A. Complete using the comparative form of the words in brackets.
1 Wait! Your bicycle is ……………………… (fast) than mine!
2 Phew! It’s much ……………………… (hot) than it was yesterday, isn’t it?
3 I think you look ……………………… (pretty) when you wear your hair up.
4 The price of batteries has gone up. They’re a lot ……………………… (expensive) than last time.
5 Angus hasn’t been practising the piano and he’s got a lot ……………………… (bad).
6 His new film is much ……………………… (entertaining) than his last one. I loved that one!
7 Tell us another joke – but a ……………………… (short) one this time! That one took forever!
8 I didn’t win the lottery. Maybe I’ll be ……………………… (lucky) next time.
9 The Russian athlete threw the discus ……………………… (far) than all the others and won gold.
10 I think these biscuits are even ……………………… (nice) than the last ones you made!
Answer
1 faster 2 hotter 3 prettier
4 more expensive 5 worse 6 less entertaining
7 shorter 8 luckier 9 farther/further 10 nicer
B. The words in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word.
1 We lost the match because we played badly than the other team did.
2 It rains a lot in England, so the countryside is a lot green than in Greece.
3 You gave Sarah a really small piece of cake – and you’ve given me even little!
4 I must have lost weight. These jeans seem large than they were before.
5 I got to the party early than everyone else, so I had to wait.
6 I hear her new CD is good than her last one. What do you think?
7 Our cat seems to be getting fat every day – maybe she should go on a diet!
8 I’m disappointed. I think you could have done a lot well on this test.
Answer
1 worse 2 greener 3 less 4 larger
5 earlier 6 better 7 fatter 8 better
C. Rewrite the sentences using the correct comparative form of the words in the box.
bad • beautiful • confident • fat • happy • near (to) • short • young
1 Joshua is much taller than Alex.
Alex is ………………………………………….. .
2 Theresa is more confident than Amy.
Amy is a lot ………………………………………….. .
3 Your house is further from the school than mine.
My house is ………………………………………….. .
4 Jude is less happy than Andy about the decision.
Andy is ………………………………………….. .
5 Bill is thinner than Simon.
Simon is ………………………………………….. .
6 Terry is older than Sarah-Jane.
Sarah-Jane is ………………………………………….. .
7 Patricia is better than her sister on the clarinet.
Patricia’s sister is ………………………………………….. .
8 The houses here are uglier than in my grandparents’ village.
The houses in my grandparents’ village ………………………………………….. .
Answer
1 much shorter than Joshua
2 less confident that Theresa
3 nearer (to) the school than yours
4 happier than Jude about the decision
5 fatter than Bill
6 younger than Terry
7 worse than Patricia/her on the clarinet
8 are more beautiful than the houses here
D. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
bad • big • far • funny • hard • kind • scary • tasty
1 This really is the ……………………. song I’ve ever heard! It’s terrible!
2 Ivy is the ……………………. woman I know. She’ll do anything for anybody.
3 Listen! I promise you, this is the ……………………. joke ever! Well, a man goes into a shop …
4 Mmm! This is the ……………………. soup you’ve made so far.
5 What’s the ……………………. thing about English grammar for you?
6 Ben appeared and he was carrying the ……………………. present I’d ever seen. It was huge!
7 We had a competition to see who could swim the ……………………. .
8 Sandra told us the ……………………. ghost story she could, and it was really frightening!
Answer
1 worst 2 kindest 3 funniest 4 tastiest
5 hardest 6 biggest 7 farthest/furthest
8 scariest
E. Complete using the correct form of the words in brackets.
I think this is the (1) …………………….. (bad) job I’ve ever had. My last job was much (2) …………………….. (good) than this one. I had a lot (3) …………………….. (little) work there and my boss was really nice. My boss here is the (4) …………………….. (strict) in the whole firm, and the working day is (5) …………………….. (long) than in my last job, too. The (6) …………………….. (good) thing about it is that the office is (7) …………………….. (close) to my house than the old one. At least now I get home (8) …………………….. (early) than I used to.
Answer
1 worst 2 better 3 less 4 strictest
5 longer 6 best 7 closer 8 earlier
F. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
clean • dirty • fast • old • slowly • young
‘I walk (1) ……………………… than him.’
‘I walk the (2) ……………………… of all.’
‘I’m the (3) ……………………… pigeon.’
‘I’m (4) ……………………… than they are.’
‘I’m the (5) ……………………… pigeon.’
‘I ran (6) ……………………… of all.’
‘I ran (7) ……………………… than everyone except him.’
‘They both ran (8) ……………………… than me.’
‘I’m the (9) ……………………… in the family.’
‘And I’m the (10) ……………………… .’
Answer
1 more slowly 2 most slowly 3 dirtiest
4 dirtier 5 cleanest 6 fastest 7 faster
8 faster 9 oldest 10 youngest
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