I. Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets. Use than where necessary. 1. They’ve made these chocolate bars smaller. (small) 2. Sport is more interesting than politics. (interesting) 3. We could have found the place........... with a map. (easily) 4. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed.......... usual. (early) 5. The weather is getting ............ (bad) 6. Health and happiness are .............money. (important) 7. You need to draw it............. . (carefully) 8. I like living in the country. It’s ...........living in the town. (peaceful) 9. We can’t hear. Could you speak a little .........? (slowly) 10. I can’t stay........... half an hour. (long) 11. A cellphone would be a............... present. (useful) 12. It’s a long way from here to the station .............I thought. (far) 13. Can’t you think of anything............ to say? (intelligent) 14. It was........... usual in town today. (busy) 15. Unfortunately her illness was............. we thought at first. (serious) II. Comment on these situations. Write sentences with a comparative and than. Use these adjectives: big, fast, expensive, long, old, popular, strong, tall, cold, far, had, early, frequently, busy, high. 1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees. Its colder today than it was yesterday. 2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. Travelling by car is 3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. Joe did 4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30. My friends 5. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long. The film 6. The cassette is $11,000, and the CD is $18,000. The CD 7. Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped after eight kilometers. Iran______________________________________________________________________ 8. The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925. The castle 9. Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters. Harriet 10. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Claire has lots of friends. Claire 11. Marie’s car has room for five people, but Sandra’s has room for only four. Marie’s car 12. Sears Tower in Chicago is 442 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is 452 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers 13. We were very busy at work today. We’re not usually as busy as that. We 14. You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour. The buses 15. Daniel can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos. Matthew
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I,
1, smaller
2, more interesting
3, more easily
4, earlier than
5, worse
6, more important than
7, more carefully
8, more peaceful
9, more slowly
10, longer than
11, more useful
12, further than
13, more intelligent
14, busier than
15, more serious than
II big, fast, expensive, long, old, popular, strong, tall, cold, far, had, early, frequently, busy, high.
1, It’s colder today than it was yesterday.
2, Travelling by car is faster than travelling by train.
3, Joe did worse than Chris in the exam.
4, My friends arrived earlier than I had expected.
5, The film lasts longer than the videotape.
6, The CD is more expensive than the cassette.
7, I ran further than Dave did.
8, The castle was built earlier than the church.
9, Harriet is taller than Mike.
10, Claire has more friends than Andrew.
11, Marie’s car is bigger than Sandra’s car.
12, Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is higher than Sears Tower in Chicago.
13, We were busier at work today than usual.
14, The buses run more frequently than the trains do.
15, Matthew is stronger than Daniel.
1. Some new books are bought by Lan.
2. The temple will be visited next week.
3. A letter will be sent to me by my friend next week.
4. This hotel will be built in 2010.
5. Used paper is collected for recycling.
6. The horse is cleaned every day.
7. The boy is seen to ride a buffalo by Jane.
8. A new dress will be made for me by Miss Thu.
9. I will be met at the airport by Tim.
10. English is spoken all over the world by many people.
Ex7:
3. more easily
4. earlier
5. worse
6. more important
7. more carefully
8. more peaceful
9. more slowly
10. longer
11. more useful
12. farther
13. more intelligent
14. busier
15. more serious
16. more famous
17. more friends
18. heavier
19. more useful
20. less difficult