Comparisons

Reference

Comparisons — Exercises

Choose the comparison

Circle the correct answer.

1. This summer is _____ than last summer. (much hotter / more hotter / very hotter)
2. The book is _____ the film. (not as good as / not as good than / not so good than)
3. _____ you practise, the better you get. (The more / More / The most)
4. It's _____ hotel we've ever stayed in. (the worst / the baddest / the most bad)
5. The new phone is _____ more expensive than the old one. (slightly / very / too)
6. She sings _____ her sister. (as beautifully as / as beautiful as / more beautiful than)
7. There are _____ people here than yesterday. (fewer / less / lesser)
8. It's the tallest building _____ Europe. (in / of / from)

Key word transformation

Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.

1. Paris is bigger than Lyon. (AS) → Lyon is not   Paris.
2. As you get older, you get wiser. (THE) →   you get, the wiser you become.
3. I've never seen such a boring film. (MOST) → It's the   I've ever seen.
4. The bus is much cheaper than the train. (FAR) → The train is   the bus.
5. Tom and Ana are equally tall. (AS) → Tom is   Ana.
6. This test was easier than I expected. (DIFFICULT) → This test was   I expected.

Comparisons — Answer Key

Choose the comparison

1. much hotter — much + comparative; never more + -er → much hotter.
2. not as good as — not as … as — never than.
3. The more — Double comparative needs the twice: The more…, the better…
4. the worst — Irregular superlative of bad → the worst.
5. slightly — A small difference → slightly + comparative. (very cannot go before a comparative)
6. as beautifully as — sings → an adverb: as beautifully as.
7. fewer — people is countable → fewer.
8. in — Superlative + place → in.

Key word transformation

1. as big as
2. The older
3. most boring film
4. far more expensive than
5. as tall as
6. less difficult than