Unit 8. Comparative and Equivalent.
I. Complete the blank space with the correct comparative or equivalent.
1- Choose the correct answer.
1. Lion is as intelligent as a tiger.
A) More intelligent B) intelligent C) vary intelligent
2. A giraffe is bigger than monkey.
A) Big B) biger C) bigger
3. An eagle is more dangerous than wasp.
A) From B) that C) than
4. Maria is friendlier than Jenny.
A) Friendlier B) more friendlier C) friendly
5. Parrots are less colorful than butterflies
A) Than B) As C) less
2- Make sentences using comparative.
Zebra / Cheetah / fast: a zebra is faster than a cheetah.
Spider / Tarantula / Poisonous: a tarantula is more poisonous than a spider.
Liz / Carmen / intelligent: Liz is more intelligent than Carmen.
Shark / Lion / As... As (aggressive): a shark is as aggressive as a lion.
Today / yesterday / cool: today is cooler than yesterday.
3- Write the adjective according to its spelling rules.
(Friendly, fat, hot, pretty, ambitious, interesting, attractive, intelligent, tall, happy, ugly,
talkative, comfortable)
ONE SYLLABLE TWO SYLLABLE THREE SYLLABLES FOUR SYLLABLES
Fat ugly talkative intelligent
Hot pretty attractive ambitious
Tall happy friendly comfortable
4- Put in the adjective on the blank space from the first sentence into the second sentence in
its correct form (comparative or superlative).
Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.
Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.
1) This is a nice cat. It's much ________________than my friend's cat.
Answer: this is nice car, it´s much bigger than my friend´s cat.
2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is ______________.
Answer: here is Emily. She’s six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is older.
3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the
___________exercise on the worksheet.
Answer: This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the easiest
exercise on the worksheet.
4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the _____________hobby in the world.
Answer: He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in
the world.
5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even
______________one last weekend.
Answer: In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even better one
last weekend.
6) School is boring, but homework is _______________than School.
Answer: School is boring, but homework is more boring than school.
7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ____________than skateboarding.
Answer: Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerous than
skateboarding.
8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is ________________.
Answer: This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.
9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even ______________than ours.
Answer: We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller than ours.
10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the _______________joke.
Answer: Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke.
5- Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentences below.
Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).
Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.
1) The blue car is ______________________the red car. (fast)
Answer: The blue car is as fast as the red car.
2) Peter is ______________________________Fred. (not/tall)
Answer: Peter is not as tall as Fred.
3) The violin is _________________________the cello. (not/low)
Answer: The violin is not as low as the cello.
4) This copy is _________________________the other one. (bad)
Answer: This copy is as bad as the other one.
5) Oliver is _____________________________Peter. (optimistic)
Answer: Oliver is as optimistic as Peter.
6) Today it's ______________________yesterday. (not/windy)
Answer: Today it’s not as windy as yesterday.
7) The tomato soup was ______________________the mushroom soup. (delicious)
Answer: The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.
8) Grapefruit juice is _______________________lemonade. (not/sweet)
Answer: Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as lemonade.
9) Nick is _____________________Kevin. (brave)
Answer: Nick is as brave as Kevin.
9) Silver is ________________________gold. (not/heavy)
Answer: Silver is not as heavy as gold.
6- Choose the correct for of the comparative.
big : a)biger b)bigger c)more big
expensive: a)expensiver b)expensiveer c)more expensive
blue: a)bluer b)blueer c)more blue
red: a)reder b)redder c) more red
tall: a)taller b)taler c)more tall
pretty: a)prettyer b)prettier c)more pretty
silly: a)sillyer b)sillier c)more silly
intelligent: a)intelligenter b)intelligent c)more intelligent
