Unit 3. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES .

TRANSFORMATIONS

1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence,using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given.

1. She plays better than her brother . ( AS)

Her brother . as she does.
2. I dont work as hard as she does. (THAN)
She ..
3. Hes more interested in sport than I am. (SO)
I .in sport as he is.
4. Theyre not as well off as their cousins. ( THAN)
Their cousins ..
5. She doesnt write as beautifully as Anne. ( THAN)
Anne writes .
6. I can run faster than all my friends. (AS)
None of my friends ..I can.
7. A scooter isnt nearly as expensive as a sports car. (LOT)
A sports car is .a scooter.
8. Our standard of living is a bit lower than it was . ( QUITE)
Our standard of living is not .was.
9. There arent many cities which are as exciting as Ro. (ONE)
Rio is .cities.
10. She doesnt have nearly as much free time now. (LESS)
She has before.
11. Not many people earn such a high salary as he does. (THAN)
His salary most peoples.
12. Hes almost as wealthy as she is. ( BIT)
She is him.
13. Its getting much more difficult to get a bank loan. ( AS)
It is ..to get a bank loan now.
14. There arent many writers that are as good as him. ( ONE)
He is ..writers.

2.Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. Use between two and five
words, including the word given.

1. He doesnt enjoy running as much as cycling. ( more)

He likes
2. Lena enjoys reading more than any other free-time activity. ( most)
For lena reading free-time activity.
3. It is easier to learn the guitar than most other musical instruments. ( one )
The guitar is musical instruments to learn.
4. Mara s brothers are better tennis players than her. ( as )
Mara doesnt her brothers.
5. I think golf is more boring than any other sport. ( least)
I think golf sport.
6. Mexico city is more polluted than Tokyo. ( as )
Tokyo Mexico city.
7. This neighbourhood isnt as friendly as it used to be. ( less)
This neighbourhood is it used to be.
8. Ive never lived in a flat as big as my new flat before. ( easily)
My new flat is place Ive ever lived in.
9. I live a lot nearer work than she does. ( lot)
She lives away from work than I do.
10. James doesnt play football quite as well as Marco. ( footballer)
Marco is than James.
11. Ive never been to such a bad restaurant as this one. ( far)
This is restaurant Ive ever been to.
12. My sister and I are almost the same height. ( tall)
Im my sister.
13. He didnt drive nearly as quickly as he did last time. ( than)
He drove he did last time.