Exercise: comparatives 4.

Exercise on how to make comparatives of equality in English.

Write the comparison of equality for the sentences below. Use the words in brackets ( ). Do not use contracted forms.

Example 1
John is 32 years old. Dave is 32 years old. (is/old)

John is as old as John.

Example 2
John does not work very hard. Dave works harder. (work/hard)

John does not work as hard as Dave.

1) John is 1 metre 80cms tall. Dave is 1 metre 80cms tall. (is/tall)

John Dave.

2) Seville is 40ºC in summer. Cordova is 40ºC in summer. (is/hot)

Seville Cordova.

3) John is not very clever. Mary is cleverer. (is/clever)

John Mary.

4) The blue car is not expensive. The red car is more expensive. (is/expensive)

The blue car the red car.

5) Mrs Jones talks very quietly. Mrs Smith talks more loudly. (talk/loudly)

Mrs Jones Mrs Smith.

6) The brown house is 100 years old. The green house is 100 years old. (is/old)

The brown house the green house.

7) Steve did not do well in the English test. Melissa did better in the English test. (do/well)

Steve Melissa.

8) The impala runs 90km per hour. The cheetah runs 120km per hour. (run/fast)

The impala the cheetah.

9) The first exam was difficult. The second exam was difficult too. (was/difficult)

The first exam the second exam.

10) Ciudad Real is not very beautiful. Seville is more beautiful. (is/beautiful)

Ciudad Real Seville.

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.