COMPARISIONS

COMPARISIONSEXERCISE 1. Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets:1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable)2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. (large)3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot)4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long)5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad)6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult)7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big)8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful)9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful)10. read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow)11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old)12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy)13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat)14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy)15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good)EXERCISE Choose the best option to complete the following sentences:1. The more she smiles ................ she becomes.A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants.A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam.A. long B. shortest C. longest D. longer4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton.A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ .A. best B. the best C. most D. better7. She is the .………… girl in our town.A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your EnglishC. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be9. Jim is the ................. in his class.A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever10. Of the two shirts, this one is ...................A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier11. Your house is ................. mine.A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.A. This year it is as colder than last year. B. This year it is colder than lastyear.C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than lastyear.13. She is older than me.1A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her.C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her.14. The test is not …………………A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all.A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest16. .................. we read, .................. we know.A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming.A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster19. The problem seems to be ..................A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than21. Prices get ..................A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell.A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. mostproducts23. ................. car is ................. it is.A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable24. Of the five students. Mary is .................A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. themost intelligent25. Steel is ................ than wood.A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier26. super market is …………………… shopping center.A. less convenient as B. less convenient thanC. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists.A. more and most attractive B. the more attractiveC. much and more attractive D. more and more attractiveEXERCISE 3: Choose the best option to complete each sentence:1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater2. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive3. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner4. Why did you buy these oranges? “They were ……….….. could find. ”A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.2A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher8. 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 are9. Pil is ……………… person we know.A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart11. Bill is ………………A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter13. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel The deadline of my thesis is coming, but have just finished half of it.A. The faster the nervous B. The more fast the nervousC. The fast the more nervous D. The faster the more nervous14. China is the country with…………………..population.A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest D. the most large15. 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 angry16. 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 worse17. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.A. more seriously as B. as seriously as B. more serious thanD. 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 more earlier asD. earlier than19._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.A. The harder the better B. The more the muchC. The hardest the best D. The more hard the more good20. His house is _______ mine.A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twiceEXERCISE Rewrite each of the following sentences in such away that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed beforeit.1. My kitchen is smaller than yours. Your kitchen ………………………………………………………………………………………………2. No one in the class is taller than Dave. Dave is …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad. Dad ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………4. Lan is better cook than Hoa.3 Hoa can’t …………………………………………………………………………………………...……5. No restaurant in the city is better than that one. That restaurant is …………………………………………………………………………………………6. This watch is worse than that one. That watch ………………………………………………………………………………………….……7. My sister writes more carefully than she did. My sister …………………………………………………………………………………………………8. This story is more interesting than any other story that have ever read. This is the …………………………………………………………………………………………………9. She is the most beautiful girl have ever known. I’ve never .....................................................................................................................................................10. Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom. Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………………………11. This is the most delicious cake have ever tasted.I have..................................................................................................................................................12. have never met any more dependable person than Gorge.Gorge is..................................................................................................................................................13. There isn’t anybody as kind­hearted as your mother.Your mother..................................................................................................................................................14. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.Mr John..................................................................................................................................................15. Have you got any bigger than that one?It this..................................................................................................................................................EXERCISE Combine the ideas given into 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 long time, her English will be very good. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….7- When write fast, my writing becomes illegible. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8- She sings well. lot of people admire her. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….9- She visited many countries. She had lots of friends ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10- He works harder. He feels more tired. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….EXERCISE 6: Choose the best answer:1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater2. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive43. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner4. Why did you buy these oranges? “They were ……….….. could find. ”A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher8. You must explain your problems …………....A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you canC. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are9. Pil is ……………… person we know.A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart11. Bill is ………………A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter13. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel The deadline of my thesis is coming, but have just finished half of it.A. The faster the nervous B. The more fast the nervousC. The fast the more nervous D. The faster the more nervous14. China is the country with…………………..population.A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest D. the most large15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting…………….Finally she exploded. A. more and more angry B. the more angryC. angrier and angrier D. the most angry16. 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 worse17. 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 more earlier as D. earlier than19._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.A. The harder the better B. The more the muchC. The hardest the best D. The more hard the more good20. His house is _______ mine.A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice56