COMPARIS0N
A.Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Jeremy is
(old)__________________Julie
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ____________________
mountains inEurope.
3. An ocean is (large) _____________________ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ________________________ a Twingo.
5. John’s results were bad. Fred’s results were very poor. Fred’s results were
(bad) _______________ John’s.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) _____________________ I
expected.
7. The weather is not good today – it’s raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) _______________ next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)
____________________ in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important)
_____________________ person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ____________________to learn than
English.
11.My suitcase is…………………… (large) than your suitcase.
12. This scarf ……………………… (beautiful) than the one in the window.
13. The palace Hotel was …………………………(expensive) than the
Grosvenor.
14. John is a ………………………(good) gardener than Stuart.
15. They are not going to the ………………………… (bad) hotel.
16. The palace is the ……………………… (expensive) hotel.
17. John is the …………………………… (good) gardener.
18. These are the …………………………………… (beautiful) colours.
19. Mr.Smith is ……………………………… (bad) today than yesterday.
20.My house is (big) …………………….. than yours.
21.This flower is (beautiful) ……………………………..than that one.
22.This is the (interesting) ………………………book I have ever read.
23.Non-smokers usually live (long) ……………………………..than smokers.
24.Which is the (dangerous) ……………………………..animal in the world?
25A holiday by the sea is (good) ……………………….than a holiday in the
mountains.
26.It is strange but often a coke
is (expensive) …………………………….than a beer.
27.Who is the (rich) ……………………….woman on earth?
28.The weather this summer is even (bad) ………………………………than
last summer.
29.He was the (clever) ………………………………….thief of all.
30.Los Angeles is (large) ……………. than Chicago.
31.But New York is the (large) ………………….. city of the United States.
32.The weather in Hollywood is (good) ……………….. than in New
York or New Jersey.
33.Nestor Studios is the (old) ………………………………movie company in
Hollywood.
34.Disneyland is (interesting) ………………………than any other amusement
park.
35..Her daughter is …………….her (beautiful).
36. Summer is………………..season of the year (hot)
37. That dog isn’t ………………..it looks (dangerous)
38. In the past, people were ………………..than today (polite)
39. It is ………..today than it was yesterday (cold)
40. Our hotel was …………..than all the others in the town (cheap)
41. What’s ………………..river in the world (long)
42. It was an awful day. It was ………….day of my life (bad)
43. Everest is……………………mountain in the world. It is ………….than
any other mountain (high)
44. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………(comfortable)
B.Fill in the comparison with as … as or so... as
1.John is (tall) Glen.
2.Janet is (beautiful) ……………………Jeniffer.
3.You are (crazy) …………………..my sister.
4.We can run (fast) ……………………..they can.
5.My mom is (not / strict) …………………….your mum.
6.Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) ………………………mine.
7.Matrix II was (not / interesting) …………………………Matrix I.
8.This yoghurt (not / taste / good) ………………………..the one I bought
yesterday.
9.I can do (many / press-ups) …………………………..you.
10.I (not / earn / much / money) ………………………you do.
