1. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adverb in brackets.
1 Who works ……………………… (hard) out of all the students in the class?
2 There isn’t much traffic today, so we should arrive ……………………… (soon) than we expected.
3 If you ate ……………………… (slowly), you’d enjoy your food more!
4 The Swiss tennis player performed ……………………… (well) than his opponent and won the tournament.
5 Erik did ……………………… (badly) than I did in this month’s test.
6 The world’s population is growing ……………………… (fast) today than at any point in history.
7 My grandparents’ house isn’t far, but my aunt lives ……………………… (near) of all my family.
Answer
1 (the) hardest 2 sooner 3 more slowly 4 better
5 worse 6 faster 7 (the) nearest
2. Match the two halves of the comparative sentences.
1 He’s far more handsome in real life
2 The harder you work,
3 I spent more this week
4 The later you leave tonight,
5 The sooner we book,
6 This ice cream is less tasty
7 Our cat’s getting bigger and bigger
a the colder it will be.
b than I’d wanted to.
c the cheaper the tickets will be.
d than on TV.
e than it looks.
f the more we feed it!
g the better you’ll do.
Answer
1 d 2 g 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 e 7 f
3. Write the words in the correct order to make comparative sentences.
1 that / one / than / is / This / expensive / cap / more / slightly
…………………………………….
2 will / than / much / a / taxi / longer / take / The bus
…………………………………….
3 do / far / than / My / scarier / I / finds / brother / spiders
…………………………………….
4 lot / cycling / energetic / Walking / is / than / less / a
…………………………………….
5 little / planned / Her / than / a / she’d / shopping / took / longer
…………………………………….
6 today / even / be / tomorrow / hotter / Apparently / will / than / !
…………………………………….
7 news / you / surprised / I / the / less / than / was / no / at
…………………………………….
Answer
1 This cap is slightly more expensive than that one.
2 The bus will take much longer than a taxi.
3 My brother finds spiders far scarier than I do.
4 Walking is a lot less energetic than cycling.
5 Her shopping took a little longer than she’d planned.
6 Apparently tomorrow will be even hotter than today!
7 I was no less surprised at the news than you.
4. Choose the correct answers (a-c) to complete the sentences.
1 A quarter is …….. much as 25%.
a nowhere near as
b almost as
c just as
2 A second is …….. long as a minute.
a not quite as
b nothing like as
c nearly as
3 Eleven forty-five p.m. is …….. late as midnight.
a nearly as
b nowhere near as
c just as
4 Ninety-eight cents is …….. much as a euro.
a just as
b not quite as
c nothing like as
5 Spain is …….. cold as Iceland.
a nearly as
b almost as
c nowhere near as
6 The UK is …….. big as Russia.
a almost as
b nothing like as
c not quite as
Answer
1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 b
5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1 That was the worst holiday I’d ever had!
I’d never had a holiday as …………………………… one!
2 If we walk fast, we’ll get there quicker.
The …………………………… we’ll get there.
3 Fast food used to be less healthy.
Fast food is …………………………… used to be.
4 My jacket is nothing like as comfortable as yours.
You jacket is far …………………………… mine.
5 Your brother is the same age as me.
Your brother is just …………………………… I am.
6 Indian food is far spicier than English food.
English food is nothing …………………………… Indian food.
Answer
1 bad as that 2 faster we walk, the quicker
3 healthier than it / not as unhealthy as it
4 more comfortable than
5 as old as 6 like as spicy as
6. Complete the text with the words below.
as far fewer like more nowhere than the
Thanks to some films and TV shows, and certain types of music, many people still regard big cities in the USA as violent and crime-filled. However, recent reports show that they’re 1………………………… near as dangerous as some people believe. Statistics for violent crime are nothing 2………………………… as bad as they were in the 1990s; the chance of being robbed or murdered is much lower 3………………………… in the 1990s when those crimes were far 4………………………… common than they are today. There are also slightly 5………………………… property crimes than forty years ago, with a drop of 2.8% being reported by some sources. Many inner-city areas once considered ‘no-go’ zones are 6………………………… more pleasant than they used to be, and cities generally are just as safe 7………………………… anywhere else in the world. The problem, of course, is that the more the media focuses on the few serious crimes, 8………………………… more afraid people become.
Answer
1 nowhere 2 like 3 than 4 more 5 fewer 6 far
7 as 8 the
7. Complete the second sentence with a comparative or superlative so that it means the same as the first. Use the correct form of the adverb or adjective from the first sentence.
1 You don’t walk as fast as me.
I walk …………………………………..
2 No one in my family sings as badly as my sister.
My sister is …………………………………..
3 My best friend is more outgoing than me.
I’m not …………………………………..
4 You’ll be safe if you’re cautions.
The more cautious you are, …………………………………..
5 My mum doesn’t drive as carefully as my dad.
My dad drives …………………………………..
6 No one I know is more critical than my brother.
My brother is …………………………………..
Answer
1 faster than you 2 the worst singer in my family
3 as outgoing as my best friend 4 the safer you’ll be
5 more carefully than my mum 6 the most critical person I know
8. Look at the figures in the table. Then complete the sentences with the words below.
even far nearly nothing nowhere
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The 100 most dangerous cities in the USA, 2015 |
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City |
Population |
Crime rate (per 1,000) |
|
Camden, New Jersey |
76,903 |
25.66 |
|
Chester, Pennsylvania |
34,046 |
21.53 |
|
Detroit, Michigan |
688,701 |
21.1 |
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1,553,165 |
11 |
1 The crime rate in Philadelphia is ………………………… near as high as it is in Camden.
2 Camden’s population is ………………………… like as large as Philadelphia’s.
3 Camden’s population is quite small, but Chester’s is ………………………… smaller.
4 Chester’s population isn’t ………………………… as big as Detroit’s.
5 There are ………………………… more people living in Philadelphia than there are in Detroit.
Answer
1 nowhere 2 nothing 3 even 4 nearly 5 far
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