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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>EXERCISE COMPARITION 1.. My house is bigger. than yours.. 2.. This flower is more beautiful. 3.. This is the most interesting. 4.. Non-smokers usually live longer. 5.. Which is the most dangerous. animal in the world?. 6.. A holiday by the sea is better. than a holiday in the mountains.. 7.. It is strange but often a coke is more expensive. 8.. Who is the richest. 9.. The weather this summer is even worse. 10.. He was the cleverest. than that one. book I have ever read. than smokers.. than a beer.. woman on earth? than last summer.. thief of all.. 1. No other boy is as tall as James. 2. Milk is more nourishing than any other food. 3. Radium is one of the most valuable metals. 4. Few English poets were as great as Wordsworth. 5. Shimla is more famous than most other hill stations in India. 6. Gold is one of the most precious metals. 7. Solomon was wiser than any other king. 8. Few historians write as well as Macaulay. 9. Very few books are as popular as David Copperfield. 10. A train is faster than a car.. COMPARISON REPEATED COMPARATIVES. AND. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES. Repeated comparatives describe things that are increasing or decreasing. The birth-rate is getting lower and lower. Fewer and fewer children are leaving school. It’s becoming more and more difficult. By the end of the century, couples were waiting longer and longer to marry.. FILL THE GAPS ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLES ABOVE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.. He gets _______________________ (boring). I can’t listen to him any longer. I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s getting ________________________________(interesting) My daughter’s English results are getting __________________________________(bad) The boss will be angry with you. You arrive _________________________ (late) at work. In spring the weather gets _______________________________________ (warm) It’s time you tidied your room. It’s getting _____________________________ (messy) Food is getting _______________________________ (expensive) I think TV programs are getting ________________________________ (violent) I find it _____________________________________________ (difficult) to see him. She’s getting over her operation. She feels ________________________ (good). Double comparatives describe a cause-and-effect process..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> The more education women get, the later they marry. The better the quality of health care (is), the higher the life expectancy (is).. What happens when you sunbathe? The longer you are in the sun, the more tanned you get The more sensitive your skin is, the more dangerous it is. The earlier in the morning you sunbathe, the less dangerous it is for your skin. 1.- What happens when you practise sport?. better. fa. more. che. rich. mo. big. ha. 2.- What happens when you eat too much? 1. The __________ you study for these exams, the __________ you will do. 2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the __________ a bottle you find, the __________ it will be for us.. 3.- What happens when you have exams?. 3. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the __________ it is at night, the __________ he plays his music! 4.- What happens if you are waiting for somebody? 5.- What happens if you drink too much?. 4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The __________ the food is, the __________ he likes it. 5. Of course you can come to the party. The __________ the __________. 6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The __________ she knows about it, the ___________.. 6.- What happens if you can’t sleep?. 7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The __________ the dog, the __________ he feels.. 7.- What happens if you’ve got a lot of work?. 8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. The _________ he becomes, the ________ he is. 8.- What happens if it rains?. 9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The __________ you drive in the city, the __________ it is that you will have an accident.. DOUBLE. Double Comparatives 1 Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into the correct form before placing it in a space in the sentences.. better loud hot probable small. COMPARATIVE. 2. As I get older, I become more irritable I usually eat very little and I get fat. THE OLDER I get, THE MORE IRRITABLE I become THE.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> LESS I eat, THE FATTER I get 1.- If a child is well brought up, he will behave well 2.- If you always drive so fast, you’re likely to have an accident 3.- If you work so little, you’ll have low marks in your exams 4.- If you study hard, you’ll find exam quite easy 5.- I waited for him for a long time and I was getting worried 6.- I practised a lot of sport and I became fit 7.- I explained it to him a lot of times and he couldn’t understand at all 8.- How cold! I put on a lot of clothes and I’m still cold 9.- I’ve known him for a long time, but I still don’t like him 10.- If the students are clever, they’re easy to teach 11.- It’s better if you come back soon 12.- It’ll be worse if you pay him a lot of attention 13.- If you work in a pleasant atmosphere, you won’t be stressed 14.- If you are careful when driving, you’ll have few accidents 15.- He earns a lot of money, but his wife is always complaining 16.- If you do a lot of exercises, you’ll learn the subject well 17.- I listened to his story for a long time and I was more and more surprised 18.- If you live far from your school, you’ll have to get up early.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> DOUBLE COMPARATIVE 3 I feel better and better when the weather is warm The warmer the weather, the better I feel 1. I like it more when things are dangerous. 2. As Mark is getting old, he looks more and more like his grandfather. 3. When I met him I didn’t like him at all but I do, now that I know him better. 4. She had to wait for a long time and she got very impatient. 5. If a chicken is old, it’s rather tough. 6. When a student is careful, he makes very few mistakes. 7. A diamond is very expensive if it’s perfect. 8. When the plums are ripen, they are very sweet. 9. If you drink a lot of coffee, you’ll get more and more nervous. 10. When people eat very quickly, there is a high chance of indigestion. 11. Houses close to the centre are very expensive. 12. When people are young, they learn very quickly. 13. If we leave early, the roads will be clear. 14. A big supermarket usually has a very wide choice. 15. when the weather is hot the beaches get crowded. 16. I’m trying to work this out, but I’m more and more confused.. REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 1.- Oil and water don’t mix very easily because water isn’t .............. ……………................ oil. (thick) 2.- Everyone enjoys listening to him. He tells ............………..................... stories you’ve ever heard. (amusing).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 3.- Health is a question of diet. ......................…............ food you eat, ................. …........... you are. (good/healthy) 4.- Nobody wants to go out with him. He’s ...............……............................ person I’ve ever known. (boring) 5.- You should talk to him .................…............ possible. ..................……............ you wait, .................................... (soon/long/bad) 6.- The exam turned out to be ....................…………………………................ we had thought. (easy) 7.- He’s an experienced climber. He’s climbed some of ............ ……….....................mountains in the world. (high) 8.- I don’t know what he does. ..............…................ he gets, .............. ………..................... he looks. (old/young) 9.- If you do ...........................………...... exercise, you’ll get .... ……………….......................... (much/fit) 10.- A - I won’t invite ........…….................... people, otherwise there won’t be enough room in the dining-room. (many) B - Yes, but you must take into account that ..............................………....... people you invite, ...................…………….............. presents you will get. (many/many) 11.- You haven’t done this exam ...........………...................... you usually do. I think you must study ................................………......... next time. (well/hard) 12.- He never stops. He’s ............................………............ person in the office. (hard-working) 13.- Minor roads have ..........................………........ traffic but they are .......... …................... and ..................................………........... motorways. (little/slow/dangerous) 14.- ................................ I think about the problem, ...................………................ it seems to me to solve. (much/difficult) 15.- Excuse me, can you tell me where ..........……………..................... post office is? (near).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 16.- His new car is ............……................ and ..............……............... his old one. Obviously, it is .......................……………...... . It is ...................……….............. model in the market. (large/fast/expensive/new). PAGE 1 REPEATED COMPARATIVES 1. more and more boring 2. more and more interesting 3. worse and worse 4. later and later 5. warmer and warmer 6. messier and messier 7. more and more expensive 8. more and more violent 9. more and more difficult 10. better and better DOUBLE COMPARATIVES (IDEAS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.. the the the the the the the the. more sport you practise, the fitter you get more you eat, the fatter you get more I study, the better marks I’ll get in the exam longer I wait, the more impatient I get more I drink, the less self-control I have less I sleep, the more tired I am the following day more work I have, the longer I have to work more it rains, the better crops they get. PAGE 2 DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 1 1. harder - better 2. smaller - cheaper 3. later - louder 4. hotter - more 5. more - merrier 6. less - better 7. bigger - safer 8. richer - happier 9. faster - more probable DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 2 1. 2. 3. 4.. The The The The. better a child is brought up, the better he behaves faster you drive, the more likely you are to have an accident less you work, the lower marks you’ll have in your exam harder you study, the easier you’ll find exams.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.. The The The The The The The The The The The The The The. longer I waited for him, the more worried I got more sport I practised, the fitter I got more I explained it to him, the less he understood more clothes I put on, the colder I am longer I know him, the less I like hium cleverer the students are, the easier it is to teach them sooner you come, the better more attention you pay to him, the worse more pleasant atmosphere you work in, the less stressed you’ll be more careful you are when driving, the fewer accidents you’ll have more money he earns, the more his wife complains more exercises you do, the better you’ll learn the subject longer I listened to his story, the more surprise I was farther from your school you live, the earlier you-ll have to get. PAGE 3 DOUBLE COMPARATIVES 3 1. The more dangerous things are, the more I like it 2. The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his grandfather 3. The more I get to know him, the more I like him 4. The longer she waited, the more impatient she got 5. The older a chicken is, the tougher 6. The more careful a student is, the fewer mistakes he makes 7. The more perfect a diamond is, the more expensive 8. the more ripen plums are, the sweeter 9. The more coffee you drink, the more nervous you get 10. The more quickly people eat, the higher chance of indigestion they have 11. the closer to the centre a house is, the more expensive 12. The younger people are, the more quickly they learn 13. The earlier we leave, the clearer the roads will be 14. ´The bigger a supermarket, the wider choice it has 15. The hotter the weather is, the more crowded the beaches get 16. The more I try to work this out, the more confused I get PAGE 4 REVIEW ON ALL COMPARATIVES 1. as thick as 2. the most amusing 3. the better the healthier 4. the most boring 5. as soon as the longer the worse 6. easier than 7. the highest 8. the older the younger 9. more fitter 10. more the more the more 11. as well as harder 12. the most hardworking 13. less slower more dangerous 14. the more the more difficult 15. the nearest 16. larger faster than more expensivethe newest.

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