HSG 9

EXERCISES I. Complete the sentences using as ... as. Choose one of the following words.


1, I don’t earn as much as I’d like. 2. Oh, don’t sit there. The stool isn’t ______________ the armchair. 3. I didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in _______. I can. 4. We can’t do crosswords _____ you do. 5. I’m sorry I’m a bit late. I got here I could. 6. We like to keep fit, so we go swimming we can. 7. It was a difficult question. I answered it __________ I could. 8. I prefer surfing to swimming. Swimming isn’t surfing. 9. 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. 1. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter? 2. The dining room is so small. I like it a bit______ . 3. The exam was surprisingly easy. I expected it to be______. 4. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere______ . 5. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look______ today. 6. You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ______ away? 7. Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do______ .
8. You’re driving too fast. Could you drive ______? 9. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do 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. 1. They’ve made these chocolate bars smaller. (small) 2. Sport is more interesting than po1itics. (interesting) 3. We could have found the place____________ with a map. (easily) 4. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed ______ ______ usual. (early)
5. The weather is getting _________. (bad) 6. Health and happiness are ______ ______ money. (important) 7. You need to draw it ____________ ______. (carefully) 8. I like living in the country. It’s __________ living in the town. (peaceful) 9. 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. 1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
It’s colder today than it was yesterday. 2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. Traveling by car is 3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20 but Joe only got 15%. Joe did
4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30.
My friends 5. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long.
The film
6. The cassette’s $11.000, and the CD is $18.000.
The CD
7. Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped after eight kilometers. I ran 8. The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925. The castle 9. 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