ADJECTIVES AND ADVERDS COMPARISON.
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
harvest
cattle
load
well-trained

pasture

collect

Full name: ____________
inconvenient

atmosphere

vast

donate

1. My uncle raises a herd of _______________ on his farm.
2. There was a long drought which produced a very poor _______________.
3. Many millionaires _______________ a great deal of money to the poor in this remote area yearly.
4. All people in this small village have to _______________ water from remote rivers to their homes every day.
5. It is very _______________ to live in the mountainous areas because of the lack of transportation.
6. On the way to my hometown, I can see the _______________ fields stretching to the horizon.
7. _______________ workers in this factory can produce quality performance.
8. When I go to the countryside, I enjoy the peaceful _______________ and the clear blue sky there.
9. I usually help my grandfather _______________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart during harvest time.
10. Look! A little boy is driving the herd of buffaloes to the _______________.
Exercise 2. Write the comparative form of these adjectives and adverbs.
Adjectives / Adverbs
Comparative form
1

hot

2

beautiful

3

crazy

4

early

5

much

6

badly

7

well

8

wonderful

9

happy

10

far

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct comparison.
1. She can't stay (long) _______________ 30 minutes.
2. The red shirt is better but it's (expensive) _______________ the white one.
3. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) _______________ being a builder.
4. Lan sings (sweet) _______________ Hoa.
5. The weather this summer is even (hot) _______________ last summer.
6. Your accent is (bad) _______________ mine.
7. Hot dogs are (good) _______________ hamburgers.
8. French is considered to be (difficult) _______________ English.
9. This flower is (beautiful) _______________ that one.
10. My house is (big) _______________ yours.
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I think living in the city is _______________ living in the country. (convenient)
2. That boy is only 18 years old. He is _______________ me. It's incredible! (young)
3. My performance is _______________ Sam's. (bad)
4. No one in my class is _______________ Jack. (clever)
5. This high-tech mobile phone is much _______________ my old one. (expensive)
6. I have _______________ patience than my friends, so I can't wait for even five minutes. (little)
7. The house we lived in was _______________ my flat now. (modem)
8. In my opinion, country folks are _______________ city dwellers. (friendly)
9. My tutor always helps me to be _______________ when I speak in public. (confident)
10. All the fanners in the village have to work hard to have a _______________ life. (good)

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the words provided.
1. Traffic in the city is always _______________ that in the countryside. (busy)
2. A sofa is _______________ a bench. (comfortable)
3. Does a tiger run _______________ a horse? (slow)
4. Anna sings _______________ her classmates. (good)
5. My house is _______________ from the city centre than Lucy's house. (far)
6. John plays the flutes _______________ Henry. (bad)
7. Cities are _______________ villages. (big)
8. This year, the farmers in my village work _______________ they did last year. (hard)
9. Villages are _______________ cities. (quiet)
10. I think people in rural areas live _______________ those in urban areas. (happy)
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Julia can speak English _______________ I do. (fluently)
2. The visitors are expected to arrive _______________ the scheduled time. (early)
3. Tony submitted his assignment _______________ me yesterday. (late)
4. Mary won the competition because she danced _______________ anyone Else. (beautifully)
5. I asked Anna to speak _______________ because it was too noisy in the room. (loud)
6. I quite believe that our team can do this project _______________ the other one. (well)
7. Dan won the medal because he could jump _______________ other students in the sport event. (high)
8. If you use this latest model car, you can go _______________ when you use your old car. (far)
9. I'm afraid that I can't let James drive because he drives _______________ I do. (carelessly)
10. My sister is very clumsy. She cooks _______________ my brother. (badly)
Exercise 7. Use the word in brackets in their correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.
1. Cattle usually cross over the road here, so you should drive more _______________. (careful)
2. Life in cities is _______________ and _______________ that in the countryside. (fast, convenient)
3. Fanners often have to start a day _______________ city dwellers. (early)
4. I think people in the countryside are _______________ those in the city. (friendly)
5. Living in this small town is _______________ I expected. (peaceful)
6. Houses in cities are much _______________ those in the countryside. (tall)
7. Air pollution in our city is much _______________ it used to be. (bad)
8. The modern harvest machine is _______________ the old one. (effective)
9. The road in this small town is crowded and narrow, so you had better drive a bit ______________. (slow)
10. The food in a floating market is _______________ that in a supermarket. (cheap)
Exercise 8. Circle the correct answers.
1. I like living in this village because it is (more peaceful /peacefuller) than living in the city.
2. City dwellers are (more anxious / anxiouser) about noise pollution than those in small towns.
3. More and more people move to a (bigger / biggest) city to get more job opportunities every year.
4. This board game is (more exciting / the more exciting) than the one I played yesterday.
5. Sam is (more intelligent/most intelligent) than Jack.
6. My new car is (costlier / more costly) than the old one.
7.When we have enough money, we will move to a (more comfortable more comfortable than) apartment next year.
8. I hope you will get (gooder /better) results in the next exam.
9. My sister loves to live in Da Lat because it is (more quiet / quieter) than her area.
10. The more my daughter grows up, the (more independent /independenter) she is.
Exercise 9. Circle the correct answers.
1. It's incredible, your house is much (bigger / more big / biger) than mine.
2. Bill has a good mood today, he looks (more happy / happier / more happily) than he was yesterday.
3. Pat's car is (faster / fastest / more fast) than Peter's.
4. This picture is (colourfuler / more colourful / more colourfully) than the one in the hall.
5. Most people like working with Tom because he always does his work (more responsibly / responsibler / more
responsible) than others.
6. This vegetable soup tastes (well / best / better) if you add more salt.
7. My new job is (hardly / harder / hardlier) than my old one.
8. Lucy is the (prettier / prettiest / more pretty) of the two students.
9. Does Fred feel (weller / better / gooder) today than he did yesterday?
10. We must come (early / more early / earlier) than other people to get the best seats.

Exercise 10. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. Quang helps his parents ______________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load
B. collect
C. dry
D. ride
2. In my opinion, city life is more ______________ than country life.
A. friendly
B. exciting
C. natural
D. peaceful
3. I love this view because the sky is _______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the
view.
A. tidy
B. close
C. dense
D. vast
4. Look! Some boys are ______________ the buffaloes.
A. picking
B. playing
C. driving
D. herding
5. Julia plays the guitar ______________ than Anna does.
A. more goodly
B. more well
C. better
D. gooder
6. Medical help is ______________ easily obtained in big cities than in remote areas.
A. more
B. fewer
C. less
D. higher
7. Today I got up ______________ than I did yesterday.
A. earlier
B. more early
C. more earlily
D. more earlier
8. This student seems to be ______________ than we thought.
A. more quick
B. more quickly
C. quicklier
D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing ______________ than it did last night.
A. stronger
B. more strongly
C. stronglier
D. more stronger
10. Is living in the city ______________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient
B. more convenienter
C. as convenient
D. convenienter
Exercise 11. Choose the best answers.
1. It is ______________ in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily
B. more noisier
C. noisier
D. noisy
2. The Maths test was ______________ than I thought.
A. the easier
B. more easy
C. easiest
D. easier
3. Japanese is thought to be ______________ than English.
A. harder
B. the more hard
C. hardest
D. the hardest
4. My apartment is ______________ hers.
A. cheap than
B. cheaper
C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
5. Her school is ______________ from home than mine.
A. father
B. more far
C. farther
D. farer
Exercise 12. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. I / travelling / think / by / plane / is / much / more / by/ than/ expensive / train.
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2. me, / is / more / To / health / important / money / than.
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3. in / the / is / Life / more / countryside / peaceful / the / that / in / than / city.
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4. service / healthcare / The / in / the / than / is / the / better / city / that / in / countryside.
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5. air / areas / The / is / in / fresher / urban / rural / than / in / the / that / one.
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6. looks / David / than / stronger / John.
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7. I / at / than / better / my / English / am / sister.
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8. in / city / Roads / the / often / are / in / crowded / more / those / the / than / small / town.
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9. Is / tastier / cake / this / that / than / one?
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10. and / Fruits / vegetables / are / fast / than / healthier / food.
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Exercise 13. Write sentences using the suggestions below.
1. I/ play/ badminton/ badly/ Tom /.
=> ……………………………………………………………

2. Anna/ behave/ politely/ her younger brother /.=> ………………………………………………………
3. Now /I/ drive/ carefully/I/ used to /.
=> ……………………………………………………………
4. You / perform / task / well / Lucy/.
=> ……………………………………………………………
5. Today/ the/ sun/ shine/ brightly / yesterday /.=> ……………………………………………………………
6. You / decorate/ house/ beautifully/I/ do /. => ……………………………………………………
7. Nancy / work/ hard/ other/ students/ class /. => ……………………………………………………………
8. Jack/ swim/ fast/ any/ other/ people/ the/ race /.=> …………………………………………………………
9. Librarian/ told/ us/ talk/ a bit/ quietly /.
=> ……………………………………………………………
10. If/ you/ not/ run/ fast,/ you/ not/ go/ school/ time /.=> ……………………………………………………
Exercise 14. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. I arrived at the meeting at 8.00 a.m. However, the manager had already been there. (than)
=> The manager arrived ………………………………………………………………………
2. This board game is more interesting than that video game. (boring)
=> That video game……………………………………………
3. James is a more skillful football player than David. (skillfully)
=> James ………………………………
4. Julia is a better cook than I am. (cooks)
=> Julia ………………………….
5. Susan finished this project in 5 days, but Henry finished it in only 2 days. (than)
=> Henry……………………………..
6. Life in the countryside isn't as stressful as life in the city. (more)
=> Life in the city ……………………………………………………………….
7. It is quite easy to find a shopping centre in the city, but it is not easy to find one in the countryside. (than)
=> Finding…………………………………………………………….
8. I spent two hours doing this task and three hours doing that one. (than)
=> That task……………………………………
9. Where I live is not as noisy as where you live. (than)
=> Where you live …………………………………..………
10. Living costs in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. (than)
=> Living costs in the countryside ……………………………….
Exercise 15. Rewrite each sentence so it has the same meaning.
1. Tim is older than Sarah. (young)
=> Sarah……………………………………………………….
2. Our house is larger than yours. (small)
=> Your house is …….........................................…………….
3. Bill is not as tall as David. (short)
=> Bill is …………………………………..………….……..
4. Jack's marks are worse than mine. (good)
=> My marks………………………………...……………….
5. This book is cheaper than that one. (expensive)
=> That book is ……………………..………………..
6. Your bike runs faster than mine. (slowly)
=> My bike ………………………………………....……
7. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's only six degrees. (cold)
=> It's ………………………………………
8. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. (more)
=> It takes ………………………………………………………………….
9. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. (busy)
=> We………………………………………………………………………
10. Jane cooks better than her sister. (bad)
=> Jane's sister…………………………………….………..