A. Complete the quiz questions using comparative forms of the adjectives in brackets. Then underline the answers.
1 Which are ……higher……: the Carpathians or the Rocky Mountains? (high)
2 Which month is ………………………: February or March? (long)
3 Which is ………………………: driving or flying? (dangerous)
4 Which is ………………………: ‘I want the bread.’ or ‘Can you give me the bread?’ (polite)
5 Which is ………………………: gold or silver? (rare)
6 Which is ………………………: one mile or one kilometre? (far)
7 Which city is ………………………: Tokyo or Seoul? (expensive)
8 Which town is ………………………: Moscow or Madrid? (old)
9 Who was ……………………… when he died: Mozart or Shakespeare? (young)
10 Which is ………………………: a kilogram of water or a kilogram of ice? (heavy)
Now check your answers at the bottom of the page.
Answers
2 longer 3 more dangerous
4 politer / more polite 5 rarer
6 farther / further 7 more expensive
8 older 9 younger 10 heavier
B. Use the information from Exercise A to complete these sentences using less than or not as… as.
1 February ……is not as long as March…… .
2 Flying ……………………………………. .
3 Silver ……………………………………. .
4 One kilometre ……………………………………. .
5 Seoul ……………………………………. .
6 Moscow ……………………………………. .
Answers
2 Flying is less dangerous than / not as dangerous as driving.
3 Silver is less rare than / not as rare as gold.
4 One kilometre is less far than / not as far as one mile.
5 Seoul is less expensive than / not as expensive as Tokyo.
6 Moscow is less old than / not as old as Madrid.
C. Complete the sentences about the two hotels, using the information in the table and the adjectives in the box.
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bad big expensive far good good interesting late nice |
1 The atmosphere at Pushkin is ……nicer…… .
2 The management at Seaview is ……as good as…… the management at Pushkin.
3 Seaview is 30 euros …………………………… .
4 Pushkin is …………………………… Seaview.
5 Pushkin is …………………………… from the beach.
6 The service at Pushkin is …………………………… than at Seaview.
7 The food at Seaview is …………………………… than at Pushkin.
8 The check-out time at Pushkin is …………………………… .
Answers
3 more expensive 4 as big as
5 further / farther 6 better
7 worse 8 later / better
D. In your notebook, write sentences comparing the animals. Use much, far, a lot, a little or a bit and comparative adjectives.
Example: The giraffe is much taller than the zebra.
Answers
Possible answers
2 The giraffe is a bit taller than the elephant.
3 The elephant is far heavier than the monkey.
4 The lion is a bit shorter than the zebra.
5 The snake is a lot more dangerous than the monkey.
6 The zebra is a little slower than the lion.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 The beach in Sochi was …………. the beach in my town.
a nicer than
b nicer then
c more nice than
2 The mountains in Sochi are a little …………. than the mountains in my country.
a bigger b biger c more big
3 This hotel used to be very bad, but now it’s …………. .
a very better
b much better
c much more good
4 Do you think the winter Olympics are …………. as the summer Olympics?
a more interesting
b as interesting
c as much interesting
5 I’m much …………. than I was a few years ago.
a less healthier
b not as healthy
c less healthy
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 c
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