COMPARISONS exercise 1

COMPARISONS
A. Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Example: new - _____ - _______ Answer: new - newer - newest

1) old ____________________ ____________________
2) bad ____________________ ____________________
3) difficult ____________________ ____________________
4) large ____________________ ____________________
5) good ____________________ ____________________
6) big ____________________ ____________________
7) easy ____________________ ____________________
8) much ____________________ ____________________
9) little ____________________ ____________________
10) interesting ____________________ ____________________
B. 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.

1) The blue car is _____________  the red car. (fast)
2) Peter is _____________  Fred. (not/tall)
3) The violin is _____________  the cello. (not/low)
4) This copy is_____________  the other one. (bad)
5) Oliver is_____________  Peter. (optimistic)
6) Today it`s _____________ yesterday. (not/windy)
7) The tomato soup was _____________ the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8) Grapefruit juice is _____________ lemonade. (not/sweet)
9) Nick is _____________ Kevin. (brave)
10) Silver is_____________ gold. (not/heavy)
C. Put in the adjective from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative). Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car. Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much _____________ than my father.
2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was_____________.
3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the_____________ place in the USA?
4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is _____________ than Stan.
5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher`s voice is _____________ than my mother’s.
6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the _____________ baby on earth.
7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a _____________ family.
8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we`ll have even _____________ time.
9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is _____________ than Lucy.
10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the _____________ castle we visited during our holidays.
D. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Ms. Jones isn`t as nice ................. Ms. Smith.
A. as B. for C. like D. to
2. 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
3. Although she is very popular, she is not ............. her sister.
A. pretty as B. as pretty
C. prettier than D. most pretty than
4. Tuition at an American university runs …….... six thousand dollars a semester.
A. so high as B. as high to C. as high as D. as high than
5. Everyone looks much ................ today than they did yesterday.
A. happy B. more happily C. happily D. happier
6. Mr. Brown receives a ............. salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
7. The Boeing 747 is twice ................. the Boeing 707.
A. bigger than B. as bigger as
C. as big as D. more bigger than
8. "Do you know that beautiful lady over there?" "Yes, that`s Wanida. She`s ...................... in her group.
A. more beautiful than any girl
B. more beautiful than any other girl
C. so beautiful as other girl
D. beautiful more than another girl
9. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was ........... my mother.
A. more big than B. so big than C. as big as D. too big than
10. He is not ……………………tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
11. John’s grades are ………………..than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. high D. the