UNIT 14 COMPARISONS

14.1 Write the comparative (older / more modern etc.).

1 old … older … 3 difficult ………… 5 cold …....…….…...

2 strong ……… 4 big …………... … 6 busy ……….…..…

7 happy ……… 12 far ……...………. 17 wonderful ….….....

8 careful ……... 13 serious..……….. 18 many …….….….....

9 interesting..…. 14 crowded ……..... 19 little ……..….……..

10 bad ………... 15 pretty …….……. 20 good …….……..…

11 peaceful …. 16 funny …………… 21 relaxing …………..

14.2 Write the opposite.

1 younger … older ….. 4 cheaper ……… 7 nearer …………

2 colder ……………. 5 better …………. 8 easier ……….…

3 worse ……………. 6 more …………. 9 thinner …………

14.3 A) Match each adjective to its opposite.

Model: 1=d)

1 wonderful a) unfriendly

2 good b) dirty

3 tasty c) bad

4 friendly d) awful

5 clean e) tasteless

B) Now fill in the gaps with the adjectives from A).

1 Waiter! My knife is ……... Can I have another?

2 I hate that restaurant. The waiters are so ……...

3 This shop is like hot water. It’s completely ……...

4 Mmm, I like this wine. 1992 was a …….. year for wine, they say.

5 A: Mmm! These vegetables are really ……...

B: Yes. They taste ……...

14.4 Write the comparative and superlative of:

Model: boring – more boring – most boring

pretty red thirsty warm

cold talkative large hot

young cheerful tall long

rude terrible fast happy

constant constructive green slow

nice preventive primitive big

14.5 Write the simple forms of these comparative and superlative adjectives.

Model: slowest – slow

funnier oldest cheaper thinner better angrier

nicest noisiest bigger smaller furthest

worse later less elder least

14.6 Translate into English.

Старше, лучше, прекраснее, быстрее, хуже, короче, глубже, теплее, больше, самый занятой, самый краткий, самый замечательный, самый большой, самый маленький, самый удобный, самый молодой, наилучший, добрейший, самый счастливый, самый трудный, наихудший, самый дальний.

14.7 Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1 Sue's car isn't very big. She wants a ………..… bigger …..….…… car.

2 This house isn't very modern. I prefer …… more modern …… houses.

3 You are not very tall. Your brother is …………………….........................

4 Bill doesn't work very hard. I work ………………………..........…............

5 My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is …………………........…............

6 Jill's idea isn't very good. My idea is ………………………...............….....

7 These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are ………………….........

8 My case isn't very heavy. Your case is ………………………...........….....

9 I am not interested in art. I am ……..………..................…...… 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 Tyumen isn't very beautiful. London is ……………………............….......

14 This knife isn't very sharp. Have you got a ………............………… one?

15 People today aren't very polite. In the past they were …………....……

14.8 Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

Liz Ben

1 I am 26. 1 I am 24.

2 I'm not a very good swimmer. 2 I'm a very good swimmer.

3 I'm 1 metre 68 tall. 3 I'm 1 metre 66 tall.

4 I start work at 8 o'clock. 4 I start work at 8.30.

5 I don't work very hard. 5 I work very hard.

6 I haven't got much money. 6 I've got a lot of money.

7 I'm a very good driver. 7 I'm not a very good driver.

8 I'm not very friendly. 8 I'm very friendly.

9 I'm not a very good dancer. 9 I'm a good dancer.

10 I'm very intelligent. 10 I'm not very intelligent.

11 I speak French very well. 11 I don't speak French very well.

12 I don't go to the cinema very often. 12 I go to the cinema a lot.

1 Liz is older than Ben. 7 Liz is ………………...……

2 Ben is a better swimmer than Liz. 8 Ben is …………….…....…

3 Liz is ………………………..……. 9 Ben is …………………….

4 Liz starts …………………….Ben. 10 Liz is …………………......

5 Ben works …..……………..…Liz. 11 Liz speaks ………….……

6 Ben has got ………………………. 12 Ben goes ………..…….…

14.9 Complete the sentences. Use than.

1 He isn't very tall. You are taller than him (or: than he is).

2 She isn't very old. You are ………...……………………

3 I don't work very hard. You work ………........………………

4 He doesn't smoke very much. You smoke ………................……...

5 I'm not a very good cook. You are ……...........…..….…………

6 We don't know many people. You know ………..................………

7 They haven't got much money. You've got …............….........……...

8 I can't run very fast. You can ……….…….………………

9 He isn't very interesting. You are ……........……..……………

14.10 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (the oldest etc.).

1 This building is very old. It's … the oldest building... in the town.

2 It was a very happy day. It was ……….……….….……of my life.

3 It's a very good film. It's ………….….….....…I've ever seen.

4 She is a very popular singer. She is ………….……..…in our country.

5 It was a very bad mistake. It was …………...…..…I've ever made.

6 It's a very pretty village. It's ……..…….....…..…..I've ever seen.

7 It was a very cold day. It was ………....….…..…....of the year.

8 He is a very interesting person. He is ………….....…..…. I've ever met.

14.11 Look at the advertisements and compare the two motorbikes. Write sentences with comparative adjectives.

Bikes

2005 Yamaha Virago XB 1100 Honda Scoopy 2002

Excellent condition Can do 120 km/h, no problem

Top speed 190 km/h £800

Only £7,500 for quick sale A real bargain!

Model: (new) The Yamaha is newer than the Honda.

1 old 3 expensive 5 small 7 slow

2 cheap 4 big 6 fast 8 nice

14.12 Complete the sentences with a bit or much + a comparative (o lder / better etc.).

1 Jill is 25. Jack is 24. – Jill is a bit older than Jack...…...….

2 Tom's mother is 54. His father is 68. – Jack's mother ……….....…....

3 My camera costs 100$. Yours costs 96$. – My camera ….................

4 Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel okay. – I feel ………….................

5 Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was 10 degrees. – It's..........today ….....… yesterday.

6 Ann is a fantastic tennis player. I'm not very good. – Ann ………. ……

14.13 Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc.)

Sydney Brazil large country planet the USA the solar system

Everest Jupiter long city state Africa South America

Alaska the Nile high river mountain the world Australia

Model: Sydney is the largest city in Australia.

1 Everest …………………… 4 Jupiter …………………….

2 Alaska ……………………. 5 The Nile …………………..

3 Brazil ……………………...

14.14 Write the sentences another way.

Model: France is larger than Spain. – Spain is smaller than France.

1 The trousers are more expensive than the jeans. …….……………….…

2 Madrid is warmer than Paris. …………………………………………….…

3 Rome is older than Milan. …………………………………..…………….…

4 Ken is thinner than me. ……………...……………………...…………….…

5 The country is quieter than the town. ………………………………….…...

6 The population of Norway is lower than the population of Sweden…..…

7 Tom looks sadder than Jerry. ………………………………………….……

8 Flying is safer than driving. …………………………………………….……

9 Your brother looks older than you. ……………………………………….…

10 The coach is slower than the train. …………………………………….…...

11 The Rhine is shorter than the Danube. ………………………………….…

14.15 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Mercury is … the hottest ….. (hot) planet.

2 Jupiter is …….. (large) planet.

3 Mars is …….. (near) planet to the earth.

4 Everest is …….. (high) mountain in the world.

5 K2 is …….. (dangerous) mountain to climb.

6 The world’s …….. (bad) earthquake was in China in 1976.

7 …….. (old) rocks on the earth are 4,300 million years old.

8 The Grand Canyon in the USA is …….. (long) river gorge in the world.

9 The “Mona Lisa” is …….. (famous) painting in the world.

10 In my opinion, …….. (unusual) food is Tibetan “tea soup”.

11 Oranges are the world’s …….. (popular) fruit.

12 …….. (destructive) war was the Second World War.

13 China is the country with …….. (many) cinema-goers.

14 …….. (early) coins were made 2,500 years ago.

15 The wheel is one of …….. (important) human inventions.

14.16 Write sentences using not as … as. Then write a second sentence with the opposite of the comparative adjective.

Model: March / dry / July → March isn’t as dry as July. It’s wetter than July.

1 His car / expensive / mine

2 Britain / big / France

3 February / long / September

4 My computer / old / Tom’s

5 The trains in Britain / good / those in France

6 The Euphrates / long / the Nile

7 Earth / hot / Venus

8 The Queen of England / rich / the Sultan of Brunei

9 This exercise / easy / the last one

14.17 Read the puzzle about six brothers.

JENNY: Ken is older thanBill and Ted. Ted is older than Sam. George is younger than Bill but older than Sam. George is younger than Ted. Ken is younger than John.

NICK: Stop, not so fast. Is Ted as old as Ken? And who is the youngest?

JENNY: I don't know. That's what you have to work out.

NICK: Can't you find a puzzle that's easier and quicker to do? I'm busy.

JENNY: It's one of the easiest. The others are all more difficult.

NICK: I've got a bigger and better book than that. The puzzles are much more interesting. I'll fetch it. We can solve the one about the brothers later.

● Can you solve this puzzle? Here is an extra clue: Ted isn't as old as Bill. Write the names of the brothers. Check your solution with the class, then use it to complete the statements. Write a form of old or young and than or as…as.

1 John is …… the oldest ……. 4 Ken isn’t............. George.

2 George is ……………… Ted. 5 Bill isn’t.................... Ken.

3 Ted isn't ……………….. Ken. 6 Sam is.............................

14.18 Look at the information about three vacuum cleaners.

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