Exercise 1: Put the word in bracket in the correct form of adjective comparison.
1. Her daughter is ................... as her. (beautiful)
2. Summer is...................... season of the year. (hot)
3. That dog isn't ....................... it looks. (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were ........................ than today. (polite)
5. What's ....................river in the world? (long)
6. It was an awful day. It was .............day of my life (bad)
7. Everest is ...................... mountain in the world. It is .............. than any other mountain (high)
8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ............................. (comfortable)
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. She is ....... singer I've ever met.
A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly
2. She sings ........... among the singers I have known.
A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully
3. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
4. English is thought to be ....... than Math.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
5. She runs ...... in my class.
A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most slowly
6. Her office is ....... away than mine.
A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer
7. He did the test ........... I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
8. My sister dances ........... than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
Exercise 3: Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning.
1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.
=> I've......................................................................................................................................
2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
=> George is.............................................................................................................................
3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
=> Your mother is ...................................................................................................................
4. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?
=> Is this.................................................................................................................................?
5. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
=> She is.................................................................................................................................
6. He works much. He feels tired.
=> The more...........................................................................................................................
7. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
=> The better.........................................................................................................................
8. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
=> The older..........................................................................................................................
9. The children are excited with the difficult games.
=> The more.........................................................................................................................
10. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.
=> The faster.........................................................................................................................
11. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,
=> The less............................................................................................................................
1. more beautiful than
2. the hottest
3. more dangerous than
4. more polite
5. colder
6. cheaper
7. the longest
8. the worst
9. the highest/ higher
10. more comfortable