Comparatives

A. Use the Comparative of Superiority. Choose the correct option.

1. New York is biger than / more big than / bigger than Lisbon.
2. A Rolls Royce is expensiver than / more expensive than / as expensive as a Volkswagen.
3. English is more easy than / easier than / easyer than German.
4. Peter is more handsome than / handsomer than / the most handsome John.
5. Coffee is popular / not as popular as / more popular than tea in Portugal.
6. A motorbike is faster than/ as fast as / more fast than a bike.
7. Cities are noisier than / noisy than / more noisy than towns.
8. These Jeans are good / better than / more good than the other ones.
9. A rainy day is badder than / worse than / not as bad as a windy day.
10. Roses are the most beautiful / beautiful / more beautiful than daisies.

B. Write the comparison of equality for the sentences below. Use the words in brackets ( ). Do
not use contracted forms.
Example 1
John is 32 years old. Dave is 32 years old. (is/old) - John is as old as John.
Example 2
John does not work very hard. Dave works harder. (work/hard) - John does not work as hard as
Dave.
1) John is 1 metre 80cms tall. Dave is 1 metre 80cms tall. (is/tall)
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2) Seville is 40C in summer. Cordova is 40C in summer. (is/hot)
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3) John is not very clever. Mary is cleverer. (is/clever)
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4) The blue car is not expensive. The red car is more expensive. (is/expensive)
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5) Mrs Jones talks very quietly. Mrs Smith talks more loudly. (talk/loudly)
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6) The brown house is 100 years old. The green house is 100 years old. (is/old)
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7) Steve did not do well in the English test. Melissa did better in the English test. (do/well)
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8) The impala runs 90km per hour. The cheetah runs 120km per hour. (run/fast)
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9) The first exam was difficult. The second exam was difficult too. (was/difficult)
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10) Ciudad Real is not very beautiful. Seville is more beautiful. (is/beautiful)
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C. Fill in the gaps with the correct degree of the adjectives in brackets.

Kilo: 2 Kilo: 0,75 Kilo: 1,15 Kilo: 0,75

1. The strawberries are ____________________ (expensive) the bananas.
2. The pears are ____________________ (expensive) the oranges.
3. The oranges are ____________________ (cheap) the bananas.
4. The strawberries are ____________________ (expensive) of all.
5. For me, the ____________________ (tasty) fruit is the strawberry.
6. The pears are ____________________ (juicy) the oranges.
7. Carla doesn't like pears. She thinks it's the __________________ (bad) fruit she has ever tasted.
8. Portuguese typical food is considered one of ____________________ (good) in the world.
9. The pear is not ____________________ (caloric) the banana.
10. The ____________________ (heavy) orange in the world weighs 3,44kg.

Questions:
1. Sandra is ______________________________ (+ pretty) Sophia.
2. This song is ______________________________ (+ good) the previous one.
3. My boat is ______________________________ (= expensive) your boat.
4. This book is ______________________________ (= bad) that one.
5. Jurassic Park is ______________________________ (- frightening) Star Wars.
6. The Lost World is ______________________________ (- good) Jurassic Park I.
7. Peter is ______________________________ (+ intelligent) student in the school!
8. This museum is ______________________________ (- interesting) place of the town.
ANSWERS:
prettier than
better than
as expensive as
as bad as
less frightening than
less good than
the most intelligent
the least interesting