COMPARISONS

I. Complete using the comparative form of the words in brackets.

1. Wait! Your bicycle is _________________(fast) than mine!
2. Phew! It's much _________________(hot) than it was yesterday, isn't it?
3. I think you look _________________ (pretty) when you wear your hair up.
4. The price of batteries has gone up. They're a lot _________________(expensive) than last time.
5. Angus hasn't been practicing the piano and he's got a lot _________________ (bad).
6. His new film is much _________________ (entertaining) than his last one. I loved that one!
7. Tell us another joke - but a _________________ (short) one this time! That one took forever!
8. I didn't win the lottery. Maybe I'll be _________________ (lucky) next time.
9. The Russian athlete threw the discus _________________ (far) than all the others and won gold.
10. I think these biscuits are even _________________ (nice) than the last ones you made!
11. Your brother is much _________________ (tall) than mine.
12. This island used to be much _________________ (green) before the forest fires.
13. Slow down! You're _________________ (fit) than me and I can't keep up!
14. Veronica seems _________________ (happy) since she moved schools.
15. It's actually _________________ (trendy) to wear your hair up this year.
16. As the time for the performance got nearer, I got _________________ (nervous).
17. Old people are often _________________ (wise) than young people.
18. Why don't you try and find a ________________ (cheap) computer game and save some money?
19. Matt seems to have got even _________________ (lazy) than he used to be.
20. If the problem gets any _____________ (serious), we may need to inform the manager about it.
21. If you work _______________ (quickly), you'll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.
22. Ben says he's feeling much _____________ (well) after his illness.
23. I have even _____________ (little) free time this year than I did last year.
24. The news was much _____________ (bad) than anyone had feared.
25. You'll need to be able to run _____________ (far) than this if you're going to do the marathon.
II. Complete using the superlative forms of the words in the box

bad big far funny hard kind scary tasty

1. This is the ________________ song I've ever heard! It's terrible!
2. Ivy is the ________________ woman I know. She'll do anything for anybody.
3. Listen! I promise you, this is the ________________ joke ever! Well, a man goes into a shop…

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 4. Mmm! This is the ________________ soup you've made so far.
5. What's the ________________ thing about English grammar for you?
6. Ben appeared and he was carrying the ________________ present I'd ever seen. It was huge!
7. We had a competition to see who could swim the ________________
8. Sandra told us the ________________ ghost story she could, and it was really frightening!
III.Complete using the superlative forms of the words in brackets
1. I think Mohammed Ali was the _________________ (GREAT) boxer that ever lived.
2. It was the _________________ (BORING) film I had ever seen.
3. Our teacher told us that the student with the ________________ (HIGH) mark would get a prize.
4. Ginger is one of the _________________ (LUCKY) cats alive - he's been hit by a car three
times and has never been hurt!
5. Out of all the students in my music school, I practise _________________ (OFTEN).
6. The Pacific is the _________________ (DEEP) ocean in the world.
7. That's the _________________ (UGLY) fish I've ever seen!
8. I was ill before the exam and I did _________________ (BADLY) out of the whole class.
9. The _________________ (FAR) I've run in one day is about ten kilometres.
10. Don't you think this would be the _________________ (LOVELY) spot for a picnic?
11. But that's the _________________ (CRAZY) idea I've ever heard!
12. I asked the assistant to show me the _________________ (MODERN) phone they had.
13. I told the manager that it was the _________________ (BAD) hotel I had ever stayed in.
14. Who do you think is the _________________ (LITTLE) talented actor to win an Oscar?
15. Out of all the members of the choir, Jason sang _________________ (WELL).
IV. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has similar meaning to the first
one. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. I have never read a better book than this one. ever
This is the ___________________________________ read.
2. Nobody has ever been this far into the jungle. the
This is ____________________________________ has ever been into the jungle.
3. I have never worked so hard in my whole life. ever
It was the __________________________________ in my whole life.
4. Liam is the tallest boy in the class. than
Every other boy in the class _____________________ Liam.

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 5. This is the nicest beach along this part of the coast. than
This ____________________________________ the others along this part of the coast
6. I read that Mount Everest is the highest mountain. no
I read that __________________________________Mount Everest.
7. Has anyone ever been this far north before? the
Is ______________________________________has ever been?
8. The painting Ed did is the ugliest one you can imagine. than
You can't imagine __________________________________ the one Ed did.
9. This stamp is rarer than any other in my collection. more
The other stamps in my collection _____________________________ this one.
10. Nobody In the class runs as fast as Pedro. runner
Pedro ___________________________________ in the class.
V. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has similar meaning to the first
one. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. Sarah is a better swimmer than Jessica.
swim Jessica doesn’t ______________________________________Sarah.
2. Mark and Tony are equally tall.
height Mark is___________________________________________ Tony.
3. Jane is more enthusiastic about sports than Brendan is.
keen Brendan isn’t _______________________________________ Jane is.
4. The baby’s temperature kept rising, so we took him to hospital.
higher The baby’s temperature was________________________, so we took him to hospital.
5. Patrick doesn’t usually forget his appointments.
like It is___________________________________________ his appointments.
6. As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing.
harder The darker__________________________________ it was for us to see.
7. Daniel is the worst cook I’ve ever known.
cook None of the people I know ________________________________Daniel.
8. I couldn’t find a bigger house in the area.
the This was____________________________________ I could find in the area.
9. The children’s performance made quite an impression on us.
rather We were______________________________ the children’s performance.

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 10. Jeremy doesn’t run as fast as Jonathan.
so Jeremy is not___________________________________________ Jonathan.
VI. Complete each sentence by choosing A, B, C or D
1. I can't stand this weather. It's getting _______________
A. more and more C. coldest and coldest
B. worse and worse D. further and further
2. Although Brenda came last, everyone agreed she had_________ her best.
A. done B. made C. had D. got
3. I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary __________
A. did B. can C. will D. does
4. The more you water this plant, the __________ it will grow.
A. best B. tall C. wetter D. faster
5. From now on, we won't be able to go out as much as we ___________
A. were B. had C. used to D. will
6. I've never owned ___________independent cat as this one!
A. a more than C. a so
B. such an D. as much an
7. Brian has been working _________ since he was promoted.
A. much harder C. just as hardly
B. as harder D. more hardly
8. I've been feeling __________tired lately, doctor.
A. such a C. more and more
B. the most D. much
9. This exercise will give you _____________ practice.
A. farther C. as better
B. much more D. a lot

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