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Comparison of Adjectives
Exercise I. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative)
Ex: Hue / small / Hanoi -> Hue is smaller than Hanoi.
1- My school / big / your school.
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2- Lan / young / Hoa.
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3- My father / old / my mother.
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4- This ruler / long / that ruler.
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5- This room / large / my room.
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6- The boys / strong / the girls.
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7- My house / tall / your house.
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8- Nam / short / his sister.
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Exercise II. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative)
1- Rivers are (big)……………………………. than lakes.
2- The Mekong river is (long)………………….. than the Red river.
3- Everest is the (high)……………………. mountain in the world.
4- Hoa is the (short) ……………………girl in our class.
5- My mother is (old) …………………….than my teacher.
6- The Amazon River is the (deep)……………… river in the world
7- The Summer is the (hot)………………………. season in a year.
8- Nga and Lan are (short)…………………….. than Minh.
9- My mother is (young)…………………… than my father.
10- Ha Noi is (small)………………….than Ho Chi Minh city.
11- This boy is (tall)………………………..than that boy.
12- A dictionary is (thick)……………………….. than a notebook.
13- The Great Wall is the (long) …………….structure in the world
14-Buildings are (high)…………………….. than houses.
15- Lan is the (happy)………………………. student in my class.
16- Our parents are the (good)……………………….. people.
17- This girl is the (thin)………………………… in her class.
18- The winter is the (cold)…………………. season in a year.

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Exercise III. 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 in Europe.
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.

Exercise IV. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My suitcase is  …………………… (large) than your suitcase. 
2. This scarf ……………………… (beautiful) than the one in the window. 
3. The palace Hotel was …………………………(expensive) than the Grosvenor. 
4. John is a ………………………(good) gardener than Stuart. 
5. They are not going to the ………………………… (bad) hotel. 
6. The palace is the  ……………………… (expensive) hotel. 
7. John is the …………………………… (good) gardener. 
8. These are the …………………………………… (beautiful) colors. 
9. Mr.Smith is ……………………………… (bad) today than yesterday. 
Exercise V. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
     1. My house is (big) …………………….. than yours.
     2. This flower is (beautiful) ……………………………..than that one.
     3. This is the (interesting) ………………………book I have ever read.
     4. Non-smokers usually live (long) ……………………………..than smokers.
     5. Which is the (dangerous) ……………………………..animal in the world?
     6. A holiday by the sea is (good) ……………………….than a holiday in the mountains.
     7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) …………………………….than a beer.
     8. Who is the (rich) ……………………….woman on earth?
     9. The weather this summer is even (bad) ………………………………than last summer.
     10. He was the (clever) ………………………………….thief of all.

Exercise VI. Put the adjectives into the correct form.

     1. Los Angeles is (large) ……………. than Chicago.
     2. But New York is the (large) ………………….. city of the United States.
     3. The weather in Hollywood is (good) ……………….. than in New York or New Jersey.
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     4. Nestor Studios is the (old) ………………………………movie company in Hollywood.
     5. Disneyland is (interesting) ………………………than any other amusement park.

Exercise VII. Complete these sentences by the words given.

1. Her daughter is …………….her (beautiful). 
2. Summer is………………..season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t ………………..it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were ………………..than today (polite)
5. It is ………..today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was …………..than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What’s ………………..river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was ………….day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is……………………mountain in the world. It is ………….than any other mountain
(high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………(comfortable)

Exercise VIII. Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

1. John is (tall)………Glen
2. Janet is (beautiful) ……………………Jennifer.
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.

Exercise IX. Rewrite these sentences in the same meaning.

1- Lan is taller than Hoa. -> Hoa is ………………….………………………….…………
2- I am bigger than my sister. -> My sister is ………….………………………..….………….
3- Jane cooks better than me. -> I cook………………………………………………..……….
4- My mom is younger than my dad. -> My dad is …………………………………………….
5- Nam is thinner than Minh. -> Minh is ……………………………………………………
6- My father is heavier than me. -> I am ……………………………………………………...
7- That tree is higher than this tree. -> This tree is …………………………………………….
8- My shirt is older than your shirt. -> Your shirt is …………………………………………..

Exercise X. Rewrite these sentences in the same meaning.

1. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
–> I’ve…………………………..
2. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
–> George is…………………………
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3. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
–> Your mother is ……………………
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
–> Mr John is……………………………..
5. Have you got any bigger than that one?
–> Is this………………………………...?

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