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EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Supply the comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses + THAN
1. Philadelphia is...(larger than)...Washington. (large)
2. John is ____________________________ William. (short)
3. Henry is ____________________________ I. (tall)
4. This book is ____________________________ that book . (old)
5. The weather today is ____________________________ yesterday. (bad)
6. This summer is ____________________________ last summer. (hot)
7. This article is ____________________________ that one. (interesting)
8. Is this exercise ____________________________ the last one? (diffi cult)
9. These apples are ____________________________ those. (good)
10. Some people are ____________________________ others. (healthy)
11. This room is ____________________________ that one. (light)
12. Is this exercise ____________________________ the last one? (important)
Ex. 2. Complete these sentences by using the adjective which is the opposite of the
one in italics:
1. Henry is not taller than I. Henry is shorter than I
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2. New York is not smaller than Chicago. New York is
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3. Helen is not younger than her sister. Helen is
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4. This street is not wider than that street. This street is
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5. This exercise is not more difficult than the last one. This exercise is
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6. This book is not thicker than my French book. This book is
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7. This book was not more expensive than my French book. This book was
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8. The weather today is not better than it was yesterday. The weather today is
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9. The weather today is not colder than it was yesterday. The weather today is
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Ex. 3. In the following, introduce the superlative form of the adjective in
parentheses:
1. John is ____________________________ boy in the class. (tall)
2. Today is ____________________________ day of the year. (hot)
3. New York is ____________________________ city in the United States. (interesting)
4. New York is also ____________________________ city in the United States. (large)
5. This is ____________________________ apple of all. (sweet)
6. This is ____________________________ park in the city. (beautiful)
7. John is ____________________________ boy in the class. (intelligent)
8. He is also ____________________________ student in the class. (good)
9. Henry is ____________________________ dancer in the school. (bad)
10. Which is ____________________________ city in this country? (large)
11. This is ____________________________ room in the whole building. (light)
12. Which student in your class knows ____________________________ English words?
(many)
13. Which man in the group has ____________________________ money? (much)
14. That city has ____________________________ parks in the region. (few)

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15. John has ____________________________ experience in computers in the group.
(little)
Ex. 4. State the adjectives in parentheses, first in comparative form, and second in
superlative form. Use words of your choosing to complete each sentence:
1. Henry is.........(tall) ___________________________________________________________
2. Grace is.........(pretty) _________________________________________________________
3. Bill is.........(intelligent) ________________________________________________________
4. This book is.........(interesting) __________________________________________________
5. Frank is......... (young) ________________________________________________________
6. The Empire State Bldg. is.........(tall)_____________________________________________
7. The Mississippi River is.........(long)______________________________________________
8. This street is.........(wide) ______________________________________________________
9. John is a......... (good) student__________________________________________________
10. This exercise is......... (easy)___________________________________________________

Ex. 5. Rewrite each sentence to show equality of comparison. State each sentence
first in positive form and then in negative form:
1. John is taller than his brother. John is as tall as his brother.
John isnt as / so tall as his brother.
2. This street is wider than that one.
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3. This exercise is longer than the last one.
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4. Helen is more beautiful than Mary.
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5. New York is more important than Washington D.C.
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6. Our apartment is larger than yours.
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7. This corridor is larger than the room.
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8. The sky is darker than it was yesterday.
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9. This book is better than the other.
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10.The weather today is worse than it was yesterday.
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11.John makes more mistakes than Henry.
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12.There are more people today than yesterday
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13. Peter has more money than Henry
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14. John has less experience in computers than I.
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