Bob works very hard at his studies, but he’s worried that he’s making no progress.. Complete each sentence using the structure: the + comparative, the + comparative with the information
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COMPARISON
A Match a half sentence from box A with a suitable half sentence from box B
1 The caravan was rolling
2 Prices go up and up Everything gets
3 The queue was getting
4 The crowd are becoming
5 The country is rapidly losing its workers, as
6 The weather is terrible It’s getting
7 Your French is improving It’s getting
a longer and longer
b faster and faster down the hill
c more and more expensive
d better and better
e worse and worse
f more and more excited
g more and more people are emigrating
B Bob works very hard at his studies, but he’s worried that he’s making no progress Complete his
sentences using the structure: comparative + and + comparative
1 This subject gets _ (hard) all the time
2 I’m just getting _ (confused)
3 It’s becoming _ (difficult) for me to keep up
4 The textbook just gets _ (complicated)
5 I spend _ (much) time on my work
6 My list of things to do gets (long)
7 My problems are just getting (bad)
C Complete each sentence using the structure: the + comparative, the + comparative with the
information in brackets.
1 (The rent is high) The bigger a flat is, _
2 (You learn quickly.) The younger you are, _
3 (The roads are quiet.) The earlier you leave, _
4 (The choice is wide.) The bigger a supermarket is, _
5 (I get confused.) The more I try to work this out,
6 (You can speak fluently.) The more you practise, _
7 (The beaches get crowded.) The better the weather is,
D Complete the sentences with expressions from the list using : the , the
more - more older - worse more - angrier
warmer - more longer - more faster - more more - less more - more - less
1. _ he drove, _ we laughed
2 _ I live in this town, _ I like it
3 _ I get, my memory becomes
4 _money he lost, he got
5 _ I learn, I forget and _ I know
6 _ I get to know you, _ I understand you
7 clothes she buys, _ clothes she wants to buy
8 it got, _ time we spend on the beach
E Give the correct forms of adjectives in comparison
1 Mary is (pretty) _as her sister
2 Today English is (international) _of languages
3 Bill is (good) _than you thought
4 Sam’s conduct is (bad) _ than Paul’s
5 Charles is (hard-working) than Tom
6 Of all these workers, Tom works (efficiently) _
7 The journey was three times (long) _ we had expected
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8 The bigger the car, (fast) you can go
9 Your son’s behaviour is (bad) in the whole school
10 Could you drive a bit (carefully) _?
F Rewrite the sentences, using the given words
1 The bus takes longer than the train
=> The train………
2 I can’t cook as well as my mother does
=> My mother………
3 Yoko’s flat is longer than mine
=> My flat ………
4 Tom speaks English more fluently than Bill
=> Bill………
5 Tom is the most intelligent in the class
=> No one………
6 No one in the group is younger than her
=> She is………
7 Lan is a better cook than Hoa
=> Hoa can’t ………
8 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
=> Apples are not
9 Sarah can swim further than I can
=> I can’t swim
10 Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad
=> Dad speaks
G Rewrite the sentences, using the given words
1 He does it better than I do (not so … as)
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2 The film “Superman I” is enjoyable “Superman II” is enjoyable, too (as as)
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3 John is not as intelligent as Susan (less… than )
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4 This computer holds less information than that one (not so … as)
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5 She knows more about it than I do (less … than)
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6 Oranges are usually more expensive than apples (not as … as)
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