You didn’t speak more than I did.
->I …………………………

Rewrite the following sentences
1. She cooked better than you did
-> You didn’t …………………………….
2. You didn’t speak less than I did.
-> I …………………………………….
3. My salary is high but his is very high.
->His salary …………………………….
4. He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago.
->He used to …………………………….
5. He works hard. We work hard, too.
->We …………………………………….
6. No one in this class is as tall as Jimmy
->Jimmy ………………………………….
7. You didn’t speak more than I did.
->I …………………………………………
8. I can’t cook a well as my mother does.
->My mother …………………………….
9. Janet is the best tennis player in the club.
->No one …………………………………..
10. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
-> Apples are not …………………………….
11. I know him better than you do.
->You don’t …………………………………
12. Marie is certainly no so intelligent a her sister.
->Marie’s sister …………………………….
13. I ran faster than Tom.
-> Tom didn’t ………………………………..
14. She can speak English better than I can.
-> I can’t …………………………….
15. Ann is 18 years old, and Sue is 20 years old
-> Ann is …………….

 Rewrite the following sentences
1. She cooked better than you did
-> You didn’t …………………………….
2. You didn’t speak less than I did.
-> I …………………………………….
3. My salary is high but his is very high.
->His salary …………………………….
4. He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago.
->He used to …………………………….
5. He works hard. We work hard, too.
->We …………………………………….
6. No one in this class is as tall as Jimmy
->Jimmy ………………………………….
7. You didn’t speak more than I did.
->I …………………………………………
8. I can’t cook a well as my mother does.
->My mother …………………………….
9. Janet is the best tennis player in the club.
->No one …………………………………..
10. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
-> Apples are not …………………………….
11. I know him better than you do.
->You don’t …………………………………
12. Marie is certainly no so intelligent a her sister.
->Marie’s sister …………………………….
13. I ran faster than Tom.
-> Tom didn’t ………………………………..
14. She can speak English better than I can.
-> I can’t …………………………….
15. Ann is 18 years old, and Sue is 20 years old
-> Ann is …………………………….
16. My salary is high but yours is higher.
-> My salary isn’t …………………………….
17. Nobody can cook as well as my mother.
->My mother is …………………………….
18. Nam is intelligent, and his brother is intelligent, too.
-> Nam is as ………………………………
19. Jane can swim further than I can.
-> I can’t swim as …………………………….
20. George is not as fat as he used to be.
-> George used to …………………………….
21. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
-> Is this ……………………………. …………
22. She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am.
-> She drives …………………………………
23. He can speak English more fluently than his brother.
-> His brother ………………………………
24. The Thames is long. The Mississippi is longer.
-> The Mississippi ………………………………
25. The hotel is comfortable. That hotel is more comfortable.
-> That hotel …………………………
26. He is interested in sports. You’re, too.
-> He is …………………………………………
27. She was not eager to leave. I didn’t think about that.
-> She wasn’t ………………………………
28. Paul is romantic, but her sister is more romantic.
-> Paul’s sister …………………………………
29. I have to finish my work before evening. He has to finish it earlier.
-> He has to …………………
30. Jane plays tennis very well. Helen does, too.
-> Jane plays…………………………………….

1. The question is difficult to answer That one is, too.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. He can run fast. I can run faster.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. She looks old. But she’s really young.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. This film is interesting. That film is more interesting.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I’ve got few books. My friend’s got more.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 23: Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative.
You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the
comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
1. (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the
……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.)
My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven
thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but
the ………………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.)
Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the
way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The
………………………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.)
Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his
home. The ………………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The
……………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.)
At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the
…………………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the
…………………..………………………………..…

Exercise 15: Supply the correct form of the words using Comparison.
1. (Big) ……………………..…the contract is, (much) ………………..…benefit we can get.
2. Julia’s health s getting (bad) ………………………………………due to hard work.
3. (Long) ……………..……we work with Harry, (much)……………… ………we like him.
4. Obviously, Jim is (talented) ………………………………………player in our club.
5. Don’t expect to do (little) ……………………………………………work than the others.
6. Among the judges, Ursula gave (few) …………………………………remarks.
7. Time has gone by, and I could not recognize Rita. She is (attractive) … …..…… than
ever before.
8. (Hard) …………………………you try, (far) …………………..……you can get in your job.
9. It seems to me that the exams are becoming (difficult) ………………………………
10. (Much) ………….……weight you put on, (little) ……………….……chance you have of
being chosen in the team.