Complete the sentences, using the comparison form of one of the adjectives given in the box. You may need to make any necessary changes to the adjectives.

1. I’d like to have a…………..……………… car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.

2. You’ll find your way around the town………………………. if you have a good map.

3. My salary isn’t……………………………… as you

4. What’s ……………………… river in the world?

5. I prefer this chair to the other one. That one is far……………………………….

6. Can you tell me the way to ……………………….. bus station?

7. This shop isn’t very expensive. The prices are……………………….. than some other shop.

8. You are driving too fast. Could you drive a bit…………………………..?

9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was……………………….. usual.

10. You look…………………………than before. Have you lost weight?

11. Unfortunately her illness was………………………. than we thought at first.

12. Is football……………………………….. sport in your country, too?

13. Tom has three sisters. His……………………. sister is 18 years old. His youngest is 2.

14. It was an awful day. It was………………………….day in my life

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box.

            1.   - This exercise is too easy.

                  - Can’t we try a .................................................. one?

            2.   - England is too cold in spring.

                  - Let’s go to Spain where is ..................................................                               

            3.   - She comes top in all exams.

                  - She must be .................................................. girl in the class.

            4.   - The temperature in July reaches forty-four degrees.

                  - It’s .................................................. month of the year.

            5.   - Let’s buy this video. It doesn’t cost too much.

                  - It’s .................................................. the other one.

            6.   - When I passed my driving test, it was the .................................................. day of my life.

            7.   - Lying down in bed is .................................................. sitting on a hard chair.

            8.   - I could hardly keep awake.

                  - It was .................................................. film I’ve ever seen.

            9.   - She’s .................................................. person I know. She is always winning prizes in lotteries.

            10. - I can’t do this test - can you give me a .................................................. one?

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box.

warm          comfortable          cheap       intelligent lucky         simple            boring        hot    difficult  happy

1. - This exercise is too easy. 

- Can’t we try a .................................................. one?

2. - England is too cold in spring.

- Let’s go to Spain where is ..................................................

3. - She comes top in all exams.

- She must be .................................................. girl in the class.

4. - The temperature in July reaches forty-four degrees.

- It’s .................................................. month of the year.

5. - Let’s buy this video. It doesn’t cost too much.

- It’s .................................................. the other one.

6. - When I passed my driving test, it was the .................................................. day of my life.

7. - Lying down in bed is .................................................. sitting on a hard chair.

8. - I could hardly keep awake.

- It was .................................................. film I’ve ever seen.

9. - She’s .................................................. person I know. She is always winning prizes in lotteries.

10. - I can’t do this test - can you give me a .................................................. one?

Exercise 6. Use comparative + and + comparative to complete the sentences below.

1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) .................................................. all the time.

2. Cathy got (bored) .................................................. in her job. In the end, she left.

3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) .................................................. as I carried them.

4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ................................................

5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) ..................................................

6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) ..................................................

7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) .................................................

8. These days, (many) .................................................. people are learning English.

9. The company’s share price went (high) ..................................................

10. Life got (good) .................................................. for boss Bob Watt as the company became (successful) ..................................................

11. Life in the modern world is becoming (complex) ..................................................

12. When I get excited, my heart beats (fast) ..................................................

13. The little boy seemed to get (upset) ..................................................

14. It’s getting (difficult) .................................................. to find a job.

15. The noise got (loud) .................................................. as we approached the house.

Exercise 7. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.

 This CD

2. I am not as interested in football as you are.

 You

3. The film was less interesting than I had expected.

 The film

4. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.

 Greece

5. I have been to fewer countries than you have.

 I haven’t

6. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

 Is this

7. Long is not as careful as Thang.

 Thang

8. He has never behaved so violently before.

 He is behaving

9. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.

 The more

10. Tom works better when he is happy.

 The

Exercise 8. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

1. As she did so, her parents became ...............

A. the angriest B. the most angry

C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier

2. People should eat ............... and do ............... to reduce the risk of heart disease.

A. less fat/ more exercise

B. less and less fat/ the more exercise

C. the less fat/ the more exercise

D. fatter/ more exercise

3. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food ............... the food is, ............... he likes it.

A. The hotter/ the more and more

B. The hotter/the more

C. The more and more hot/ the more

D. The hottest/ the most

4. Of course you can come to the party ...............

A. The more the merrier

B. The more and the merrier

C. The more and merrier

D. The more and more merrier

5. I feel ............... I did yesterday.

A. much more tired than B. many more tired than

C. as many tired as D. as more tired as

6. She is ............... a spectator.

A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than

C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than

7. 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

8. ............... live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.

A. As much as people B. More people

C. As many as people D. People more

9. It gets ............... to understand what the professor has explained.

A. the more difficult B. more difficult than

C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult

10. You must drive more slowly in built up areas ............... you drive in the city, it is ............... that you will have an accident.

A. The faster and faster/ the more

B. The faster/ the more probable

C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable

D. The more fastly/ the probable

11. The party was ............... I had expected.

A. more a hundred times funny than

B. a hundred times funny more than

C. a hundred times funnier than

D. a hundred times more funny than

12. He finds physics ............... other science subjects.

A. far more difficult than B. many more difficult than

C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than

13. ............... he drank, ................ he became.

A. More/ more violent C. The more/ the more violent

B. The most/ the most violent D. The less/ less violent

14. Mary was ............... of the two sisters.

A. the clever B. as clever as

C. the cleverer D. the cleverest

15. French is a ............... language to learn than English is.

A. difficult B. more difficult

C. most difficult D. more and more difficult

16. The cuisine of France is ...............

A. more famous than that of England

B. famous than the cuisine of England

C. more famous than which of England

D. as famous than that of England

17. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. ............... he becomes, ............... he is.

A. The more rich/ the more happy

B. The richest/ the happiest

C. The richer/ the happier

D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier

18. The faster we finish, ...............

A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner

C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner

19. Of all athletes, Alex is ...............

A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified

C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified

20. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ...............

A. more panicked B. the more panicked

C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked

VI) Use the adjectives in bracket in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.

1. Tea is______coffee.(cheap)

2. The new harvest machine is_______than the old one.(effective)

3. The countryside is_________the town.(beautiful)

4. A tractor is__________a buffalo.(powerful)

5. My sisteris_________me.(tall)

6. Blue whales are_________elephants.(heavy)

7. The Mekong River is________the Red River.(long)

8. Do you think English is_________French in grammar.(easy)

9. My new bed is_________my old bed.(comfortable)

10. The film about my village town is__________than the book.(interesting)

I: Complete the sentences using the correct comparative, superlative form or “as ...as” of the adjectives given. 1. Some people think that Music isn’t (important) _______________ Maths or Science. I don’t agree. 2. The guitar is one of the (popular) _______________ instruments among young people. 3. It’s (easy) _______________ to play an instrument after you’ve been practising for a while. 4. I play the piano (good) _______________ than I play the violin. 5. Guitars aren’t (expensive) _______________ many other instruments. 6. Saxophones are (heavy) _______________ than a lot of instruments. 7. Traditional pianos are (suitable) _______________ than keyboards for beginners. 8. Mai is (good) _______________ singer in

I: Complete the sentences using the correct comparative, superlative form or “as ...as” of the adjectives given. 1. Some people think that Music isn’t (important) _______________ Maths or Science. I don’t agree. 2. The guitar is one of the (popular) _______________ instruments among young people. 3. It’s (easy) _______________ to play an instrument after you’ve been practising for a while. 4. I play the piano (good) _______________ than I play the violin. 5. Guitars aren’t (expensive) _______________ many other instruments. 6. Saxophones are (heavy) _______________ than a lot of instruments. 7. Traditional pianos are (suitable) _______________ than keyboards for beginners. 8. Mai is (good) _______________ singer in

Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the adjectives or
adverbs in brackets. 

1. Tokyo is one of ____cities in the world. (liveable)
2. You should go by train, it would be much____ (cheap)
3. Universal Studios is by far ____place to visit in Singapore.(good)
4. The price of electronic devices in Vietnam is not_____that in Japan. (reasonable)
5. Today is _____day I’ve had in a long time. (bad)
6. Your team is much _____today than last week. (lucky)
7. Of the four participants, Bill is_____experienced. (little)
8. I didn’t want to wake anybody up, so I came in _______could.(quietly)
9. I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even a lot ______today.(far)
10. Singapore is the second________destination in Asia.(popular)

IV.     Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in the box.

1.  I wish this book weren't so             ; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.

2.  "Do you think football is                         ?"- "Oh, I don't think so. I find table tennis is a most suitable sport for myself."

3.  I'm                    right now. Last night I had a terrible nightmare?

4.  The film was              . Nothing happened.

5.  Thomas was very                  about his new bicycle as a birthday present. He had woken up at 5 a.m. and rode the bicycle around the street.

6.  This is a very               book about the history of the cinema. I'm learning a lot.