EXERCISES

I Compare Donna with Connie:

1. Donna is older than Connie.

(old)

is younger than Donna.

2.Connie
__________________________________________________________________.
(young)
is heavier than Donna.
3.Connie
__________________________________________________________________.
(heavy)
is more beautiful than Connie. / Connie is less beautiful than Donna.
4.Donna
________________________________________________________________.
(beautiful)
is neater than Connie.
5.Donna
____________________________________________________________________.(neat)

II Now compare the three women:

1. Jean is the quietest of the three women.

(quiet)

is the tallest of the three women.

2.Connie
_____________________________________________________________________.
(tall)
is the shortest.
3.Jean
___________________________________________________________________.
(short)
is the friendliest. (or the most friendly)
4.Donna
_________________________________________________________________.
(friendly)
is the most beautiful.
5.Jean
________________________________________________________________
. (beautiful)

III Finally complete the questions below according to the answers:

1. A: Which of the three women is the most beautiful?

(beautiful)

B: Jean.
is the neatest of the three women?
2. A: Who ____________________________________________________________?
(neat)
B: Jean is the neatest.
the tallest of the three women?
3. A: Is Connie __________________________________________________________?
(tall)
B: Yes, she is.
of the three women is the quietest?
4. A: Which ___________________________________________________________?
(quiet)
B: Jean is.
the youngest of the three women?
5. A: Is Donna ________________________________________________________?
(young)
B: No, shes the oldest.

EXERCISE 1
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING AS ... AS AND THE ADJECTIVES IN THE BOX.

as tall as
1) Jill is almost __________________________
her father. Shes 164 cm and hes 166 cm.
as/so clever as
2) Im not __________________________ my brother. Hes very intelligent.
as/so interesting as
3) The film wasnt __________________________ Id thought it would be. In fact, it was quite
boring.
as cheap as
4) Going by train is almost __________________________ taking the coach. They both cost
the bus
around 5.
(Br. Eng.)

EXERCISE 2
MAKE COMPARISONS USING ISNT AS ... AS AND THE ADJECTIVES IN PARENTHESES.
1) a giraffe / an elephant (tall / strong / fast)
An elephant isnt as / so tall or fast as a giraffe.
_______________________________________________________________________________
A giraffe inst as strong as an elephant.
_______________________________________________________________________________
2) iron / gold (strong / valuable)
Gold isnt as strong as iron.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Iron isnt as valuable as gold.
_______________________________________________________________________________
3) a gorilla / a human (intelligent / strong)
A gorilla isnt as intelligent as a human.
_______________________________________________________________________________
A human isnt as strong as a gorilla.
_______________________________________________________________________________
4) a car / a bicycle (expensive / fast / easy to park)
A bicycle isnt as fast or expensive as a car.
_______________________________________________________________________________
A car isnt as easy to park as a bicycle.
_______________________________________________________________________________

COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES AND EQUATIVES

EXERCISE 3
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN
PARENTHESES. ADD THAN, THE OR AS WHERE NECESSARY.

the most popular

1) Baseball is one of _________________________
sport in the USA. (popular)
more serious than
2) Shes much _________________________
her brother. (serious)
friendly as
3) He wasnt as _________________________
he usually is. (friendly)
the best
4) That was _________________________
film Ive ever seen. (good)
more generous than
5) Hes much _________________________
any of his brothers. (generous)
as
6) You arent as clever
_________________________
you think you are. (clever)
the hottest
7) Wheres _________________________
place in the world? (hot)
self-confident than
8) Debbie is far more
_________________________
she used to be. (self-confident)
the strangest
9) My brother is one of _________________________
people I know. (strange)
the tallest
10) Which is _________________________
building in the world? (tall)
cheaper than
11) Our holiday was much _________________________
wed expected. (cheap)
the most enjoyable
12) That was one of _________________________
times of my life. (enjoyable)