COMPARISON: MAIN TYPES I Give the correct comparision form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets Adj/Adv Comparatives Superlatives beautiful hot difficult tall few modern good late attractive II Use the correct form of adjectives and adverbs in blankets My Tam is one of (popular) …………………… singers in my country People today aren’t very polite In the past they were (polite)………………………………… Health and happiness are (important)………………………………… than money Today, English is the (international)………………………………… of languages Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) ……………………………………… chimpanzees Daisy studies as (good)………………………………… as David The teacher speaks English (fluently)………………………………… than we My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is (soft)……………………than my mother's The weather this summer is even (hot)…………………….than last summer 10 Lucy is clever, but Carol is (clever)………………………………… than Lucy 11 Being a firefighter is (dangerous) …………………… than being a builder 12 They live in a (big) …………………house, but Fred lives in a (big) …………………one 13 The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ……………………………… than the white one 14 This is (exciting) …………………… film I’ve ever seen 15 He is (clever) …………………… student in my group 16 Your voice is ( bad ) ………………… than mine 17 He is the (happy)…………………………………………………….in his family 18 England isn't (mountainous country)…………………………….Scotland 19 Reykjavik is the world's (northern)……………………………capital city 20 Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn't spend half (time)………………on it ……………………….you should have! 21 Don't worry, you'll be OK with Gary, he's (careful driver)……………….you could wish to have 22 In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) ……………………………….Italian 23 Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy)……………………………….athletes in the world III Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words provided Daisy is 25 Anne is 23 Daisy………………………………………………… My bicycle costs 100 dollars Your costs 50 dollars My bicycle……………………………………………… Barbara plays the piano very well I’m not very good Barbara………………………………………………… Nothing is faster than the speed of light The speed of light……………………………… I didn’t spend as much money as you You……………………………………………………………………… No river in the world is longer than the Nile The Nile ………………………………………………………… IV Choose the best answer I don’t work so hard my father A so B as C than D more Sam is the student in my class A tall B most tall C taller D tallest No one in my class is beautiful her A as/as B more/as C as/than D the/more The test is not difficult it was last month A as / as B so / as C more / as D A & B are correct Peter usually drives Mary A more fast B fast than C faster than D B & C are correct My grandmother feels much whenever I give her a homemade cake on Mother’s Day A happier B more happily C the happiest D the most happily It was day of the year A the colder B the coldest C coldest D colder He drives …… his brother A more careful than B more carefully C more carefully than D as careful as 10 Robert does not have _ Peter does A money more than B as many money as C more money as D as much money as 11 The Mekong Delta is _ deltas in Vietnam A the largest of the two B one of the two largest C the more larger of the two D one of the two larger 12 My bedroom is room in my house A tidier than B the tidiest C the most tidy D more tidier 13 Hotels have developed……….restaurants A as rapidly as B so rapidly as C as rapidly that D as rapidly than 14 Computers are regarded as…………tools today A much modern than B the most modern C modern as D more modern 15 My sister dances ……… than me A gooder B weller C better D more good 16 My new sofa is than the old one A more comfortable B comfortably C more comfortabler D comfortable 17 The rooms in Graduate Towers are………Patterson Hall A larger than B larger than that of C larger than those in D larger than in 18 He did the test ……… I did A as bad as B badder than C more badly than D worse than 19 You can take………books as you want A as many B as much C so much D too many 20 The………accident in the history of the city occurred last night A badest B most bad C worse D worst 21 He finished the test……….of all A quickly B the most quickly C most quickly D more quickly 22 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 23 She sings ……… among the singers I have known A the most beautiful B the more beautiful C the most beautifully D the more beautifully 24 The Duke of Westminster is………in Britain A second richest person B the richest second person C the second richest person D the richest the second 25 She runs …… in my class A the slowest B the most slow C the slowly D the most slowly 26 Her office is away than mine A father B more far C farther D farer 27 She is singer I’ve ever met A worse B bad C the worst D badly 28 Mary is responsible as Peter A more B the most C much D as 29 It is in the city than it is in the country A noisily B more noisier C noisier D noisy 30 She is student in my class A most hard-working B more hard-working C the most hard-working D as hard-working 31 The English test was than I thought it would be A the easier B more easy C easiest D easier 32 English is thought to be than Math A harder B the more hard C hardest D the hardest 33 Jupiter is planet in the solar system A the biggest B the bigger C bigger D biggest 34 There are some things Americans would change, and thing people would change is their education A the biggest B a big C the D a bigger 35 Cultural diversity makes our country by making it a place in which to live A rich - more interesting B richest - most interesting C richer - most interesting D richer - more interesting 36 These days, in India, there are married couples who live on their own than before A more B many C less D little 37 In some countries in the Middle East, people stand to each other than those in North America in a conversation A most closely B more closely C closer D closest 38 Wedding ceremonies are now than they used to be in the past A less complicated B the most complicated C as complicated D the least complicated 39 It's much to celebrate a small and cozy wedding to save money A best B better C the best D the better 40 In some Asian families, parents tend to have far control over their children than those in some American families A the most B the more C more D most 41 This is wedding party I’ve ever attended A the more memorable B more memorable C the most memorable D most memorable 42 Chocolates and flowers are by far presents for mothers on Mother's Day in the UK A more popular B the more popular C less popular D the most popular 43 Chuseok is one of celebrations in the Korean calendar when Koreans give thanks to nature A the most important B the more important C the less important D more important 44 The more polite you appear to be, your partner will be A the happiest B the happier C the most happily D the more happily 45 Of the two bridesmaids, Lisa turned out to be A the most charming B the least charming C more charming D the more charming 46 The Korean are than the American in addressing their bosses A more formal B formal C most formal D the most formal 47 There are occasions for giving gifts in modern societies than before A less B more C the least D the most 48 June has become month for weddings in many countries when the symbolic flowers, roses, usually bloom A more popular B less popular C the most popular D the least popular 49 Before doing something important, Vietnamese people always try to choose time for it A better B less good C the least good D the best KEY COMPARISON: MAIN TYPES I Give the correct comparision form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets Adj/Adv Comparatives Superlatives beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful hot hotter the hottest difficult more difficult the most difficult tall taller the tallest few fewer the fewest modern more modern the most modern good better the best late later the latest attractive more attractive the most attractive II Use the correct form of adjectives and adverbs in blankets My Tam is one of (popular) …the most popular………………… singers in my country People today aren’t very polite In the past they were (polite)……more polite……………… Health and happiness are (important)……more important…………………………… than money Today, English is the (international)……the most international……………of languages Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) …as intelligent as……………… chimpanzees Daisy studies as (good)…………well……………………… as David The teacher speaks English (fluently)………more fluently………………………… than we My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is (soft)……softer………than my mother's The weather this summer is even (hot)……hotter……………….than last summer 10 Lucy is clever, but Carol is (clever)……more clever/cleverer……………than Lucy 11 Being a firefighter is (dangerous) …more dangerous………………… than being a builder 12 They live in a (big) ……big……………house, but Fred lives in a (big) ……bigger……one 13 The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) …more expensive………… than the white one 14 This is (exciting) …the most exciting………………… film I’ve ever seen 15 He is (clever) …the most clever/the cleverest………………… student in my group 16 Your voice is ( bad ) …worse……………… than mine 17 He is the (happy)…………happiest………………………………………….in his family 18 England isn't (mountainous country) _as mountainous country as Scotland 19 Reykjavik is the world's (northern) _northernest _ capital city 20 Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn't spend half (time) more time _ on it than you should have! 21 Don't worry, you'll be OK with Gary, he's (careful driver) the most careful driver _ you could wish to have 22 In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) more frequently than _ Italian 23 Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) the heaviest athletes in the world III Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words provided Daisy is 25 Anne is 23 Daisy is older than Anne My bicycle costs 100 dollars Your costs 50 dollars My bicycle is more expensive than yours Barbara plays the piano very well I’m not very good Barbara plays the piano better than me Nothing is faster than the speed of light The speed of light is the fastest I didn’t spend as much money as you You spend more money than I did No river in the world is longer than the Nile The Nile is the longest river in the world IV Choose the best answer I don’t work so hard my father A so B as C than D more Sam is the student in my class A tall B most tall C taller D tallest No one in my class is beautiful her A as/as B more/as C as/than D the/more The test is not difficult it was last month A as / as B so / as C more / as D A & B are correct Peter usually drives Mary A more fast B fast than C faster than D B & C are correct My grandmother feels much whenever I give her a homemade cake on Mother’s Day A happier B more happily C the happiest D the most happily It was day of the year A the colder B the coldest C coldest D colder He drives …… his brother A more careful than B more carefully C more carefully than D as careful as 10 Robert does not have _ Peter does A money more than B as many money as C more money as D as much money as 11 The Mekong Delta is _ deltas in Vietnam A the largest of the two B one of the two largest C the more larger of the two D one of the two larger 12 My bedroom is room in my house A tidier than B the tidiest C the most tidy D more tidier 13 Hotels have developed……….restaurants A as rapidly as B so rapidly as C as rapidly that D as rapidly than 14 Computers are regarded as…………tools today A much modern than B the most modern C modern as D more modern 15 My sister dances ……… than me A gooder B weller C better D more good 16 My new sofa is than the old one A more comfortable B comfortably C more comfortabler D comfortable 17 The rooms in Graduate Towers are………Patterson Hall A larger than B larger than that of C larger than those in D larger than in 18 He did the test ……… I did A as bad as B badder than C more badly than D worse than 19 You can take………books as you want A as many B as much C so much D too many 20 The………accident in the history of the city occurred last night A badest B most bad C worse D worst 21 He finished the test……….of all A quickly B the most quickly C most quickly D more quickly 22 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 23 She sings ……… among the singers I have known A the most beautiful B the more beautiful C the most beautifully D the more beautifully 24 The Duke of Westminster is………in Britain A second richest person B the richest second person C the second richest person D the richest the second 25 She runs …… in my class A the slowest B the most slow C the slowly D the most slowly 26 Her office is away than mine A father B more far C farther D farer 27 She is singer I’ve ever met A worse B bad C the worst D badly 28 Mary is responsible as Peter A more B the most C much D as 29 It is in the city than it is in the country A noisily B more noisier C noisier D noisy 30 She is student in my class A most hard-working B more hard-working C the most hard-working D as hard-working 31 The English test was than I thought it would be A the easier B more easy C easiest D easier 32 English is thought to be than Math A harder B the more hard C hardest D the hardest 33 Jupiter is planet in the solar system A the biggest B the bigger C bigger D biggest 34 There are some things Americans would change, and thing people would change is their education A the biggest B a big C the D a bigger 35 Cultural diversity makes our country by making it a place in which to live A rich - more interesting B richest - most interesting C richer - most interesting D richer - more interesting 36 These days, in India, there are married couples who live on their own than before A more B many C less D little 37 In some countries in the Middle East, people stand to each other than those in North America in a conversation A most closely B more closely C closer D closest 38 Wedding ceremonies are now than they used to be in the past A less complicated B the most complicated C as complicated D the least complicated 39 It's much to celebrate a small and cozy wedding to save money A best B better C the best D the better 40 In some Asian families, parents tend to have far control over their children than those in some American families A the most B the more C more D most 41 This is wedding party I’ve ever attended A the more memorable B more memorable C the most memorable D most memorable 42 Chocolates and flowers are by far presents for mothers on Mother's Day in the UK A more popular B the more popular C less popular D the most popular 43 Chuseok is one of celebrations in the Korean calendar when Koreans give thanks to nature A the most important B the more important C the less important D more important 44 The more polite you appear to be, your partner will be A the happiest B the happier C the most happily D the more happily 45 Of the two bridesmaids, Lisa turned out to be A the most charming B the least charming C more charming D the more charming 46 The Korean are than the American in addressing their bosses A more formal B formal C most formal D the most formal 47 There are occasions for giving gifts in modern societies than before A less B more C the least D the most 48 June has become month for weddings in many countries when the symbolic flowers, roses, usually bloom A more popular B less popular C the most popular D the least popular 49 Before doing something important, Vietnamese people always try to choose time for it A better B less good C the least good D the best 10 ... most quickly C most quickly D more quickly 22 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 23 She sings ……… among the singers I have known A the most beautiful... most quickly C most quickly D more quickly 22 Tom is than David A handsome B the more handsome C more handsome D the most handsome 23 She sings ……… among the singers I have known A the most beautiful... speaks English (fluently)………more fluently………………………… than we My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is (soft)……softer………than my mother's The weather this summer is even (hot)……hotter……………….than