COMPARATIVE EXERCISES
I. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
older
1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old)__________________Julie
more high
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ____________________ mountains in Europe.
larger
3. An ocean is (large) _____________________ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
more expensive
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ________________________ a Twingo.
5. John's results were bad. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were (bad)
worse
_______________ John's.
more easy
6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy) _____________________ I expected.
better
7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good) _______________
next week.
more friendly
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) ____________________ in small
towns.
more important
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) _____________________ person.
more difficult
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ____________________to learn than English.
II. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
larger
1. My suitcase is …………………… (large) than your suitcase.
more beautiful (beautiful) than the one in the window.
2. This scarf ………………………
more expensive
3. The palace Hotel was …………………………(expensive) than the Grosvenor.
better
4. John is a ………………………(good) gardener than Stuart.
worse
5. They are not going to the ………………………… (bad) hotel.
more expensive
6. The palace is the ……………………… (expensive) hotel.
better
7. John is the …………………………… (good) gardener.
most beautiful
8. These are the …………………………………… (beautiful) colours.
worse
9. Mr. Smith is ……………………………… (bad) today than yesterday.
III. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
bigger
1. My house is (big) …………………….. than yours.
more beautiful
2. This flower is (beautiful) ……………………………..than that one.
3. This is the (interesting) most interesting
………………………book I have ever read.
longger
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) ……………………………..than smokers.
more dangerou
5. Which is the (dangerous) ……………………………..animal in the world?
better
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) ……………………….than a holiday in the mountains.
most expensive
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) …………………………….than a beer.
richer
8. Who is the (rich) ……………………….woman on earth?
worse
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) ………………………………than last summer.
more clever
10. He was the (clever) ………………………………….thief of all.
IV. Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
taller
1. John is (tall) Glen.
2. Janet is (beautiful)more beautiful as
……………………Jenifer.
as crazy
3. You are (crazy) …………………..my sister.
faster
4. We can run (fast) ……………………..they can.
as not strict
5. My mom is (not / strict) …………………….your mum.
not trendy as
6. Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) ………………………mine.
not interesting
7. Matrix II was (not / interesting) …………………………Matrix I.
8. This yoghurt (not / taste / good) not good as
………………………..the one I bought yesterday.
9. I can do (many / press-ups) …………………………..you.
10. I (not / earn / much / money) not much money as
………………………you do.
V. Put the adjectives into the correct form.
larger
1. Los Angeles is (large) ……………. than Chicago.
2. But New York is the (large) most larger
………………….. city of the United States.
better
3. The weather in Hollywood is (good) ……………….. than in New York or New Jersey.
older
4. Nestor Studios is the (old) ………………………………movie company in Hollywood.
more interesting
5. Disneyland is (interesting) ………………………than any other amusement park.
VI. complete these sentences by the words given
1. Her daughter ismore beautiful (beautiful).
…………….her
more hot
2. Summer is………………..season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t more dangerou looks (dangerous)
………………..it
4. In the past, people were ………………..than today (polite)
colder
5. It is ………..today than it was yesterday (cold)
cheaper
6. Our hotel was …………..than all the others in the town (cheap)
longer
7. What’s ………………..river in the world (long)
worse
8. It was an awful day. It was ………….day of my life (bad)
more high
9. Everest is……………………mountain in the world. It is ………….than any other mountain (high)
more comfortable
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………(comfortable)
VII. Rewrite these sentences in the same meaning.
1. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
this is teh most delicious cake i´ve ever tasted
–> I’ve…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
dependable person
–> George is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
very kind-hearted
–> Your mother is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr. John.
a better teacher in this school
–> Mr. John is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Have you got any bigger than that one?
bigger than that?
–> Is this………………………....................................................................................................?
