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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks the correct form of comparison of adjectives.

1. My house is (big)....bigger.........than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful).. more beautiful...........than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) most interesting.............book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long)..longer...........than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous)....most dangerous.........animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good)...better..........than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)...more expensive..........than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) richest.............woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad)....worse.........than last summer.

10. He was the (clever)….cleverest.........thief of all.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks the correct form of comparison of adjectives.

1. He is (clever) ……the cleverest………………. student in my group.

2. She can’t stay (long) ……longer……………….than 30 minutes.

3. It’s (good) …the best…………………. holiday I’ve had.

4. Well, the place looks (clean) ……cleaner…………….now.

5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) …more expensive…. than the white
one.

6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).……more quickly……………….

7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) …more dangerous……. than being a builder.

8. Lan sings ( sweet ) …more sweetly…..than Hoa

9. This is (exciting) …the most exciting…. film I’ve ever seen.

10. He runs ( fast )……the factest…………….of all.

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11. My Tam is one of (popular) …the most popular…………………. singers in my
country.

12. Which planet is (close) ……the closest………………. to the Sun?

13. Carol sings as (beautiful) …………beautifully………….as Mary, but Cindy

sings the (beautiful) …………more beautifully………….

14. The weather this summer is even (hot) ………hotter………. than last summer.

15. Your accent is ( bad ) ……worse……………..than mine.

16. Hot dogs are (good) ………better…………….than hamburgers.

17. They live in a (big) ……big………………. house, but Fred lives in a (big)
………bigger……………. one.

18. French is considered to be (difficult) ………more difficult…………….than

English, but Chinese is the (difficult) ……most difficult……………….language.

19. It’s the (large)……largest………………. company in the country.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.

1. She is ....... singer I’ve ever met.

A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly

2. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.

A. more B. the most C. much D. as

3. It is ....... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy

4. She sings ……….. among the singers I have known.

A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful

C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully

5. She is ....... student in my class.

A. most hard-working B. more hard-working

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C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working

6. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.

A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier

7. English is thought to be ....... than Math.

A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest

8. Jupiter is ....... planet in the solar system.

A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest

9. She runs …… in my class.

A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most slowly

10. My house is ....... hers.

A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than

11. Her office is ....... away than mine.

A. father B . more far C. farther D. farer

12. Tom is ....... than David.

A. handsome B. the more handsome

C. more handsome D. the most handsome

13. He did the test ……….. I did.

A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse

than

14. A boat is ....... than a plane.

A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower

15. My new sofa is ....... than the old one.

A. more comfortable B. comfortably

C. more comfortabler D. comfortable

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16. My sister dances ……….. than me.

A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good

17. My bedroom is ....... room in my house.

A. tidier than B. the tidiest

C. the most tidy D. more tidier

18. This road is ....... than that road.

A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower

19. He drives ……. his brother.

A. more careful than B. more carefully

C. more carefully than D. as careful as

20. It was ....... day of the year.

A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences.

1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.

-> Her new house is smaller than her old one…………………………………….........

2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.

-> Peter is the tallest in my class……………………………………………….

3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.

-> The white dress is more difficult than English …………………………………

4. According to me, English is easier than Maths.

-> According to me, Maths is more difficult than English………………………….

5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.

-> Mary is the most intelligent in my group………………………………………….

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6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.

-> The Nile is the longest river in the world………………………………………..

7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

-> No mountain in the world is higher than Mount Everest…………………………...

8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.

-> She is the pretties girl I’ve ever met……………………………..

9. He works much. He feels tired.

-> The more he works, the more he feels tired ………………………………

10. This computer works better than that one.

-> That computer works worse than this one ……………………………………..

11. The apartment is big. The rent is high.

-> The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is…………………………….

12. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.

-> The sooner we get off, the sooner we will arrive…………………………………

13. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.

-> The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is…………………………….……..

14. She gets fat. She feels tired.

-> The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels………………………….………

15. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.

-> The older he gets, the less travel he wants……………………………….………

16. The children are excited with the difficult games.

-> The more difficult games are, the more excited the children are………….………

17. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.

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-> The faster people dive, the more accidents happen ………………………………

18. I meet him much. I hate him much

-> The more I met him, the more I hate him ……………………………….………

19. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,

-> The less time my boss has, the better he works……………….…………

20. As he has much money, he wants to spend much.

-> The more he speaks, the more he wants to spend……………………….…………

21. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.

-> The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have…………………

22. He speaks too much and people feel bored.

-> The more he speaks, the more bored people feel ……………………………

23. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.

-> The more the economy grows, the better people’s living condition
is………………

24. People learn a lot of things as they travel far.

-> The farther people travel, the more they learn………………………………….

Exercise 6: Circle the correct answer.

1. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive more careful / more
carefully.
2. Life in some parts of the country is boring / more boring than that in other parts.
3. The old usually get up earlier / more early than the young.
4. An ox doesn’t plough weller / better than a buffalo.
5. These 7 thinking habits will help you become more confident / more confidently.
6. Don’t worry. The river is not as deep / deeper as it looks.
7. After a hard working day, you may sleep soundlier / more soundly than usual.
8. My father has been much healthier / more healthy since he stopped smoking.
9. The air in the mountainous zones is more fresh / fresher than that in the cities.
10. I can’t understand. Would you ask him to speak clearlier / more clearly?
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Exercise 7. Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets. Use
"than" where necessary.
1. A cellphone would be a ____more useful______ present. (useful)
2. It's a long way from here to the station ___farther than_______ I thought. (far)
3. Can't you think of anything ___more intelligent_______ to say? (intelligent)
4. It was ____busier than______ usual in town today. (busy)
5. Unfortunately her illness was _____more serious than_____ we thought at first. (serious)
6. Health and happiness are ____more important than______ money. (important)
7. You need to draw it __more carefully________. (carefully)
8. I like living in the country. It's ___more peaceful than_______ living in the town.
(peaceful)
9. We can't hear. Could you speak a little ____more slowly______? (slowly)
10. I can't stay _____longer than_____ half an hour. (long)
Exercise 8. Use the adjectives or adverbs in brackets in their correct forms of
comparison to complete the sentences.
1. Minh says life in the countryside is (interesting) __more interesting than________ he
expected. He'll go there whenever he has free time.
2. My brother is studying at a university in Ha Noi. He often says he loves living in our
village because people here are (friendly) __more friendly than________ people in Ha Noi.
3. Last week we went to Sa pa. It's (wonderful) ___more wonderful_______ to look at the
paddy fields on mountain slops than the paddy fields on the lowlands.
4. My grandparents often tell us that they used to live in a (hard) ___harder_______ life than
it is now.
5. Living in the countryside is (peaceful) ____more peaceful______ and (quiet) ____quieter
than______ living in big cities.
6. The cost of living in my town is (expensive) __the most expensive________ in your town.
7. Living in modern flocks of flats is (convenient) ___more convenient than_______ other
places. You can buy everything you want just on the ground floor.
8. City children have (exciting) ____more exciting ______ life than the country children.
9. He is a famous athlete so of course he runs (fast) __faster than________ me.
10. My grandfather says that farmers in the past worked (hard) ___harder than_______
farmers nowadays.
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Exercise 9. Use the superlative form (-est or most) and a preposition (if necessary).
1. This room is nice. It's ___the nicest in_______ the hotel.
2. Susan is very beautiful. She's ____the most beautiful______ I've ever met.
3. It was a very happy day. It was __the happiest day of________ my life.
4. She's a very intelligent student. She's _____the most intelligent student in_____ the class.
5. The speech was very boring. It was _____the most boring speech_____ I've ever heard.
6. It's a very large company. It's ___the largest company in_______ the town.
7. August is very wet. It's __the wettest month in________ the year.
8. The meal was delicious. That was __the most delicious meal______ I've had for a long
time.
9. Matthew always drives carefully. He drives ___the most carefully_______ all the drivers.
10. She is a very good player. She is one of _____the best player in_____ the team.
11. Manchester United is a very famous football team. They're one of ____the most famous
football team in______ the world.
12. Melanie is a quick child. She reacts _____the most flexibly to_____ the three sisters.
13. It was a very bad experience. It is one of _____the worst experience in_____ my life.
14. It's a very valuable painting. It's __the most valuable painting in________ the gallery.
15. Spring is a very busy time for me. It's __the busiest time of________ the year.

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the
box.
small bad cheap important expensive
big intelligent hard good hot
1. An elephant is ___bigger than_______ a mouse.
2. The weather today is ___hotter than_______ it was yesterday.
3. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is __more expensive than________ a ruby.
4. A lake is ___smalles than_______ an ocean.
5. A person can think logically. A person is __more intelligent than________ an animal.
6. Good health is _____more important than_____ money.
7. I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is ____cheaper than______ a
motorbike.
8. The last question is ___harder than_______ the others.
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9. I think my second essay is ___better than_______ the first. There were many mistakes in
the first essay.
10. The food in a street market is ___worse than___ than in a supermarket.

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with the correct form of words in brackets.
1. Some people think that health is __more important________ than money. (important)
2. The pollution in our city is much ____worse______ than it used to be. (bad)
3. My new teacher explained the lessons _____clearly_____ than my old teacher. (clear)
4. He doesn't play volleyball as ____well______ as his brother. (good)
5. Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it _____better_____ next time. (good)
6. Communication is a lot ____easier______ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)
7. People in rural areas wear _____more simply_____ than those in cities. (simple)
8. Robert arrived at the meeting ____later______ than Francis. (late)
9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _____narrower_____? (narrow)
10. My mother always gets up _____earlier_____ than everybody else in the house. (early)
11. Trang speaks ____more fluently______ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)
12. Can't you think of anything ____more intelligent______ to say? (intelligent)
13. I think his new book is much ____more boring______ than his old one. (boring)
14. Max finished his homework ____faster______ than anyone else in the class. (fast)
15. He doesn't look as ____happy______ as he used to. (happy)
Exercise 12. Fill in the blank, using the structure "...er and ...er" or "more and more".
1. This subject gets harder and harder all the time. (hard)
2. I'm just getting more and more confused. (confused)
3. It's becoming __ more and more difficult ________ for me to keep up. (difficult)
4. The text book just gets __ more and more complicated _______. (complicated)
5. I spend __ more and more ________ time on my work. (much).
6. My list of things to do gets ____longer and longer______. (long)
7. As I waited for my interview, I became ___ more and more nervous _______. (nervous)
8. My problem is just getting ____worse and worse______. (bad)
9. Since she has been in Britain, her English has got ____better and better______. (good)
10. My bags seemed to get _____ heavier and heavier _____ as I carried them. (heavy)
11. Travelling is becoming _____ more and more expensive_____. (expensive)
12. That hole in your pullover is getting ___bigger and bigger_______. (big)
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