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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Comparatives

A. Complete each sentence with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. The Earth is ........................................

larger than (large) than the Moon.

2. Dani deVito is ........................................

shorter than (short) than Arnold Shwarzenegger.

3. History is ........................................
more boring (boring) than physics.

4. Barcelona is ........................................
livelier (lively) than Madrid.

5. Mr Bean is ........................................
funnier (funny) than Homer Simpson.

6. Roller Coasters are ........................................

more exciting (exciting) than studying.

7. James Bond is ........................................

more adventurous (adventurous) than Batman.

8. Glasses are ........................................

easier (easy) to break than phones.

9. Hippos are ........................................

less dangerous (dangerous) than lions.

10. The Hulk is ........................................

angrier (angry) than Donald Duck.

11. Vegetables are ........................................

healthier (healthy) for you than hamburgers.

12. Russia is ........................................

farther (far) from England than France.

B. Highlight the correct answer using your PDF software's highlighting tool.

1. Cars are more powerful / powerfuler than horses.

2. Silver jewelry is more shiny / shinier than gold jewelry.

3. Both my brothers are younger / more young than me.

4. Cats and dogs are tamer / more tame than lions and wolves.

5. The city of Santiago is more polluted / most polluted than Rio.

6. India is most crowded / more crowded than Wales.

7. The flu is worse / more bad than the common cold.

8. Clowns are more silly / sillier than magicians.

9. Children are more curious / curiouser than adults.

10. Trainers are comfortabler / more comfortable than high heels.

11. Rugby players are stronger / strongier than football players.

12. Watching films at the cinema is better / more good than watching films at home.

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 COMPARATIVES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Comparatives

C. Write negative comparative sentences that have the same meaning using 'as +
adjective + as'.

1. Beyonce is more famous than Mariah. Mariah isn't as famous as Beyonce.

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2. My mother is luckier than I am. ...................................................................

is not as lucky as than I am

3. Puppies are more energetic than dogs. are not as energetic as

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4. His cousin is lazier than he is. is not as lazy as

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5. This film is stranger than the other one. ...................................................................

is not as strange as

6. Pigs are cleaner than cows. are not as clean as

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7. Daisies are prettier than dandelions. ...................................................................

are not as pretty as

8. Teachers are friendlier than lawyers. ...................................................................

are not as friendly as

9. I am clumsier than my sister. am not as clumsy as

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10. His dog is less obedient than mine. is not as obedient as

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11. Bill Gates is richer than Brad Pitt. is not as rich as

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12. Moscow is more colourful than Jakarta. ...................................................................

is not as colourful as

D. Write positive or negative comparative sentences with 'as + adjective + as', giving
your opinion. You can change the order of the nouns if you wish.

1. Rome / modern / Shanghai Rome isn't as modern as Shanghai.

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2. Kittens / adorable / puppies ............................................................................

Kitttend are not as adorable as puppies

3. Einstein / intelligent / Newton Newton is as intelligent as Eistein

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4. The moon / bright / the sun The moon is not as bright as the sun
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5. Oceans / calm / seas Oceans are not as calm as seas

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6. Spiders / scary / snakes Spiders are not as scary as snakes

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7. Spinach / tasty / ice-cream ............................................................................

Spinach is not as tasty as ice-cream

8. Housework / boring / homework ............................................................................

Housework is not as boring as homework

9. Ballerinas / graceful / gymnasts Ballerinas ar as graceful as gymnasts

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10. Frogs / charming / princes Frogs are not as charming as the princess
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11. Cities / smoggy / countryside Cities are not as smoggy as countryside

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12. Korean / difficult / Spanish Korean is as difficult as Spanish

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