuthatch. The landforms of eastern Canada are similar to the landforms of Finland. The landforms of eastern Canada are similar to those of Finland.
1 The cuisine of France is more famous than the cuisine of England.
2 The fruits of the tropics are more varied than the fruits of temperate regions. 3 The growth form of the strawberry differs from the growth form of the raspberry. 4 The freezing point of salt water is lower than the freezing point of fresh water. 5 The traditions of Austria are as fascinating as the traditions of Greece.
6 The nutritional value of whole grain flour is greater than the nutritional value of refined flour. 7 The mountains of Nepal are higher than the mountains of Europe.
8 The teaching methods of today differ from the teaching methods of one hundred years ago. 9 The tone of an old violin is often more beautiful than the tone of a new violin.
10 The flowers of alpine pastures are more colorful than the flowers of the lowlands Answers
1 The cuisine of France is more famous than that of England The fruits of the tropics are more varied than those of temperate regions The growth form of the strawberry differs from than of the raspberry The freezing point of salt water is lower than that of fresh water The traditions of Austria are as fascinating as those of Greece The nutritional value of whole grain flour is greater than that of refined flour The mountains of Nepal are higher than those of Europe The
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