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EXERCISES

104.1 Complete the sentences using a comparative form (older / more important etc.).

2 This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit ______

3 The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be _______

4 The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be ________

5 The weather is too cold in this country. I'd like to live somewhere _______

6 My job is a bit boring sometimes. I'd like to do something________

7 I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be____

8 Your work isn't very good. I'm sure you can do ________

9 Don't worry. The situation isn't so bad. It could be_______

10 I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take______.

11 You're talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit______ ?

12 You hardly ever phone me. Why don't you phone me____ ?

13 You're standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ______ away?

14 You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look________ today.

104.2 Complete the sentences. Each time use the compara tive form of one of the words in the list.

Use than where necessary.

3 Unfortunately her illness was __________ we thought at first.

4 You look_________. Have you lost weight?

5 I want a __________flat. We don't have enough space here.

6 He doesn't study very hard. He's _________ in having a good time.

7 Health and happiness are________ money.

8 The instructions were very complicated. They could have been __________

9 There were a lot of people on the bus. It was _______usual.

10 I like living in the countryside. It's _______living in a town.

11 You'lI find your way around the town ________if you have a good map.

12 In some parts of the country, prices are _____in others.

104.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form (-er or more...).

1 Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's onl.y six degrees.

2 The journey takes four hours by car-and five hours by train.

It takes

3 Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometres. Dave stopped after eight kilometres.

I ran :...

4 Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.

Joe did

5 I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.

My friends

6 You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.

The buses

7 We were very busy at work today. We're not usualIy as busy as that.

We , ,

EXERCISES 1

105.1 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use much / a bit etc. + a comparative form

Use than where necessary.

2 This bag is too small. I need something ____________ (much / big)

3 I'm afraid the problem is_____________ it seems. (much / complicated)

4 You looked depressed this morning but you look ____________now. (a bit / happy)

5 I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was_____________ I expected.

(far / interesting)

6 You're driving too fast. Could you drive____________ ? ( a bit / slowly)

7 It's ___________ to learn a foreign language in the country where

it is spoken. (a lot / easy)

8 I thought she was younger than me but in fact she's _________, (slightly / old)

105.2 Complete the sentences using any/no + a comparative. Use than where necessary.

2 I'm sorry I'm a bit late but I couldn't get here_______

3 This shop isn't expensive. The prices are _______ anywhere else.

4 I must stop for a rest. I can't walk _________

5 The traffic isn't particularly bad today. It's_________usual.

105.3 Complete the sentences using the structure in Section C (...and...).

2 That hole in your pullover is getting ___________(big)

3 My bags seemed to get __________ as I carried them. (heavy)

4 As I waited for my interview, I became________ (nervous)

5 As the day went on, the weather got _______ (bad)

6 Travelling is becoming ___________(expensive)

7 Since she has been in Britain, her English has got _________(good)

8 As the conversation went on, he became_____ (talkative)

105.4 These sentences are like those in Section D. Use the word{s) in brackets{in the correct form) to

complete the sentences.

2 I didn't really like him when we first met.

But the more I got tf' know him, ______ (like)

3 If you're in business, you want to make a profit.

The more goods you sell,______ (profit)

4 It's hard to concentrate when you're tired.

The more tired you are, ______(hard)

5 She had to wait a very long time.

The longer she waited, _______(impatient/become)

105.5 Which is correct, older or elder? Or both of them?

1 My older / elder brother is a pilot. (older and elder are both correct)

2 I'm surprised Diane is only 25. I thought she was older / elder.

3 Ann's younger sister is still at school. Her older / elder sister is a nurse.

4 Martin is older / elder than his brother.

EXERCISES I

106.1 Complete the sentences using as...as.

2 My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't

3 You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't

4 It's still cold but it was colder yesterday. It isn't

5 I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. .

I don't

6 They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer.

They haven t ,

7 I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous.

I wasn't

106.2 Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.

3 The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn't

4 The meal didn't cost as much as I expected. The meal

5 I go out less than I used to. I don't ,

6 Her hair isn't as long as it used to be. She used to

7 I know them better than you do. You don't

8 There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.

There weren't

106.3 Complete the sentences using as.. .as. Choose one of the following:

2 It was a difficult question. I answered it______ I could.

3 'How long can I stay with you?' 'You can stay _______you like.'

4 I need the information quickly, so please let me know ______possible.

5 I like to keep fit, so I go swimming________ I can.

6 I didn't want to wake anybody, so I came in______ I could.

In the following sentences use just as...as.

7 I'm going to sleep on the floor. It's_____ sleeping in that hard bed.

8 Why did he get the job rather than me? I'm_____ him.

9 At first I thought you were nice but really you're____ everybody else.

106.4 Write sentences using the same as.

2 You and I both have dark brown hair. Your hair

3 I arrived at 10.25 and so did you. I

4 My birthday is 5 April. Tom's birthday is 5 April too. My...

106.5 Complete the sentences with than... or as... .

2 He doesn't know much. I know more

3 I don't work particularly hard. Most people work as hard

4 We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised

5 She's not a very good player. I'm a better player ,

6 They've been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky...,

.EXERCISES

107.1 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) + a preposition.

2 It's a very cheap restaurant. It's_______ the town.

3 It was a very happy day. It was ______my life.

4 She's a very intelligent student. She____ the class.

5 It's a very valuable painting. It ______ the gallery.

6 Spring is a very busy time for me. It , the year.

In the following sentences use one of + a superlative + a preposition. \

8 He's a very rich man. He's one_____ the world.

9 It's a very old castle. It____ Britain.

10 She's a very good player. She _______ the team.

11 It was a very bad experience. It _______ my life.

12 He's a very dangerous criminal. He_______ the country.

107.2 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) or a comparative (-er or more... ).

3 The United States is very large but Canada is _______(large)

4 What's _______river in the world? (long)

5 He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks_____ today. (happy)

6 It was an awful day. It was _______ day of my life. (bad)

7 What is______ sport in your country? (popular)

8 Everest is _______ mountain in the world. It is _____ than any other mountain. (high)

9 We had a great holiday. It was one of the_______ , holidays we've ever

had. (enjoyable)

10 I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ________ (comfortable)

11 What's__________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

12 Mr and Mrs Brown have got three daughters. ____is 14 years old,

(old)

107.3 What do you say in these situations? Use a superlative + ...ever... .Use the words given in

brackets (in the correct form).

1 You've just been to the cinema. The film was extremely boring. You tell your friend:

2 Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny. You say:

(funny/joke/hear) That's

3 You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You say:

(good/coffee/taste) This
4 You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient. You tell your friend about her:

(patient/person/meet) She

5 You have just run ten kilometres. You've never run further than this. You say to your friend:

(far/run) That

6 You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake. You say to your friend: (bad/mistake/make) It...

7 Your firend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You ask your friend:

(famous/person/meet?) Who...

ANSWER KEY

UNIT 104

104.1

2 stronger

3 smaller

4 more expensive

5 warmer

6 more interesting

7 more difficult

8 better

9 worse

10 longer

11 more quietly

12 more often

13 further

14 happier / more cheerful

104.2

3 more serious than

4 thinner

5 bigger

6 more interested

7 more important than

8 simpler / more simple

9 more crowded than

10 more peaceful than

11 more easily

12 higher than

104.3

2 It takes longer by train than by car

3 I ran further than Dave.

4 Joe did worse than Chris.

5 My friends arrived earlier than I

expected.

6 The buses run more often than the

trains. or ...run more

frequently than the trains. or

The buses are more frequent than

the trains.

7 We were busier than usual at work

today. or We were busier at

work today than usual.

UNIT 105

105.1

2 much bigger

3 much more complicated than

4 a bit happier

5 far more interesting than

6 a bit more slowly

7 a lot easier

8 slightly older

105.2

2 any earlier

3 no more expensive than

4 any further

5 no worse than

105.3

2 bigger and bigger

3 heavier and heavier

4 more and more nervous

5 worse and worse

6 more and more expensive

7 better and better

8 more and more talkative

105.4

2 the more I liked him or the

more I got to like him

3 the more your profit (will be) or

the higher your profit (will be) or

the more profit you will make

4 the harder it is to concentrare

5 the more impatient she became

105.5

2 older

3 older or elder

4 older

UNIT 106

106.1

2 as high as yours.

3 You don't know as much about

cars as me. or ...as I do.

4 It isn't as cold today as it was

yesterday.

5 I don't feel as tired today as I felt

yesterday. or ...as I did...

6 They haven't lived here as long as

us. or ...as we have.

7 I wasn't as nervous before the

interview as I usually am. or

...as usual.

106.2

3 The station wasn't as far as I

thought.

4 The meal cost less than I expected.

I...was cheaper than I expected./

...wasn't as expensive as I

expected.

5 I don't go out as much as I used to.

I...as often as I used to.

6 She used to have Ionger hair.

7 You don't know them as well as

me. or ...as I do.

8 There weren't as many people at

this meeting as at the last one.

106.3

2 as well as

3 as Iong as

4 as soon as

5 as often as

6 as quietIy as

7 just as comfortable as

8 just as weII-quaIified as

9 just as bad as

106.4

2 Your hair is the same colour as

mine.

3 I arrived at the same time as you

(did).

4 My birthday is (on) the same day

as Tom's. or My birthday is

the same as Tom's.

106.5

2 than him / than he does

3 .as me / as I do

4 than us / than we were

5 than her / than she is

6 as them / as they have been

UNIT 107

107.1

2 It's the cheapest restaurant in the

town.

3 It was the happiest day of my life.

4 She is the most intelligent student

in the class.

5 It is the most valuable painting in

the gallery.

6 It is the busiest time of the year.

8 He's one of the richest men in the

world.

9 It is one of the oldest castles in

Britain.

10 She is one of the best players in

the team.

11 It was one of the worst

experiences of my life.

12 He is one of the most dangerous

criminals in the country.

107.2

3 larger

4 the longest

5 happier

6 the worst

7 the most popular

8 the highest ...higher

9 most enjoyable

10 more comfortable

11 the quickest

12 The oldest or The eldest

107.3

2 That's the funniest joke I've ever .

heard.

3 This is the best coffee I've ever

tasted.

4 She is the most patient person I've

ever met

5 That's the furthest (or farthest) I've

ever run.

6 It is/was. the worst mistake I've

ever made.

7 Who is the most famous person

you've ever met?