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Comparative Exercises IntermedIATE

This document provides a series of English practice exercises focusing on comparisons using adjectives, including: 1) Building comparative sentences using adjectives like "young" and "cheap". 2) Rewriting sentences to have the same meaning using comparative forms like "not as tall". 3) Using superlative adjectives with prepositions like "one of the most famous shops in England". 4) Completing sentences using comparatives and superlatives to describe things like how good a student is or what the scariest experience was.

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Comparative Exercises IntermedIATE

This document provides a series of English practice exercises focusing on comparisons using adjectives, including: 1) Building comparative sentences using adjectives like "young" and "cheap". 2) Rewriting sentences to have the same meaning using comparative forms like "not as tall". 3) Using superlative adjectives with prepositions like "one of the most famous shops in England". 4) Completing sentences using comparatives and superlatives to describe things like how good a student is or what the scariest experience was.

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Play and Learn Institute

Use of English Practice


Opportunities Pre Intermediate

Read the situations and build a sentence. Use the adjective in brackets in the COMPARATIVE.

a) Jane is 26 years old. Ben is 30. ( young ) .................

b) The Hilton Hotel is expensive. The Holiday Inn is not as expensive. ( cheap ) .................

c) Lisbon is a large city. London is larger. ( small ) .................

d) A snail is slow. A rabbit isnt as slow. ( fast ) .................

Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning.

a) Mary is taller than she looks. d) Petrol is more expensive than alcohol.
Mary isnt as Alcohol isnt

b) My salary isnt as high as yours. e) Arthur isnt as strong as Henry.


Your salary is Henry is

c) Grandmother is older than aunt Jenny. f) A computer is more useful than a calculator.
Aunt Jenny isnt as A calculator isnt

In the sentences below use a SUPERLATIVE + a preposition ( in or of ).

a) Harrods is a very famous shop.


It is one of ... England.

b) The Mona Lisa is a very valuable painting.


It is probably one of ... . the Louvre
Museum.

c) Visiting the Maldives was a fascinating experience.


It was one of ... . her life.

d) Figo is a very good football player.


He is considered one of ... the world.

Complete the sentences using a COMPARATIVE or a SUPERLATIVE.

a) John isnt a very good student, but Tim is ... than him. ( bad )

b) What was the ... thing that has ever happened to you? ( frightening )

c) Tony is always eating but he isnt ... as his brother. ( fat )

d) Jane is looking ... than ever. ( pretty )

e) A dog is ... than a cat. ( faithful )

f) These shoes dont fit me. I need a ... size. ( big )

g) The Queen must be the woman in the UK, but she isnt as as Bill Gates. ( rich )

h) I dont think this is ... solution for the problem. ( good )

i) What are ... sports in the U.S.A.? ( popular )

j) The Beatles were ... pop group ever. ( successful )

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