v Comparative + and + comparative

1. The company expended rapidly. It grew ______________ all the time (big)

2. Cathy got __________________ in her job. In the end she left. (bored)

3. My bags seemed to get __________________ as I carried them. (heavy)

4. As I waited for my interview, I became ____________________. (nervous)

5. Heath care is becoming ____________________. (expensive)

6. As the conversation went on, Paul became ___________________. (talkative)

7. These days _____________________ people are learning English. (many)

8. Te company’s share price went ___________________. (high)

9. Life got _______________ for boss Bob Watts as the company became _________________. (good – successful)

v the … the …

1. The crowded became increasingly angry at the long delay.

2. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is.

3. How well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed.

4. I don’t spend much time with my family because I work so hard.

5. The traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city.

6. How much you sweat depends on how hot you get.

7. The idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more.

8. It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.

9. The service of a hotel depends on how expensive it is.

v Comparative + and + comparative

1. The company expended rapidly. It grew ______________ all the time (big)

2. Cathy got __________________ in her job. In the end she left. (bored)

3. My bags seemed to get __________________ as I carried them. (heavy)

4. As I waited for my interview, I became ____________________. (nervous)

5. Heath care is becoming ____________________. (expensive)

6. As the conversation went on, Paul became ___________________. (talkative)

7. These days _____________________ people are learning English. (many)

8. Te company’s share price went ___________________. (high)

9. Life got _______________ for boss Bob Watts as the company became _________________. (good – successful)

v the … the …

1. The crowded became increasingly angry at the long delay.

2. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is.

3. How well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed.

4. I don’t spend much time with my family because I work so hard.

5. The traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city.

6. How much you sweat depends on how hot you get.

7. The idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more.

8. It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.

9. The service of a hotel depends on how expensive it is.

v Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative or superrative.

1. According to a computer, Spanish is (easy) ………… foreign language to learn.

2. Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) …………….. chimpanzees.

3. They say it’s (good) …………….. to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

4. Even (carefully) ………………. prepared plans can go wrong.

5.Englandisn’t (mountainous country) ……………………Scotland.

6.Reykjavikis the world’s (northern) …………….. capital city.

7. Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn’t spend half (time) ………… on it ………… you should have!

8. Don’t worry, you’ll be OK withGary, he’s (careful driver) ………………….. you could wish to have.

9. In the Alto Adige region ofItaly, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) ………………….. Italian.

10. Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) ………………. Athletes in the world.

v Choose the best answer

1. Sarah is ____ at chemistry than Susan.
A. good                B. well                       C. better                  D. best
2) I don’t work so hard ____ my father.
A. so                    B. as                          C. than                    D. more
3) Sam is the ____ student in my class.
A. tall                   B. most tall               C. taller                   D. tallest
4) No one in my class is ____ beautiful ____ her.
A. as/as                B. more/as                 C. as/than               D. the/more
5) Going by train isn’t ____ convenient as going by car.
A. so                    B. as                          C. more                   D. A & B are correct.
6) The test is not ____ difficult ____ it was last month.
A. as / as              B. so / as                   C. more / as            D. A & B are correct.
7) Peter usually drives ____ Mary
A. more fast         B. fast than               C. faster than          D. B & C are correct.
8) She cooked ____ than you.
A. well                  B. more good            C. better                  D. more well
9) This film is ____ interesting than that film.
A. most                B. less                       C. as                       D. so
10) My salary is ____ his salary.
A. high                 B. more high             C. higher than         D. more higher than
11) He works ____ we do.
A. harder              B. as hard as             C. harder                D. so hard as
12) No one in this class is ____ Jimmy.
A. so tall as          B. tall than                C. the tallest           D. more tall than
13) Apples are usually ____ oranges.
A. cheap than       B. more cheap           C. the cheapest       D. cheaper than
14) I know him ____ than you do.
A. better               B. more well              C. good                   D. the best
15) Marie is not ____ intelligent ____ her sister.
A. more/as            B. so/so                     C. so/as                   D. the/of

v Choose the best answer

1._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.

a. The harder / the better                            b. The more / the much

c. The hardest / the best                              d. The more hard / the more good,

2. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _______ it is at night, _______ he plays his music!

a. the less / the more loud                           b. the less / less

c. the more late / the more loudlier             d. the later / the louder

3. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.

a. more and more good                     b. better arid better

c. the more and more good                            d. gooder and gooder

4. The Sears Tower is _______ building inChicago.

a. taller                 b. the more tall     c. the tallest                    d. taller and taller

5. Petrol is _______ it used to.

a. twice as expensive as                              b. twice expensive more than

c. twice more than expensive            d. more expensive than twice

6. Peter is _______ John.

a. younger and more intelligent than          b. more young and intelligent than

c. more intelligent and younger than           d. the more intelligent and younger than

7.San Diegois town inSouthern California.

a. more nice and nice     b. the nicer           c. the nicest          d. nicer and nicer

8. It gets _______ when the winter is coming.

a. cold and cold                                 b. the coldest and coldest

c. colder and colder                                     d. more and more cold

9. Robert does not have _______ Peter does.

a. money more than                                    b. as many money as

c. more money as                                        d. as much money as

10. The Mekong Delta is _______ deltas inVietnam.

a. the largest of the two           b. the more larger of the two

c. one of the two largest                    d. one of the two larger

11.Cubais __________ sugar-growing areas in the world.

a. One of the larger

c. One of the largest

b. One of largest

d. Largest.

12. There were two small rooms in the beach house, _________served as kitchen.

a. The smaller of which.

c. The smallest of which.

b. The smaller of them.

d. Smallest of that.

13. Last year, Matt earned _________ his brother.

a. Twice as much as

c. Twice more than

b. Twice as many as

d. Twice as more as

14. The more she worked, _______

a. The less she achieved                              c. She achieve not enough

b. She did not achieving enough                 d. She was achieving less.

15. Your bike is 3times _____________

a. As fastly as mine     b. As fast as me       c. As fast as mine   d. Faster than mine