II. Use the words and write comparison.

Example: France/ Italy. (large)

France is larger than Italy.

1. Scotland/ Athens. (cold)

2. Chinese/ English. (difficult)

3. Jennifer Lopez/ Madonna. (pretty)

4. Football/ volleyball. (good)

5. A novel/ a short story. (long)

Use the words and write comparison

1. France/Italy. (large)

2. Scotland/Athens, (cold)

3.Chinese/English. (difficult)

4.Jennifer Lopez/ Madonna. (pretty)

5. Football/volleyball. (good)

6.A novel /a short story. (long)

complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets

1My new school is...................than my old school ( modern)

2 Sunday are.......................than saturdays . (boring)

3My mother is...................than my father ( busy)

4 Our theater is...................than our cinema ( big)

5 Museums are..............................than art galleries ( interesting)

II. Use the words and write comparison.

Example: France/ Italy. (large)

France is larger than Italy.

1. Scotland/ Athens. (cold)

2. Chinese/ English. (difficult)

3. Jennifer Lopez/ Madonna. (pretty)

4. Football/ volleyball. (good)

5. A novel/ a short story. (long)

III. Write sentences, using the comparative of the adjectives.

Example: I/ my brother/ thin.

I am thinner than my brother.

1. This book/ that one/ good.

2. The weather here/ the weather in my hometown/ hot.

3. A mouse/ a cat/ small.

4. A radio/ a television/ cheap.

5. The sun/ the moon/ big.

6. A mountain/ a hill/ high.

7. A child/ a man/ young.

8. A lake/ a sea/ small.

9. Your hair/ my hair/ long.

10. French food/ English food/ good.

Exercise1: Complete the following sentences, using the correct adjectives form.

1/ ............. city in Canada is Toronto. (large)

2/ The Nile is..........river in the world. (long)

3/ February is ............. month off the year. (short)

4/ I think heath is ................... thing in life. (important)

5/ Mt. Everest is..............motain in the world. (high)

6/ This exercice is ............. of all. (difficult)

7/ .................. reason off the year is pring. (beautiful)

8/ Russia is ................ country in the world. (large)

9/ Chinese is ................ of those three languages. (difficult)

10/ Ho Chi Minh is ....................one inpopulation. (big)

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

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old) ............................Julie.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ..........................mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) ................................ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ...............................a Twingo.
5. John’s results were good. Fred’s results were very poor. Fred’s results were
(bad) ................................John’s.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) ...............................I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it’s raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) ........................next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)......................in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important)……....…….....person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ...................to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult) .....................as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold) ..................and (cold) ...................
13. The problem seems to be (serious) ..........and ............

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1,Hoa has a fine.............of stamp. Collect

2,His.....................helps him successful. Curious

3, AIDS is a..........disease Danger

4,Her parents'.....................makes her very sad Death

5,Mai understand me...................................... Depth

6,There is no............betweem my answer and his. Differ

7,WE have a lot of.................in learing English. Difficult

8,The is an...................football match this afternoon. Excite