Exercise 2 Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form

ITEM 32.2. DEGREES OF COMPARISON (REVIEW)

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1. It's too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ……?

2. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take ……

3. You're talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit ……?

4. You hardly ever phone me. Why don't you phone me ……?

5. You're standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ……away?

6. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look…… today.

7. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit ……

8. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ……

9. The weather is too cold in this country. I'd like to live somewhere ……

10. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I'd like to do something ……

11. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be......

1 Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's only six degrees.

2 The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.

3 Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometres. Dave stopped after eight kilometres.

4 Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.

5 I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.

6 You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.

7 We were very busy at work today. We're not usually as busy as that.

Exercise 3 Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use than where necessary:

big, crowded, early, high, important, interested, peaceful, reliable, serious, simple, thin

1 In some parts of the country, prices are…… in others.

2 I'd like to have а more …… car. The one I've got keeps breaking down.

3 Unfortunately her illness was ……we thought at first.

4 You look …… Have you lost weight?

5 I want a ……flat. We don't have enough space here.

6 He doesn't study very hard. He's ……in having a good time.

7 Health and happiness are ……money.

8 The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ……

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

10 I like living in the countryside. It's …… living in a town.

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

12 I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed …… usual.

Exercise 4 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use much / a bit etc. + a comparative form. Use than where necessary.

1 Her illness was ……we thought at first. (much / serious)

2 This bag is too small. I need something……(much / big)

3 I'm afraid the problem is……it seems. (much / complicated)

4 You looked depressed this morning but you look ……now. (a bit / happy)

5 I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was……I expected.

(far / interesting)

6 You're driving too fast. Could you drive……? (a bit / slowly)

7 It's……to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot / easy).

8 I thought she was younger than me but in fact she's……

(slightly / old)

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences using any/no + a comparative. Use than where necessary.

1 I'm fed up with waiting. I'm not waiting......

2 I'm sorry I'm a bit late but I couldn't get here......

3 This shop isn't expensive. The prices are……anywhere else.

4 I must stop for a rest. I can't walk......

5 The traffic isn't particularly bad today. It's……usual.

Exercise 6 Complete the sentences using the structure...and....

1 It's becoming ……to find a job. (hard)

2 That hole in your pullover is getting……(big)

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

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

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

6 Travelling is becoming……(expensive)

7 Since she has been in Britain, her English has got……(good)

8 As the conversation went on, he became……(talkative)

Exercise 7 Complete the sentences using as...as.

1 I'm quite tall but you are taller. I'm not as tall as you.

2 My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't......

3 You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't......

4 It's still cold but it was colder yesterday. It isn't......

5 I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday.

I don't......

6 They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer.

They haven't......

7 I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous.
I wasn't......

Exercise 8 Use the comparative or …as …. to rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.

1 Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isn't ……

2 I didn't spend as much money as you. You spent more money than me.

3 The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn't ……

4 The meal didn't cost as much as I expected. The meal

5 I go out less than I used to. I don't……

6 Her hair isn't as long as it used to be. She used to......

7 I know them better than you do. You don't ……

8 There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.

There weren't……

Exercise 9 Complete the sentences with than... or as....

1 I can't reach as high as you. You are taller ……me.

2 He doesn't know much. I know more……

3 I don't work particularly hard. Most people work as hard ……

4 We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised ……

5 She's not a very good player. I'm a better player......

6 They've been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky……

UNIT 33. SUPERLATIVE

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative.

1 This building is very old. It's …… building in the town.

2 It was a very happy day. It was……of my life.

3 It's a very good film. It's……I've ever seen.

4 She's a very popular singer. She's……in the country.

5 It was a very bad mistake. It was……I've ever made.

6 It's a very pretty village. It's……I've ever seen.

7 It was a very cold day. It was……of the year.

8 He's a very boring person. He's……I've ever met.

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