EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 12

1. Fill the blanks with the most appropriate form of the adjectives in parentheses:
E.g.: Jennifer is better than Peter, but he is more arrogant than her.
The cutest boy in school said I’m the most intelligent girl he knows!
a) Mom always tells me I’m ______________________ (good) son in the world.
b) My pen is ______________________ (beautiful) yours.
c) This car runs much ______________________ (fast) yours.
d) Susie usually buys ______________________ (expensive) clothes in the store.
e) My dad is ______________________ (fat) Mike, and he’s also ______________________ (tall) him.
f) Things sometimes are ______________________ (bad) you think.

2. Change the adjectives below like the example shows:

E.g.: Hard / harder
Expensive / more expensive
a) Strong _________________________
b) Difficult _________________________
c) Happy _________________________
d) Large _________________________
e) Careful _________________________
f) Far _________________________
g) Important _________________________
h) Serious _________________________
I) Bad _________________________
j) Pretty _________________________

3. Complete the text below using the adjectives in the parentheses (the first ones are done for you):
I always tell Mary about my problems. She’s my best (good) friend. And she’s also better than
(good) most people I know! Sometimes people who aren’t my friends make jokes about
me, because I’m ____________________ (short) on my street. But, I don’t care, because I’m
___________________ (strong) Mark and I’m ______________________ (intelligent) him, too. My father
is a policeman so he’s very strong. He has _____________________ (influence) Mark’s father. I really
don’t like him. He’s ____________________ (bad) child I know.

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4. Which relative is this? Write the members of the family like the example shows:
E.g.: Phillip / my father’s brother
Phillip is my uncle.
a) Jason / my mother’s son
______________________________________________________________________
b) Catharine / my father’s sister
______________________________________________________________________
c) Rachel / my aunt’s daughter
______________________________________________________________________
d) Ruth / my mother’s mom
______________________________________________________________________
e) Henry / my husband’s brother
______________________________________________________________________
f) Cora / my wife’s mother
______________________________________________________________________
g) James / my sister’s son
______________________________________________________________________
h) Lydia / my brother’s daughter
______________________________________________________________________

5. Complete the sentences following the example below:

E.g.: It’s a very nice room. / It is the nicest room in the hotel.
a) It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s ________________________ restaurant in town.
b) Today is a very happy day. Today is ________________________ day in my life.
c) She’s a very intelligent student. She’s ________________________ student in the class.
d) It’s a very valuable painting. It’s ________________________ painting in the gallery.
e) Spring is a very busy time for me. It’s ________________________ time in the year.

6. Compare the people and things below making them EQUAL, just like the example shows:
E.g.: Madonna / Elvis Presley (famous)
Madonna is as famous as Elvis Presley.
a) This shirt / those pants (old)
______________________________________________________________________
b) American Beauty / A Beautiful Mind (interesting)
______________________________________________________________________

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c) My new teacher / my previous teacher (crazy)
______________________________________________________________________
d) The U.S. / Canada (big)
______________________________________________________________________
e) His sister / his brother (funny)
______________________________________________________________________
f) Chocolate cake / lemon pie (good)
______________________________________________________________________
g) English / my native language (simple)
______________________________________________________________________

7. Write the opposites for the words below:

E.g.: Prettier / Uglier
a) Younger / ____________________
b) Better / ____________________
c) Colder / ____________________
d) Nearer / ____________________
e) Cheaper / ____________________
f) Easier / ____________________

8. Fill in the blanks like the example:

E.g.: My sister thinks she’s superintelligent. It’s not true, I’m more intelligent than her.
My father cooks better than my mom.
a) This house isn’t very modern. I prefer __________________________________ houses.
b) You’re very tall, but your brother is __________________________________ (than you).
c) Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work __________________________________ him.
d) My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is __________________________________ mine.
e) These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are __________________________________.
f) I’m not very lazy. Molly is __________________________________ (than me).
g) Britain isn’t very big. France is __________________________________ (than Britain).
h) London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is __________________________________.
i) This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a __________________________________ one?

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answer keys
1. 5.
a) Mom always tells me I’m the best son in the world. a) It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s the cheapest restaurant
b) My pen is more beautiful than yours. in town.
c) This car runs much faster than yours. b) Today is a very happy day. Today is the best day in my
d) Susie usually buys the most expensive clothes in the life.
store. c) She’s a very intelligent student. She’s the most
e) My dad is faster than Mike, and he’s also taller than intelligent student in the class.
him. d) It’s a very valuable painting. It’s the most valuable
f) Things sometimes are worse than you think. painting in the gallery.
e) Spring is a very busy time for me. It’s the busiest time
2. in the year.
a) Stronger
b) More difficult 6.
c) Happier a) This shirt is as old as those pants.
d) Larger b) American Beauty is as interesting as A Beautiful Mind.
e) More careful c) My new teacher is as crazy as my precious teacher.
f) Farther / Further d) The U.S as big as Canada.
g) More important e) His sister is as funny as his brother.
h) More serious f) Chocolate cake is as good as lemon pie.
I) Worse g) English is as simple as my native language.
j) Prettier
7.
3. a) Younger / Older
I always tell Mary about my problems. She’s my best b) Better / Worse
friend. And she’s also better than most people I know! c) Colder / Hotter
Sometimes people who aren’t my friends make jokes d) Nearer / Farther
about me, because I’m the shortest on my street. But, I e) Cheaper / More Expensive
don’t care, because I’m stronger than Mark and I’m more f) Easier / More Difficult
intelligent than him, too. My father is a policeman so he’s
very strong. He has more influence than Mark’s father. I 8.
really don’t like him. He’s the worst child I know. a) This house isn’t very modern. I prefer more modern
houses.
4. b) You’re very tall, but your brother is taller than you.
a) Jason is my brother c) Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work harder than him.
b) Catharine is my aunt d) My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is more
c) Rachel is my cousin. comfortable than mine.
d) Ruth is my grandmother. e) These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are nicer.
e) Henry is my brother-in-law. f) I’m not very lazy. Molly is lazier than me.
f) Cora is my mother-in-law g) Britain isn’t very big. France is bigger than Britain.
g) James is my nephew. h) London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is more beautiful
h) Lydia is my niece. than London.
i) This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a sharper one?

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