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COMPARISON
EXERCISE 1: Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences, using much/ a bit … etc.+ a comparative.
1 Her illness was ……… ……… we thought at first (much/serious)
2 This bag is too small I need something ……… ……… (much/big)
3 I’m afraid the problem is ……… ……… it seems.(much/complicated)
4 You looked depressed this morning but you look ……… ……… now(a bit/happy)
5 I thought she was younger than me but in fact she’s ……… ……….(slightly/old)
EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences using “Double” Comparatives
1 It’s becoming ……… ……… to find a job (hard)
2 The hole in your pullover is getting ……… ……… (big)
3 My bags seemed to get ……… ………as I carried them (heavy)
4 As I waited for my interview, I became ……… ………(nervous)
5 As the day went on the weather got ……… ……… (bad)
6 Travelling is becoming ……… ………(expensive)
7 As the conversation went on, he became ……… ………… (talkative)
8 Since she has been in England, her English has got ……… ……….(good)
EXERCISE 3: Finish these sentences using a comparative structure
1 I like warm weather The warmer the weather, ……… ……… (good/ feel)
2 It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired
The more tired you are ……… ………(hard/concentrate)
3 She had to wait a very long time
The longer she waited,……… ………(impatient/become)
4 The more you eat bread and butter, ……… ……… ( fat/ become)
5 The weather was getting cold when it got dark
The darker it got, ……… ……… ( cold/ become)
6 He drove so quickly, and he got more accidents
The more quickly he drove, ……… ……… ( many/ get)
7 If you review your lessons carefully, you’ll do your test better
The more carefully you review your lessons, ……… ……… (well)
EXERCISE 4: Combine the ideas given into a double comparative:
1-As he got older, he became more and more bad-tempered
……… 2- He worked hard He felt very bad
……… 3- When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited
……… 4- As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous
……… 5- When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high
……… 6- If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good
……… 7- When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible
……… 8- She sings well A lot of people admire her
……… 9- She visited many countries She had lots of friends
……… 10- He works harder He feels more tired
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EXERCISE 5: Match each phrase in column A with a correct phrase in column B to form a correct sentence witj double comparative
1 the earlier we leave
2 the longer he waited
3 the more I got to know him
4 the more you practise your English
5 the longer the phone call
6 the more goods you sell
A the faster you’ll learn
B the more you have to pay
C the sooner we’ll arrive
D the more profit you’ll make
E the more impatient he became
F the more I liked him
EXERCISE 6: Choose the best option to complete each sentence:
1 Of the four dresses, which is ……… expensive?
2 The larger the apartment, the the rent
3 The faster we walk,………… we will get there
4 “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….… I could find ”
5 She plays the piano ……… as she sings
A as beautifully B more beautifully C as beautiful D the most beautifully
6 The streets are getting more and ……… these days
7 The larger the city, ……… the crime rate
8 You must explain your problems …………
A as clear as you can B as clearly as you can C as clear than you are D as clearly as you are
9 Pil is ……… person we know
10 Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure Everyone says that Joan is…………
11 Bill is ………
A lazier and lazier B more and more lazy C lazier and more lazy D more lazy and lazier
12 It’s too noisy here Can we go somewhere ………?
13 ……… the time passes, ……….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it
A The faster / the nervous B The more fast / the nervous
C The fast / the more nervous D The faster / the more nervous
14 China is the country with……… population
15 She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting……….Finally she exploded
A more and more angry B the more angry C angrier and angrier D the most angry
16 For ……… , it is certain that in the future some things will be very different
A the better or the worse B the good or the bad C good or bad D better or worse
17 Her grandfather’s illness was……… we thought at first
A more seriously as B as seriously as B more serious than D as serious than
18 My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed………… usual
A more early than B as early as C more earlier as D earlier than
19. _ you study for these exams, _ you will do
20 His house is _ mine
A twice as big as B as twice big as C as two times big as D as big as twice
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