1 Rewrite the sentences with as in the correct place.
1 Madrid is as beautiful Rome
……Madrid is as beautiful as Rome. ……
2 Ice cream isn’t as popular chocolate.
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3 Our house is large as our neighbour’s.
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4 My best friend isn’t tall as I am.
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5 I’m late but I’m not late as my parents.
…………………………………………..
6 Siberia is as cold the North Pole.
…………………………………………..
7 I think water sports are as exciting athletics.
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Answer
2 Ice cream isn’t as popular as chocolate.
3 Our house is as large as our neighbour’s.
4 My best friend isn’t as tall as I am.
5 I’m late but I’m not as late as my parents.
6 Siberia is as cold as the North Pole.
7 I think water sports are as exciting as athletics.
2 Complete the sentences with the short adjectives in the box in their comparative form.
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busy easy fast fat healthy hot tall |
1 I think history is ……easier…… than English.
2 Rome is ……………… than Oslo in the summer.
3 My mum is ……………… than my dad at work.
4 My sister is 1 m 75. She’s ……………… than me.
5 A hippo is ……………… than a giraffe.
6 Vegetables are ……………… than cakes.
7 Planes are ……………… than trains.
Answer
2 hotter 3 busier 4 taller 5 fatter
6 healthier 7 faster
3 Complete the sentences with the long adjectives in the box in their comparative form.
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beautiful complicated exciting interesting popular |
1 Badminton is boring. I think football is ……more exciting…… .
2 My mum’s bike was ……………………… than mine. It cost a lot of money.
3 Paris is a very attractive city. I think it is ……………………… than Dublin!
4 Surfing the internet is ……………………… than reading books. Reading books is boring.
5 Flying a plane is very difficult. It’s ……………………… than driving a car.
6 Football is a ……………………… sport than chess. A lot more people play football.
Answer
2 more expensive 3 more beautiful
4 more interesting 5 more complicated
6 more popular
4 Put the words in order to make sentences.
1 complicated / are / pizza / legs / Chicken / than / eat / to / more
……Chicken legs are more complicated to eat than pizza. ……
2 healthier / a / meat / are / lot / of / than / Vegetables
…………………………………………………… .
3 are / am / a / lot / than / grandparents / My / older / I
…………………………………………………… .
4 famous / isn’t / his / as / dad / actor / as / This
…………………………………………………… .
5 bus / cheaper / is / train / The / than / the
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6 yours / meal / not / My / expensive / as / as / was
…………………………………………………… .
Answer
2 Vegetables are healthier than a lot of meat.
3 My grandparents are a lot older than I am.
4 This actor isn’t as famous as his dad.
5 The bus is cheaper than the train.
6 My meal was not as expensive as yours.
5 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets in the correct form and add as or than.
1 I am ……taller than…… my younger brother. (tall)
2 I am not as ……………………………. all my friends. (intelligent)
3 The desert is ……………………………. the North Pole. (hot)
4 Fresh food is ……………………………. fast food. (healthy)
5 Pasta is more ……………………………. rice in Italy. (popular)
6 Trains are as ……………………………. buses. (comfortable)
Answer
2 intelligent as 3 hotter than
4 healthier than 5 popular than
6 comfortable as
6 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.
1 My burger is very bigger. It’s enormous. ……big……
2 I was luckier as my friends. I passed all my exams. …………………
3 Trains are fast than cars. …………………
4 Juan’s car wasn’t as expensive than Pablo’s. …………………
5 Bring some colder food when you come, like a salad. …………………
6 My pancakes were easiest to make than yours. …………………
7 Maria’s clothes are more moderner than her friends. …………………
Answer
2 than 3 faster 4 as 5 cold 6 easier
7 modern
7 Complete Dora’s food blog with the adjectives in the box in the comparative form.
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easy healthy hot interesting long quick tasty |
Welcome to my food blog! I have a 1……healthier…… diet than a lot of my friends. I think fruit and vegetables are delicious and as 2……………… as other food. Meat is 3……………… to buy where I live than fish. In summer, it is 4……………… than winter so we drink a lot of soft drinks but I think mineral water is as 5……………… as other drinks. I don’t like eating fast. I think my meals take 6……………… than other people’s. During the week, I often cook pasta because it is easier and 7……………… to make than other food.
Answer
2 tasty 3 easier 4 hotter 5 interesting
6 longer 7 quicker