Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.The more
2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.The sooner
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.The older
4. The houses are small so they are cheap.The smaller
5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.The higher
6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.The more proficient
7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.The sooner
8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.The more
9. We travel more and we love our country more.The more
10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.The more
Ex2. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’
Example: much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.
The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.
1. near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.
2. attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.
3. soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.
4. much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.
5. less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.
6. carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.
7. difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.
8. near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.
9. far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.
10. old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.