Ejercicios

1. COMPARATIVES
Write the comparative:
1.- old 6.- good
2.- strong 7.- large
3.-happy 8.- serious
4.- modern 9.- pretty
5.- important 10.- crowded
Write the opposite of these comparatives:
1.- younger 4.- better
2.- colder 5.- nearer
3.- cheaper 6.- easier
Complete the sentences using a comparative:
1.- Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a ______________ one.
2.- My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ________________________.
3.- You’re not very tall. Your brother is ______________________________________.
4.- David doesn’t work very hard. I work ____________________________________.
5.- My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is __________________________________.
6.- Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is _____________________________________.
7.- These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ___________________________.
8.- My bag isn’t very heavy. Your bag is ______________________________________.
9.- I’m not very interested in art. I’m _________________________________ in history.
10.- It isn’t very warm today. It was __________________________________ yesterday.
11.- These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted ___________________.
12.- Britain isn’t very big. France is ____________________________________________.
13.- London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ________________________________________.
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2. 14.- This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a _______________________________
one?
15.- People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were _________________________.
Translate into English:
1.- Tu coche no es muy Viejo. Mi coche es más viejo.
2.- Me siento mejor ahora que esta mañana.
3.- Este queso es más caro pero sabe mejor.
4.- No me gustan los autobuses. Viajo en tren porque es más rápido y más cómodo.
5.- Me levanté más pronto ayer y estaba más cansado por la noche.
6.- Tengo un trabajo más fácil ahora.
7.- El Hotel Central está más lejos pero es más barato.
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3. Write sentences using than and comparing Liz with Ben:
LIZ BEN
I’m 26.
I’m not a very good swimmer.
I’m 1 meter 68 tall.
I start work at 8 o’clock.
I don’t work very hard.
I haven’t got much money.
I’m a very good driver.
I’m not very patient.
I’m not a very good dancer.
I’m very intelligent.
I speak French very well.
I don’t go to the cinema very
much.
I’m 24.
I’m a very good swimmer.
I’m 1 meter 63 tall.
I start work at 8.30.
I work very hard.
I’ve got a lot of money.
I’m not a very good driver.
I’m very patient.
I’m a good dancer.
I’m not very intelligent.
I don’t speak French very well.
I go to the cinema a lot.
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