Advertisements

1. Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1   My new laptop is more light than / lighter than / lighter that yours.

2   I think smartphones are more useful / usefuller / useful more than tablets.

3   Gary’s e-reader is biger / more big / bigger than this one.

4   Our camera is heavier / more heavy / heavyer than theirs.

5   In my opinion tablets are difficulter / more difficult / difficult to use than computers.

6   The camera on my new phone is gooder / more good / better than my old digital camera!

7   It’s easier / more easy / easyer to use your satnav than a map when you’re driving.

8   The traffic in London is worser / worse / badder than the traffic in Paris.

Answer

2 more useful   3 bigger   4 heavier   5 more difficult

6 better   7 easier   8 worse

2. Look at the information about the two TVs and complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the adjectives in the box.

Television

HiTek TV

PicX TV

1   Weight

18 kilos

16 kilos

2   Screen size

42 inches

40 inches

3   Picture quality

****

*****

4   Sound quality

****

***

5   Easy to use?

***

*****

6   Appearance

**

***

7   First sold

December 2013

February 2014

8   Price

$550

$495

attractive     new     good     easy     expensive

heavy     clear     big

 The HiTek TV is ……heavier…… than the PicX TV.

 The HiTek TV is …………………… than the PicX TV.

 The picture on the PicX TV is …………………… than on the HiTek TV.

 The sound is …………………… on the HiTek TV than on the PicX TV.

 The PicX TV is …………………… to use than the HiTek TV.

 The PicX TV is …………………… than the HiTek TV.

 The PicX TV is …………………… than the HiTek TV.

 The HiTek TV is …………………… than the PicX TV.

Answer

2 bigger   3 better / clearer   4 clearer / better   5 easier

6 more attractive   7 newer   8 more expensive

3. Complete the conversation with the comparative forms of the adjectives in brackets.

NEIL   Which laptop is (1) …better…… (good)?

ASSISTANT   Well, the Alba is (2) ……………… (powerful) than the Plexus, it has 3.5 Gigabytes of RAM. It also has a (3) ……………… (big) screen. But it’s (4) ……………… (expensive) than the Plexus – it’s £1,000 more.

NEIL   Which one is (5) ……………… (heavy)? The Alba?

ASSISTANT   Yes. Th Plexus is (6) ……………… (light) and (7) ……………… (thin) than the Alba. So the Plexus is a (8) ……………… (practical) laptop if you’re travelling. And it’s a bit (9) ……………… (fast) than the Alba too.

Answer

2 more powerful   3 bigger   4 more expensive   5 heavier

6 lighter   7 thinner   8 more practical   9 faster

4. Write the comparative form of the adjectives.

1   angry   ……angrier……

2   bad   …………………

3   clean   …………………

4   cold   …………………

5   comfortable   …………………

6   crowded   …………………

7   fast   …………………

8   fat   …………………

9   good   …………………

10   interesting   …………………

11   modern   …………………

12   noisy   …………………

13   old   …………………

14   popular   …………………

15   sad   …………………

16   strange   …………………

17   strong   …………………

18   thin   …………………

19   wet   …………………

20   wide   …………………

Answer

2 worse   3 cleaner   4 colder   5 more comfortable

6 more crowded   7 faster   8 fatter   9 better

10 more interesting   11 more modern   12 noisier

13 older   14 more popular   15 sadder   16 stranger

17 stronger   18 thinner   19 wetter   20 wider

5. Write sentences using the present simple of be and comparative adjectives.

1   my new phone / cheap / my old phone

      My new phone is cheaper than my old phone.

2   the film / interesting / the book

      ………………………………………………….

3   her children / noisy / my children

      ………………………………………………….

4   she / a good cook / my dad

      ………………………………………………….

5   Dubai / modern / Dublin

      ………………………………………………….

6   this hotel / comfortable / the last hotel

      ………………………………………………….

7   my friends / fit / me

      ………………………………………………….

Answer

2   The film is more interesting than the book.

3   Her children are noisier than my children.

4   She is a better cook than my dad.

5   Dubai is more modern than Dublin.

6   This hotel is more comfortable than the last hotel.

7   My friends are fitter than me.

6. Correct one mistake in each sentence.

1   She quicker than me. She always finishes first. ………………..

2   The book is good than the film. ………………..

3   My marks are always worser than yours. ………………..

4   This dress is prettyer than that one. ………………..

5   The English weather is weter than the weather in Spain. ………………..

6   Their family is more big than mine. ………………..

7   My new teacher is most interesting than my old teacher. ………………..

8   Is your Internet faster mine? ………………..

Answer

1 She’s/is quicker   2 good better   3 worser worse

4 prettyer prettier   5 weter wetter   6 more big bigger

7 most more interesting   8 faster than mine

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This