COMPARATIVES:
1. Complete the sentences with a double comparative.
EX.: 1 The weather is getting colder and colder. (cold)
2 This area is becoming more and more popular (popular)
3 Jimmy is getting taller and taller (tall)
4 Petrol was getting more and more expensive (expensive)
5 Maria is becoming more and more confident (confident)
6 The film just got sillier and sillier(silly)
7 Charlie is more intelligent (intelligent) than Harry.
8 Harry runs the fastest (fast) of the three boys.
9 Charlie paints more skilfully (skilful) than Mike.
10 Charlie is stronger (strong) than Mike.
11 Mike is the most intelligent (intelligent) of the three boys.
12 Mike runs faster (fast) than Charlie.
13 Harry is the strongest (strong) of the three boys.
14 Harry paints the most skillfully (skilful) of the three boys.
2. Put the words in the correct order.
1 I thought / longer / The journey was / than
The journey was longer than I thought
2 more spacious / The flat was / than / appeared / it
The flat was more spacious than it appeared.
3 in Greece / hotter / it was / The weather here is / than
The weather here is hotter than it was in Greece.
4 much more / it used to be / The house is / dilapidated / than
The house is much more dilapidated than it used to be.
5 than / My grandad is / when he was a young man / shorter now
My grandad is shorter now than when he was a young man.
6 as popular as / it was / five years ago / This area isn’t
This area isn't as popular as it was five years ago.
3. Complete the sentence halves with the comparative form of the
adjectives and adverbs in brackets. Then match 1-5 with a-e.
1 The longer (long) I work,
2 The more spacious (spacious) the house,
3 The faster (fast) you drive,
4 The more carefully (carefully) you check your work,
5 The longer (long) you keep him waiting,
a the more expenisve (expensive) it will be.
b the more impatient (impatient) he’ll become.
c the fewer (few) mistakes you make.
d the more likely (likely) you are to have an accident.
e the more tired (tired) I feel.
Ex.: 1 - e
4. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
1. I (tall) am taller than my sister.
2. Sarah (busy) is busier than Mary.
3. The sun (hot) is hotter than the earth.
4. The earth (large) is larger than the moon.
5. Elephants (big) are bigger than horses.
6. Action movies (exciting) are more exciting than comedies.
7. This restaurant (good) is better than that restaurant.
8. Salads (healthy) are healthier than hamburgers.
9. I think weekends (nice) are nicer than weekdays.
10. Lions (dangerous) are more dangerous than rabbits.
11. The sun (far) is farther than the moon.
12. That hotel (bad) is worse than this hotel.
13. Cars (fast) are faster than bicycles.
14. Comedies (funny) are funnier than action movies.
15. I (nervous) am more nervous than my friend.
5. Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.
new - newer younger - young
long - longer cleaner - clean
nice - nicer darker - drak
big - bigger more boring - boring
good - better hotter - hot
fat - flatter happier -happy
modern - more modern easier - easy
friendly - more friendly smaller - small
famous - more famous cheaper - cheap
6. Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets
1. My house is (big) bigger than yours.
2. This flower is (beautiful) more beautiful than that one.
3. A holiday by the sea is (good) better than a holiday in the
mountains.
4. The weather this summer is even (bad) worse than last summer.
5. I think mathematics is (difficult) more difficult than English.
7. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.
1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a faster one.
2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something more interesting.
3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was warmer.
4. People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were politer.
5. This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is more comfortable.
6. This coat is nice, but I think the other one is nicer
8. Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary
words.
1. Snakes are faster than (fast) snails.
2. London is bigger than (big) Madrid.
3. Snails are slower (slow) snakes.
4. My literature book is more difficult than (difficult) my English book.
5. Lord of the Rings is more interesting than (interesting) Mission
Impossible.
9. Make sentences comparing these things, as in the example.
1. English / maths (important) English is more important than maths
2. A tortoise / a cat (slow) A tortoise is slower than a cat.
3. My friend / I (handsome) My friend is more handsome than me.
4. Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good) Chocolate milkshakes are
better than lemonade.
5. A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous) A tiger is more dangerous than a rabbit.
6. The North Pole / Africa (cold) The North Pole is colder than Africa.
7. Swimming / skating (easy) Swimming is easier than skating.
8. The Eiffel Tower / my house (big) The Eiffel Tower is bigger than my
house.
9. A stone / a feather (heavy) A stone is heavier than a feather
10. Planes / cars (fast) Planes are faster than cars
10. Write the comparative form.
1. big - bigger 6. good - better
2. happy - happier 7. easy - easier
3. expensive - more expensive 8. great - greater
4. intelligent - more intelligent 9. Interesting - more interesting
5. boring - more boring 10. bad - worse
11. Complete with the comparative form of the adjective in the box.
Far cold hot modern
1. Summer is hotter than spring.
2. Winter is colder than summer.
3. The Eiffel Tower is more modern than the Coliseum.
4. China is farther than Italy.
