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Comparisons
Give the comparative and superlative of the following
adjectives
Polite, happy, glad, complete, grey, honourable, shy, dry, just,
free, recent, merry, uncomfortable, joyful, hot, thin, accurate, narrow, real, sweet, right, wicked, yellow, cozy, merciful, bad, fat, cheap, big, clumsy, stupid;
far, miserable, narrow, virtuous, simple, regular, expensive, low, deep, sad, significant, bitter, intimate, lazy, old, serious, tiny, clever, little, considerate, good, much, dark, beautiful, dear, fit.
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Comparisons
Complete the sentences with the words from the
box using the proper degree.
She is easy to deal
with. I think she is ___ than her sister.
I suppose the works of this artist are ___ abroad than in his country.
This armchair is ___ of all.
He knows a lot. He is ___ than his schoolmates.
Let’s take this path. It’s ___.
The street you live in is ___ than mine.
Days are getting ___ in July.
He made ___ mistakes in his class.
busy
few
famous
convenient
well-read
kind-hearted
straight
hot
more kind-hearted (kinder-hearted)
more famous
the most convenient
better-read (more well-read)
straighter /the straightest
busier
hotter
the fewest
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How to compare things
Make up sentences using ‘as…
as’ and the words given.
Model: This book is as
interesting as that one.
Jane, Ann, charming.
He, I, tall.
Michael, his brother, strong.
The sitting room, the dining room, large.
The ice-ream, the cake, delicious.
This report, your report, interesting.
Our car, their car, good.
His stories, his jokes, funny.
Your job, his, essential.
Her new hat, her skirt, trendy.
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How to compare things
Make up sentences using ‘not
so… as’ and the words given.
Model: My mother is
not so tall as my father.
The bus, the train, fast.
My flat, her flat, big.
His voice, Caruso’s, brilliant.
The pond, the river, deep.
Your typing, hers, fast.
This lecture, that lecture, interesting.
This garden, that garden, new.
His article, her article, long.
Today, yesterday, warm.
My cat, yours, naughty.
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How to compare things
Change the sentences according to
the given model.
Model: This book costs $4 and that
one costs $2. – This book costs twice as much as that one.
Nick has 8CDs and I have 24 CDs.
This TV model costs $700 and that one $350.
It took me 40 minutes and her 10 minutes to get there.
I earn $2000 and she earns $1000.
This room is 12m2 and that one is 242.
I have three times as many CDs as Nick has.
This TV model costs twice as much as that one.
It took me four times as long to get there as it took her.
I earn twice as much as she does.
This room is twice as little as that one.
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How to compare things
Use a bit/a little/much/a lot/far
to complete the sentences. Use than where necessary.
It’s ___today
___ it was yesterday. (a little/warm)
You’re driving too fast. Can you drive ___? (a bit/slowly)
I prefer this armchair. It’s ___ the other one. (much/comfortable).
You looked depressed this morning but you look ___ now. (a bit/happy)
This flat is too small for me. I need something ___. (much/big)
It’s ___ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot/easy)
… a little warmer today than…
… a bit more slowly
… far more interesting than…
… much more comfortable than…
… a bit happier.
… much bigger.
… a lot easier.
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How to compare things
Match two parts (A and
B) to make sentences with ‘the… the…’.
The earlier we
leave, the sooner we’ll arrive.
The longer he waited, the more impatient he became.
The more I got to know him, the more I liked him.
The more you practise English, the faster you’ll learn.
The longer the telephone call, the more you have to pay.
The more goods you sell, the more profit you’ll make.
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Word order
Put the adjectives in brackets in the
correct position
an unusual ring (gold)
an old lady (nice)
a good-looking
man (young)
a modern house (attractive)
black gloves (leather)
an American film (old)
a large nose (red)
a sunny day (lovely)
a hot bath (nice)
an ugly dress (orange)
a red car (old/little)
a metal box (black/small)
a little village (old/lovely)
long hair (fair/beautiful)
an old painting (interesting/French)
an unusual gold ring
a nice old lady
a good-looking young man
an attractive modern house
black leather gloves
an old American film
a large red nose
a lovely sunny day
a nice hot bath
an ugly orange dress
a little old red car
a small black metal box
a lovely little village
beautiful long fair hair
an interesting old French painting