COMPARATIVES

Write the comparative:

1.- old 6.- good

2.- strong 7.- large

3.-happy 8.- serious

4.- modern 9.- pretty

5.- important 10.- crowded

Write the opposite of these comparatives:

1.- younger 4.- better

2.- colder 5.- nearer

3.- cheaper 6.- easier

Complete the sentences using a comparative:

1.- Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a ______________ one.

2.- My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ________________________.

3.- You’re not very tall. Your brother is ______________________________________.

4.- David doesn’t work very hard. I work ____________________________________.

5.- My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is __________________________________.

6.- Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is _____________________________________.

7.- These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ___________________________.

8.- My bag isn’t very heavy. Your bag is ______________________________________.

9.- I’m not very interested in art. I’m _________________________________ in history.

10.- It isn’t very warm today. It was __________________________________ yesterday.

11.- These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted ___________________.

12.- Britain isn’t very big. France is ____________________________________________.

13.- London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ________________________________________.

14.- This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a _______________________________
one?

15.- People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were _________________________.

Translate into English:

1.- Tu coche no es Viejo. Mi coche es más viejo.

YOUR CAR IS NOT OLD. MY CAR IS OLDER THAN YOUR.

2.- Me siento mejor ahora que esta mañana.

3.- Este queso es más caro pero sabe mejor.

4.- No me gustan los autobuses. Viajo en tren porque es más rápido y más cómodo.

5.- Me levanté más pronto ayer y estaba más cansado por la noche.

6.- Tengo un trabajo más fácil ahora.

7.- El Hotel Central está más lejos pero es más barato.

Write sentences using than and comparing Liz with Ben:

LIZ BEN

I’m 24.
I’m 26.
I’m a very good swimmer.
I’m not a very good swimmer.

I’m 1 meter 68 tall. I’m 1 meter 63 tall.

I start work at 8 o’clock. I start work at 8.30.

I don’t work very hard. I work very hard.

I haven’t got much money. I’ve got a lot of money.

I’m a very good driver. I’m not a very good driver.

I’m not very patient.
I’m very patient.
I’m not a very good dancer.
I’m a good dancer.
I’m very intelligent.
I’m not very intelligent.
I speak French very well.
I don’t speak French very well.
I don’t go to the cinema very
much. I go to the cinema a lot.