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Comparison Repeated Comparative and Double Compara - 5515
Comparison Repeated Comparative and Double Compara - 5515
Comparison Repeated Comparative and Double Compara - 5515
Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into the correct form before placing it in a space in
the sentences.
better less
loud happy
hot merry
probable late
small safe
better fast
more cheap
rich more
big hard
1. The __________ you study for these exams, the __________ you will do.
2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the __________ a bottle you find, the __________ it will be for
us.
3. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the __________ it is at night, the __________ he
plays his music!
4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The __________ the food is, the __________ he
likes it.
5. Of course you can come to the party. The __________ the __________.
6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The __________ she knows about it, the
___________.
7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The __________ the dog, the __________ he feels.
8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. The _________ he becomes, the
________ he is.
9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The __________ you drive in the city, the __________ it is
that you will have an accident.
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 2
As I get older, I become more irritable I usually eat very little and I get
fat
THE OLDER I get, THE MORE IRRITABLE I become THE LESS I eat, THE FATTER
I get
1.- If a child is well brought up, he will 4.- If you study hard, you’ll find exam quite
behave well easy
2.- If you always drive so fast, you’re likely to 5.- I waited for him for a long time and I was
have getting
an accident worried
3.- If you work so little, you’ll have low marks 6.- I practised a lot of sport and I became fit
in your
exams 7.- I explained it to him a lot of times and he
couldn’t
understand at all
14.- If you are careful when driving, you’ll
8.- How cold! I put on a lot of clothes and I’m have few
still accidents
cold
15.- He earns a lot of money, but his wife is
9.- I’ve known him for a long time, but I still always
don’t like complaining
him
10.- If the students are clever, they’re easy to 16.- If you do a lot of exercises, you’ll learn
teach the
subject well
11.- It’s better if you come back soon
17.- I listened to his story for a long time and
12.- It’ll be worse if you pay him a lot of I was
attention more and more surprised
13.- If you work in a pleasant atmosphere, 18.- If you live far from your school, you’ll
you won’t have to get
be stressed up early
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 3
2. As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather.
3. When I met him I didn’t like him at all but I do, now that I know him
better.
4. She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient.
9. If you drink a lot of coffee, you’ll get more and more nervous.
10. When people eat very quickly, there is a high chance of indigestion.
16. I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused.
1.- Oil and water don’t mix very easily because water isn’t ..............
……………................ oil.
(thick)
11.- You haven’t done this exam ...........………...................... you usually do. I
think you must
study ................................………......... next time.
(well/hard)
13.- Minor roads have ..........................………........ traffic but they are ..........
…...................
and ..................................………........... motorways.
(little/slow/dangerous)
15.- Excuse me, can you tell me where ..........……………..................... post office
is?
(near)