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1 My house is bigger than yours
2 This flower is more beautiful than that one
3 This is the most interesting book I have ever read
4 Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers
5 Which is the most dangerous animal in the world?
6 A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains
7 It is strange but often a coke is more expensive than a beer
8 Who is the richest woman on earth?
9 The weather this summer is even worse than last summer
10 He was the cleverest thief of all
1 No other boy is as tall as James.
2 Milk is more nourishing than any other food.
3 Radium is one of the most valuable metals.
4 Few English poets were as great as Wordsworth.
5 Shimla is more famous than most other hill stations in India.
6 Gold is one of the most precious metals.
7 Solomon was wiser than any other king.
8 Few historians write as well as Macaulay.
9 Very few books are as popular as David Copperfield.
10 A train is faster than a car.
C O M P A R I S O N
REPEATED COMPARATIVES AND DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
The birth-rate is getting lower and lower
Fewer and fewer children are leaving school
It’s becoming more and more difficult
By the end of the century, couples were waiting longer and longer to marry
FILL THE GAPS ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLES ABOVE:
1 He gets _ (boring) I can’t listen to him any longer.
2 I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s getting (interesting)
3 My daughter’s English results are getting (bad)
4 The boss will be angry with you You arrive _ (late) at work.
5 In spring the weather gets _ (warm)
6 It’s time you tidied your room It’s getting _ (messy)
7 Food is getting _ (expensive)
8 I think TV programs are getting (violent)
9 I find it _ (difficult) to see him.
10 She’s getting over her operation She feels (good)
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The better the quality of health care (is), the higher the life expectancy (is)
What happens when you sunbathe?
The longer you are in the sun, the more tanned you get
The more sensitive your skin is, the more dangerous it is.
The earlier in the morning you sunbathe, the less dangerous it is for your skin.
1.- What happens when you practise sport?
2.- What happens when you eat too much?
3.- What happens when you have exams?
4.- What happens if you are waiting for somebody?
5.- What happens if you drink too much?
6.- What happens if you can’t sleep?
7.- What happens if you’ve got a lot of work?
8.- What happens if it rains?
Double Comparatives 1
Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into
the correct form before placing it in a space in the
sentences.
better loud hot probable small
better more rich big
fast cheap more hard
1 The you study for these exams, the you will do.
2 She doesn't really like vodka, so the a bottle you find, the it will be for us.
3 My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the it is at night, the he plays his music!
4 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food The the food is, the he likes it.
5 Of course you can come to the party The the .
6 She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The she knows about it, the _.
7 He has 6 large dogs to protect his house The the dog, the he feels.
8 Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most The _ he becomes, the he is.
9 You must drive slower in built up areas The you drive in the city, the it
is that you will have an accident.
DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 2
As I get older, I become more irritable
I usually eat very little and I get fat
THE OLDER I get, THE MORE IRRITABLE I
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FATTER I get
1.- If a child is well brought up, he will behave well 2.- If you always drive so fast, you’re likely to have
an accident
3.- If you work so little, you’ll have low marks in your exams
4.- If you study hard, you’ll find exam quite easy 5.- I waited for him for a long time and I was getting worried
6.- I practised a lot of sport and I became fit
7.- I explained it to him a lot of times and he couldn’t understand at all
8.- How cold! I put on a lot of clothes and I’m still cold
9.- I’ve known him for a long time, but I still don’t like him
10.- If the students are clever, they’re easy to teach 11.- It’s better if you come back soon
12.- It’ll be worse if you pay him a lot of attention 13.- If you work in a pleasant atmosphere, you won’t
be stressed
14.- If you are careful when driving, you’ll have few accidents
15.- He earns a lot of money, but his wife is always complaining
16.- If you do a lot of exercises, you’ll learn the subject well
17.- I listened to his story for a long time and I was more and more surprised
18.- If you live far from your school, you’ll have to get
up early
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I feel better and better when the weather is warm
The warmer the weather, the better I feel
1 I like it more when things are dangerous
2 As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather
3 When I met him I didn’t like him at all but I do, now that I know him better
4 She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient
5 If a chicken is old, it’s rather tough
6 When a student is careful, he makes very few mistakes
7 A diamond is very expensive if it’s perfect
8 When the plums are ripen, they are very sweet
9 If you drink a lot of coffee, you’ll get more and more nervous
10 When people eat very quickly, there is a high chance of indigestion
11 Houses close to the centre are very expensive
12 When people are young, they learn very quickly
13 If we leave early, the roads will be clear
14 A big supermarket usually has a very wide choice
15 when the weather is hot the beaches get crowded
16 I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused
REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
1.- Oil and water don’t mix very easily because water isn’t
……… oil
(thick)
2.- Everyone enjoys listening to him He tells ……… stories you’ve ever
heard (amusing)
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…
you are (good/healthy)
4.- Nobody wants to go out with him He’s …… person I’ve ever
known (boring)
5.- You should talk to him … possible .…… you wait,
(soon/long/bad)
6.- The exam turned out to be ……… we had thought
(easy)
7.- He’s an experienced climber He’s climbed some of
……… mountains
in the world (high)
8.- I don’t know what he does .… he gets,
………
he looks (old/young)
9.- If you do ……… exercise, you’ll get
………
(much/fit)
10.- A - I won’t invite …… people, otherwise there won’t be enough room
in the dining-room (many)
B - Yes, but you must take into account that ………
people you
invite, ……… presents you will get (many/many)
11.- You haven’t done this exam ……… you usually do I think you must
study ……… next time
(well/hard)
12.- He never stops He’s ……… person in the office
(hard-working)
13.- Minor roads have ……… traffic but they are
…
and ……… motorways
(little/slow/dangerous)
14.- I think about the problem, ……… it seems
to me to solve (much/difficult)
15.- Excuse me, can you tell me where ……… post office is?
(near)
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it is ……… It is ……… model in the market
(large/fast/expensive/new)
PAGE 1
REPEATED COMPARATIVES
1 more and more boring
2 more and more interesting
3 worse and worse
4 later and later
5 warmer and warmer
6 messier and messier
7 more and more expensive
8 more and more violent
9 more and more difficult
10 better and better
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
(IDEAS)
1 the more sport you practise, the fitter you get
2 the more you eat, the fatter you get
3 the more I study, the better marks I’ll get in the exam
4 the longer I wait, the more impatient I get
5 the more I drink, the less self-control I have
6 the less I sleep, the more tired I am the following day
7 the more work I have, the longer I have to work
8 the more it rains, the better crops they get
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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 1
1 harder - better
2 smaller - cheaper
3 later - louder
4 hotter - more
5 more - merrier
6 less - better
7 bigger - safer
8 richer - happier
9 faster - more probable
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 2
1 The better a child is brought up, the better he behaves
2 The faster you drive, the more likely you are to have an accident
3 The less you work, the lower marks you’ll have in your exam
4 The harder you study, the easier you’ll find exams
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6 The more sport I practised, the fitter I got
7 The more I explained it to him, the less he understood
8 The more clothes I put on, the colder I am
9 The longer I know him, the less I like hium
10 The cleverer the students are, the easier it is to teach them
11 The sooner you come, the better
12 The more attention you pay to him, the worse
13 The more pleasant atmosphere you work in, the less stressed you’ll be
14 The more careful you are when driving, the fewer accidents you’ll have
15 The more money he earns, the more his wife complains
16 The more exercises you do, the better you’ll learn the subject
17 The longer I listened to his story, the more surprise I was
18 The farther from your school you live, the earlier you-ll have to get
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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 3
1 The more dangerous things are, the more I like it
2 The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his grandfather
3 The more I get to know him, the more I like him
4 The longer she waited, the more impatient she got
5 The older a chicken is, the tougher
6 The more careful a student is, the fewer mistakes he makes
7 The more perfect a diamond is, the more expensive
8 the more ripen plums are, the sweeter
9 The more coffee you drink, the more nervous you get
10 The more quickly people eat, the higher chance of indigestion they have
11 the closer to the centre a house is, the more expensive
12 The younger people are, the more quickly they learn
13 The earlier we leave, the clearer the roads will be
14 ´The bigger a supermarket, the wider choice it has
15 The hotter the weather is, the more crowded the beaches get
16 The more I try to work this out, the more confused I get
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REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES
1 as thick as
2 the most amusing
3 the better the healthier
4 the most boring
5 as soon as the longer the worse
6 easier than
7 the highest
8 the older the younger
11 as well as harder
12 the most hardworking
13 less slower more dangerous
14 the more the more difficult
15 the nearest
16 larger faster than more expensivethe newest