Only two of these comparative sentences are correct. Correct the mistakes where necessary.

e.g. He got up more early than she did. He got up earlier than she did.

1. My computer is moderner than yours. 5. He paid less than you for the ticket.

2. Jack is a more good player than me. 6. Ann’s headache is badder today.

3. Is it more interesting as his last book? 7. She lives much more far away now.

4. My aunt is the same age like my uncle. 8. It’s a bit hotter today.

Use the word(s) in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences.

e.g. I like warm weather. The warmer the weather, the better I feel. (feel)

1. I didn’t really like him when we first met. But the more I got to know him, …….. . (like)

2. If you’re in business, you want to make a profit. The more goods you sell, ……… . (profit)

3. It’s hard to concentrate when you’re tired. The more tired you are, …….. .(hard)

4. She had to wait a very long time. The longer she waited, …… . (impatient/become)

14. Rewrite the underlined part of the sentence, using a comparative form of an adverb in the box.

easy fast ~~hard~~ heavy long often slow well

e.g. When you tell a lie, your brain has to work more. - harder

1. If you cut your hair a lot it won’t grow at an increased speed.

2. Acts of forgetting occur with increased frequency as people get older.

3. Some crystals grow at a lower speed in space.

4. Goat’s milk is digested with less difficulty than cow’s milk.

5. People may live for a greater number of years by eating less.

6. People drive with more skill along tree-lined streets.

7. As a low weather front approaches, it starts to drizzle and then rains a lot as a warm front approaches.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words.

e.g. Could you not talk so fast, please? Could you talk more slowly, please?

1. The last film we saw was more frightening than this one.

The film ………… as the last one.

2. Nobody in the class cooks better than Sam. Sam is ………… in the class.

3. You ran a lot faster than I did. I didn’t run …………… as you.

4. Small cars are more economical than large cars. Large cars are ……….. small cars.

5. Skating isn’t as exciting as skiing. Skating is ………… than skiing.

6. Tom doesn’t work harder than Alan. Alan works just …………. Tom.

7. Jack isn’t as interested in football as his brother is. Jack’s brother ………… in football than he is.

8. Bill is the youngest in the family. Everyone else in the family ……… than Bill.

9. I haven’t eaten as much as you. You’ve eaten ………….. .

*16. Write very, too, or very/too if either is possible.

1. Dan was …….. engrossed in his book even to look up.

2. This has made many people …… angry.

3. The town looked ……… prosperous. Much more so than when I was last there.

4.He found the opening ……… small for him to get through.

5. You have to be a bit careful, but the snakes around here aren’t …….. dangerous.

6. He spoke ………... clearly, and I was able to hear every word.

7. My mother’s not …………well at the moment, I’m afraid.

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