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Exercises On Comparison
Exercises On Comparison
COMPARISON
EXERCISE 1: Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences, using much/ a bit … etc.+ a
comparative.
1. Her illness was …………………..………. we thought at first (much/serious)
2. This bag is too small. I need something …………………..………. (much/big)
3. I’m afraid the problem is …………………..……… it seems.(much/complicated)
4. You looked depressed this morning but you look …………………..……… now(a bit/happy)
5. I thought she was younger than me but in fact she’s …………………..……….(slightly/old)
EXERCISE 5: Match each phrase in column A with a correct phrase in column B to form a
correct sentence witj double comparative
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. the earlier we leave A. the faster you’ll learn
2. the longer he waited B. the more you have to pay
3. the more I got to know him C. the sooner we’ll arrive
4. the more you practise your English D. the more profit you’ll make
5. the longer the phone call E. the more impatient he became
6. the more goods you sell F. the more I liked him
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