practicing degree of comparison (equative, comparative, and superlative)

A. as ...............as

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

2. My salary is high but yours is higher.

My salary is not ..................................................................................

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 am a lot more nervous.

I was not………………………………………………………...

B. rewrite on another way but still has the same meaning

1. Jack is younger than he looks. Jack is not as old as he looks.

2. I did not spend as much money as you.

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3. The station was nearer than I thought.

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4. The meal did not cost as much as I expected.

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5. I go out less than I used to.

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6. His hair is not as long as it used to be.

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7. I know them better than you do.

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

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. comparative

Big crowded early easily interested important

high peaceful reliably serious simple thin

1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier thanusual.

2. I’d like to have a .......................................car. the one I’ve got keeps breaking down.

3. Unfortunately her illness was ...........................................................we tought at first.

4. You look................................................................................... Have you lost weight?

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

6. He does not 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 town.

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

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

K. comparative

1. Yesterday the temperature was 9 degrees. Today is only 6 degrees.

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

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3. Dave and I went for a run. I ran 10 kms. Dave ran 8 kms.

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

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5. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrive at 02.30

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

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

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L. Comparative

1. Tina is 160 cms. Nina is 158 cms.

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2. I need 5 kgs of sugar, but she needs only 3.

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3. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 40.

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4. Susi has two dogs and I have only one.

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5. This box is 20 kgs, that one is 15 kgs.

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6. These shoes are Rp 50.000,- those are Rp 75.000,-

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7. I have Rp 10.000,- you have Rp 15.000,-

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8. Mira and Dodi are careful students. She made only one mistake and he made two.

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9. I ate one piece of cake. He ate two pieces.

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M. superlative

1. It’s a very nice room. It .................................................................................the hotel.

2. It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s.....................................................................the town.

3. It was a very happy day. It was ........................................................................my life.

4. She’s very intelligent student. She .................................................................the class.

5. It’s a very valuable painting. It ...................................................................the gallery.

6. Spring is a very busy time for me. It...............................................................the year.

7. He’s a very rich man. He ..............................................................................the world.

8. It’s a very old castle. It......................................................................................Britain.

9. She’s a very good player. She ........................................................................the team.

10. It was a very bad experience. It........................................................................my life.

11. He’s a very dangerous criminal. He...........................................................the country.

N. superlative or comparative

(happy) (bad) (old) (comfortable) (long) (popular)

(cheap) (enjoyable) (quick) (high) (large) (cheap)

1. We stayed at .....................................................................................hotel in the town.

2. Our hotel was................................................................than all the others in the town.

3. The United States is very large but Canada is ..............................................................

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

5. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks ...................................................today.

6. It was an awful day. It was....................................................................day of my life.

7. What is........................................................................................sport in your country.

8. Everest is.................................................................mountain in the world. It is ..…..................................................................................................than any other mountain.

9. We had a great holiday. It was one of the ..............................holiday we’ve ever had.

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ........................................................................

11. What’s............................................................way of getting from here to the station?

12. Mr. And Mrs. Brown have got 3 daughters .........................................is 14 years old. 

O. superlative

1. You’ve just to the cinema. The film was extremely boring.

You tell your friends: (boring / film ./ see)

That’s.............................................................................................................................

2. Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny.

You say : (funny / joke / hear)

That’s.............................................................................................................................

3. You’re drinking coffee with a friend. It’s a really good coffee.

You say : (good / coffee / taste)

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4. You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient.

You tell : (patient / person / meet)

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5. You have just run 10 kms. You’ve never run further than this.

You say : (far / run / do)

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6. You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake.

You say : (bad / mistake / make)

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7. Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous.

You ask your friend : (famous / person / meet ?)

Who...............................................................................................................................

P. comparison

Joe Sanders has the ..............................................................................garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The .........................................Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is .......................................................................Joe’s. Bill works ................................................Joe and grows ...........................................flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is ...................................................................He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the .................................................................garden in the town.

(hard) (bad) (interesting).

(nice) (many) (large) (beautiful)