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(1)EXERCISES I Complete the sentences using as as Choose one of the following words expensive comfortable fast long quietly soon well often quickly much strong exciting 1, I don’t earn as much as I’d like Oh, don’t sit there The stool isn’t the armchair I didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in _ I can We can’t crosswords _ you I’m sorry I’m a bit late I got here I could We like to keep fit, so we go swimming we can It was a difficult question I answered it I could I prefer surfing to swimming Swimming isn’t surfing How long can we stay with you? — You can stay you like 10 Why don’t you buy a motorbike? A motorbike isn’t a car 11 I need the information quickly, so please let me know possible 12 I don’t like these plastic screws Plastic isn’t metal II Complete the sentences using a comparative form It’s too noisy here Can we go somewhere quieter? The dining room is so small I like it a bit The exam was surprisingly easy I expected it to be The weather is too cold in this country I’d like to live somewhere You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look today You’re standing too near the camera Can you move a bit away? Your work isn’t very good I’m sure you can You’re driving too fast Could you drive ? My job is a bit boring sometimes I’d like to something 10 You hardly ever phone me Why don’t you phone me _ 11 Don’t worry The situation isn’t so bad It could be 12.’ The hotel was surprisingly cheap I expected it to be 13 This coffee is very weak I like it a bit _ 14 You’re talking very loudly Can you speak a bit 15.1 was surprised how complicated it was to use the computer I thought it would be Ill Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets Use than where necessary They’ve made these chocolate bars smaller (small) Sport is more interesting than po1itics (interesting) We could have found the place with a map (easily) I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed usual (early) The weather is getting _ (bad) Health and happiness are money (important) You need to draw it (carefully) I like living in the country It’s living in the town (peaceful) We can’t hear Could you speak a little _?(slowly) 10 I can’t stay _ half an hour (long) 11 A cell phone would be a _ present (useful) 12 It’s a long way from here to the station - I thought (far) 13 Can’t you think of anything to say? (intelligent) 14 It was _ usual in town today (busy) 15 Unfortunately her illness was we thought at first (serious) IV Comment on these situations Write sentences with a comparative and than Use these adjectives: big, fast, expensive, long, old, popular, strong, tall, cold, far, bad, early, frequently, busy, high Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees Today it’s only six degrees It’s colder today than it was yesterday The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train Traveling by car is 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 friends The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long The film The cassette’s $11.000, and the CD is $18.000 The CD Dave and I went for a run I ran ten kilometers Dave stopped after eight kilometers I ran The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925 The castle Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters Harriet 10 Andrew hasn’t many friends Claire has lots of friends Claire 11 Mark’s car has room for five people, but Sandra’s has room for only four (2) Mark’s car 12 Sears Tower in Chicago is 442 meters high Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is 452 meters high Petronas Twin Towers 13 We were very busy at work today We’re not usually as busy as that We 14 You can go by bus or by train The buses run every 30 minutes The trains run every hour The buses 15 Daniel can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos Matthew V Complete the sentences Use a superlative (-est or most) and a preposition (if necessary) This room is nice It’s the nicest room in the hotel Susan is very beautiful She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met It was a very happy day It was _ my life She’s a very intelligent student She’s _ the class The speech was very boring It was I’ve ever heard It’s a very large company It’s _ the town August is very wet It’s _ the year The meal was delicious That was I’ve had for a long time Matthew always drives carefully He drives all the drivers 10 She is a very good player She is one of _ the team 11 Manchester United is a very famous football team They’re one of _the world 12 Melanie is a quick child She reacts the three sisters 13 It was a very bad experience It is one of _my life 14 It’s a very valuable painting It’s _the gallery 15 Spring is a very busy time for me It’s _the year VI Write the sentences from the notes Use the superlative form of the adjective Melanie/ kind person! I know —> Melanie is the kindest person I know Friday/ busy day/ week This watch/ one/ expensive/ the store This Beatles album/ good/ they ever made Alan/ successful salesman/ company .6 That/ funny joke/ I’ve ever heard Mary/ patient person/ my daughters Ten kilometers/ far distance/ he’ve ever run VII Complete the sentences, using the structure er and er or more and more This subject gets harder and harder all the time (hard) I’m just getting more and more confused (confused) It’s becoming for me to keep up (difficult) The textbook just gets (complicated) I spend time on my work (much) My list of things to gets (long) As I waited for my interview, I became _ (nervous) My problem is just getting _ (bad) Since she has been in Britain, her English has got _ (good) 10 My bags seemed to get as I carried them (heavy) 11 Traveling is becoming (expensive) 12 That hole in your pullover is getting (big) VIII Complete each sentence using the information in brackets and the structure with two comparatives (The rent is high.) The bigger a flat is, the higher the rent is (You learn quickly.) The younger you are, (The roads are quiet.) The earlier you leave, (The choice is wide.) The bigger a supermarket is, (I get confused.) The more I try to work this out, (You can speak fluently.) The more you practice, (The beaches get crowded.) The better the weather is, (She became impatient.) The longer she wait, (It’s hard to concentrate.) The more tired you are, 10 (The product is reliable) The higher the price, IX Complete the sentences Use the comparison of the word in brackets Mary isn’t (pretty) as her sister The steak is (expensive) than the fish Of the four dresses, I like the red one (well) Nobody is - (happy) than Miss Snow It was an awful day It was (bad) day of my life John is much _ (strong) than I thought They have got three daughters (old) is 14 years old Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good and good) Mr Brown is _ (delightful) person I have ever known 10 The competition makes the price of goods (cheap and cheap) (3) 11 Sam’s conduct is _ (bad) than Paul’s 12 These boys are (ill-prepared) for employment than my children 13 What is (popular) sport in your country? 14 They speak English _ (fluently) than we 15 Of the three boys, Harry is _ (badly-bred) X Complete the conversations, using the correct form of the word(s) supplied and adding any other words needed A: Why have you bought a new car? B: We needed one with a (big) boot, to take our sports gear A: Which is (small! planet) in our solar system? B: Pluto, isn’t it? I know it’s _ (far) away from the sun A: Do you like playing badminton? B: No I prefer tennis I think tennis is (interesting) badminton A: Who is (good! student) in the class? B: Matthew is student in the class He’s other students (intelligent) A: What’s the weather like in Ho Chi Minh City? B: It’s getting (bad) A: Is April _ (hot! month) of the year? B: Yes, it is A: Shall we go for a swim? It’s lovely and sunny B: I’m not sure There’s quite a strong wind I think you’ll find it’s (not/ warm) it looks, when you get outside A: Which is _ (high) mountain in Africa? B: I’m not sure Kilimanjaro, perhaps A: Where’s that? In Zambia? B: No, it’s (far! north) that Kenya I think A: Which mountain is _ (high), Everest or Kilimanjaro? B: Everest It’s _ (high/ mountain) in the word A: What is _ (important) in one’s life? It’s money, isn’t it? B: in my opinion, health and happiness are _ (important) money A: Hurry up! We’ll miss the train Can’t you run _ (fast)? B: Sorry, I’m going _ (fast) I can already A: OK I guess you’re quite a bit _ (short/I) after all 10 A: I’m very sorry to hear of your mother’s illness B: Unfortunately her illness was _ (serious) we thought at first A Does she feel _ (healthy) now? B: Yes, she’s a little bit _ (good) 11 A: Are you still trying to get that stain out of the rug? B: Yes I’ve tried all sorts of soaps and thing but it’s still _ (clean) when I starry 12 A: We’d better go to the bank this morning B: can’t we go _ (late)? A: No, they shut _ (early/here) they at home 13 A: How was your driving test? B: Oh, not so bad really It was _ (much/easy) I’d expected, in fact A: So, you’ve passed? Yes, I have A: Congratulation! That’s _ (good) news I’ve heard for ages! 14 A: Is your new car as big as the old one? B: No, it’s _ (small), so it uses _ (little) petrol They tested some small cars, and this one costs (little) to run of all the cars in the test 15 A: I hear you were having problems with your business last year Is it _ (good) this year? B: No, I’m afraid it’s _ (bad) if anything A: I suppose people just aren’t spending _ (much/money) they used to XI Complete the sentences with than or as I can’t reach as high as you You’re taller than me / I am He doesn’t know much I know more I don’t work particularly hard Most people work as hard We were very surprised Nobody was more surprised She’s not a very good player I’m a better player They’ve been very lucky I wish we can’t speak as well You speak English very well We can’t speak as well I didn’t spend as much money as you You spent more money XII Some of these sentences are correct, and some are incorrect If a sentence is correct, put a tick () If it is incorrect, cross the wrong word and correct it (4) You’re the luckiest person I know The situation is getting difficulter Silver isn’t as expensive as gold This is the quicker way to school Is Rachel elder than Vicky? Who is the cleverest student of the class? This month has been weter than last month The weather is getting more and more hot The telephone is one of the most useful inventions ever are both better than I 10 You and Luke 11 This game is more exciting as the last one 12 The piano is heavier than the sofa 13 She is the rich woman in the world 14 I don’t have as much tapes as you 15 You’re taller than he is XIII Read this part of Tessa’s letter to her friend about her new job Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank My new job is great I like it (1) better than my old one The people here are (2) than I expected Luckily my new boss isn’t as rude (3) my old boss, Mrs Crossly, was I hate her She was the (4) friendly person I’ve ever met Every on here is older (5) _ In fact I’m the youngest person (6) _ the office The good thing about the job is that I get a (7) more money The bad thing is that the journey isn’t (8) _ simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there Now I have to change buses But I’m allowed to start work early The (9) I leave home, (10) _ the journey because the buses aren’t so crowded a more b most c much d very a more nice b most nice c nicer d nicest a as b so c than d that a from b in c of d out of a bit b less c lot d much a as b less c more d same a early b more early c earliest d earlier 10 a more easy b more c the easier d the easy XIV Write the second sentence so that it uses word in brackets This hotel is more expensive than all the others (most) The moon isn’t as hot as the sun (hotter) I’m not as patient as you (more) The table and the desk are the same size (big) Prices just get higher all the time (and) The dress is cheaper than the skirt (expensive) This crossword is the easiest (difficult) Their excitement was increasing all the time (excited) They were getting I’ve never read a more romantic story (most) It’s the 10 A bus is cheaper than a taxi (less) (5)