Unit 32 degrees of comparison

Item 32.1 degrees of comparison

Exercise 1. Write the comparative.

1. old

2. strong

3. happy

4. important

5. modern

6. pretty

7. large

8. serious

9. crowded

10. good

11. heavy

12. big

13. high

14. expensive

15. dangerous

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use 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……

Exercise 3. Write sentences about Ann and Ben. Use than.

Ann:

I'm 26.

I'm not a very good swimmer.

I'm 1 metre 70 tall.

I start work at 8 o'clock.

I don't work very hard.

I haven't got much money.

I'm a very good driver.

I'm not very patient.

I'm not a very good dancer.

I'm very intelligent.

I speak French very well.

I don't go to the cinema very much.

Ben:

I'm 24.

I'm a very good swimmer.

I'm 1 metre 89 tall.

I start work at 9.30.

I work very hard.

I've got a lot of money.

I'm not a very good driver.

I'm very patient.

I'm a very good dancer.

I'm very intelligent.

I don’t speak French very well.

I don't go to the cinema very much.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use than.

1. He isn't very tall. You're ……than him. (OR You’re …… than he is.)

2. She isn't very old. You're

3. I don't work very hard. You work……

4. He doesn't watch TV very much. You ……

5. I'm not a very good cook. You …...

6. We don't know many people. You..….

7. They haven't got much money. You ……

8. I can't run very fast. You can…….

9. She hasn't been here very long. You …….

10. They didn't get up very early. You…….

11. He wasn't very surprised. You ……

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with a bit or much + a comparative (older/better etc.).

1. Jill is 25. Gary is 25,5. Jill is ……

2. Jack's mother is 54. His father is 69. Jack's mother ……

3. My camera cost 100 pounds. Yours cost 96. My camera ……

4. Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK. I feel ……

5. Today the temperature is 20 degrees. Yesterday it was ten degrees. Its ……

6. Ann is an excellent tennis player. I'm not very good. Ann ……

7. I’m 1 metre 59 tall. My friend is 2 metre 10 tall. My friend ……

8. Today I translated 10 pages. Yesterday I translated 9 pages. Today I ……

9. Yesterday my sister worked 10 hours. Today she worked only 4 hours. Yesterday she ……

10. I have one sister and no brothers. My friend has four sisters and three brothers. My friend ……

Exercise 6. Write sentences with as... as....

1. Athens is older than Rome.

2. My sister speaks English better than me.

3. My room is bigger than yours.

4. I like football more than my friend.

5. You got up earlier than me.

6. She's more nervous than him.

7. We played better than them.

8. My friend knows more about English literature than me.

9. I've been here longer than you.

10. This car is older than mine.

Exercise 7. Put in as or than.

1. Athens is …… than Rome.

2. Belgium is smaller …… Switzerland.

3. I don't watch TV as much……you.

4. Brazil isn't as big ……Canada.

5. You eat more……me.

6. I can't wait longer …… an hour

7. I feel better……I felt yesterday.

8. He doesn’t know as much …… I thought.

9. Jim isn't as clever …… he thinks.

10. My brother works harder ……. me.