TOPIC about COMPARISON level 2

Exercise 1 - Complete the sentences, using the structure comparative + and + comparative.

1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew ……………………... all the time. (big)
2. Cathy got ………………………………….…in her job. In the end she left. (bored)
3. My bags seemed to get ………………………….…….. as I carried them. (heavy)
4. As I waited for my interview, I became ………………….………………. (nervous)
5. As the day went on, the weather got ………………………..………………... (bad)
6. Health care is becoming …………………………………….………….. (expensive)
7. As the conversation went on, Paul became ………………….…………. (talkative)
8. These days …………………………………... people are learning English. (many)
9. The company's share price went ……………….…………………………….. (high)
10. Life got ……………………………………... for boss Bob Watts as the company
became……………………………………………………….……. (good – successful)

Exercise 2 - Underline the correct or more likely alternative.

1.The river was more deep / deeper than I expect.
2.I think I'd describe her as more pretty / prettier than beautiful.
4.I bought this tennis racket because it's more strong / stronger.
5.As a politician I often receive threats, but some are more real / realer than
6.Sam isn't a bad boy really. He's more naughty / naughtier than dishonest
7.Although a different speaker began to talk, I felt even more bored / boreder than before.
8.The exam was more hard/ harder than I thought it would be.
9.We need to take responsibility for elderly neighbours, and in a cold - like this it is more true / truer
than ever.
10. If the critics were wrong about Willis's first novel, they couldn't have - more right / righter about
her second.
11. I must ring home today and find out if there's any farther/ further about my mother and her
operation.
12. 'Is your sister younger than you?' `No, she is elder / older.'
13. Although the paint was called 'Sky blue', I thought it was more green / greener than blue.
Exercise 3 - Choose the one word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentences.

1.The two children tried ……….they could to bring about a reconciliation between their parents.
A. as hardly as B. so hard as C. as hard as D. harder than
2.The United States has …………….. Japan.
A. twice more people than B. twice as many people as
C. as many twice people as D. as many people as twice
4.The more we learn, …………….
A. we become wise B. we become wiser

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C. wiser we become D. the wiser we become
5.The harder he worked, ………….he earned.
A. more B. the less C. the more D. the most
6……………. 1.000 species of fish have been identified.
A. Much as B. As many C. As much as D. As many as
7.The more he tried to help her,……………. she seemed to appreciate it.
A. the lesser B. less C. lesser D. the less
8.The curriculum at the public school is as good…………….. of any private
A. or better than B. as or better than that
C. as or better that D. as of better than those
9.She practices playing the piano ………………….than I do.
A. more regularly B. most regularly C. quite regularly D. as regularly
10.We have kept this seat for you. It's ……………… comfortable chair we have
A. the more B. the most C. the very much D. much too
11.The ears of African elephants are …………………… Indian elephants.
A. bigger than B. bigger as
C. bigger than of D. bigger than those of
12.The longer he waited,……………impatient he got.
A. the more B. better C. more D. the better
13.Of all the candidates, Peter is probably ……………….
A. the less qualified B. qualified less
C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified
14.Of the two students, Sarah is ……………..
A. most intelligent B. more intelligent C. intelligent D. most intelligent
15.The more a car costs, …………..it goes.
A. faster B. the faster C. so faster D. the fastest
16.Gasoline is twice ……………… it was a few years ago.
A. more expensive than B. much expensive as
C. as expensive as D. as expensive than
17.Your English is improving considerably. It is getting ……………….
A. good and well _____B. well and better C. good and better D. better and better
18.My neighbors made…………..noise last night that I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. so B. such C. so much D. so many
19.Their office consisted of four rooms,…………was used as a conference room.
A. the larger of them B. larger of which
C. the largest of which D. the largest
20.Hair color is one of…………….characteristics to be used in identifying people.
A. the most obviously B. most obvious
C. obviously the most D. the most obvious
21.It's not ………………. now as it was 10 years ago.
A. as polluted city B. such a polluted city
C. so polluted a city D. such a city polluted
22. Vietnam is now one of the ……….. rivals in the Southeast Asian Game.
A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. most strong
23.At college the work is…….than the work we did at school, but it is much……..

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A. harder – more interesting B. hardest – most interesting
C. harder – most interesting D. more hard – more interesting
24.We were disappointed as the film was ………..than we expected.
A. entertaining B. less entertaining
C. more entertaining D. most entertaining
25.I’m much fitter than……………….
A. she is B. her is C. she has D. her
26……….... was debated, the more people became involved.
A. The longer the issue B. The longer issue
C. The long issue D. The longest issue
27.Please cut my hair ……………… the style in this magazine
A. the same long as B. the same length like
C. the same long like D. the same length as
28..................... you study for these exams, ....................you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good
29. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that .................... it is , ....................he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
30.. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become ...
A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
31. The Sears Tower is .................... building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
32. Petrol is .................... it used to.
A. twice as expensive as B. twice expensive more than
C. twice more than expensive D. more expensive than twice
33. Peter is ....................John.
A. younger and more intelligent than C. more intelligent and younger than
B. more young and intelligent than D. the more intelligent younger than
34. San Diego is ....................town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer
35. It gets .................... when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
36. Robert does not have .................... Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as
C. more money as D. as much money as
37. The Mekong Delta is .................... deltas in Vietnam.
A. the largest of the two B. the more larger of the two.
C. one of the two largest D. one of the two larger
38. As she did so, her parents became ....................
A. the angriest B. the most angry
C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier

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39. People should eat ....................and do ....................to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less fat / more exercise B. less and less fat / the more exercise
C. the less fat / the more exercise D. fatter / more exercise
40.. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. ....................the food is, .................... he likes it.
A. The hotter / the more and more B. The hotter / the more
C. The more and more hot / the more D. The hottest / the most
41.. I feel .................... I did yesterday.
A. much more tired than B. many more tired than
C. as many tired as D. as more tired as
42.. She is .................... a spectator.
A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than
C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than
43. His house is .................... mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as
C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
44 .................... live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.
A. As much as people B. More people
C. As many as people D. People more
45.. It gets .................... to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult B. more difficult than
C. difficult more and more D more and more difficult
46. You must drive slower in built up areas. .................... you drive in the city, it is .................... that you
will have an accident.
A. The faster and faster / the more
B. The faster / the more probable
C. The more and more fast / the more and more probable
D. The more fastly / the probable
47.…………… he drank, ...............he became.
A. More / more violent D. The less / less violent
B. The most / the most violent C. The more / the more violent
48.. Mary was ...............of the three sisters.
A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest
49. French is a............... language to learn than English is.
A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult
50. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. ............. he becomes, ............ . he is.
A. The more rich / the more happy B. The richest / the happiest
C. The richer / the happier D. Richer and richer / happier and happier
51. The faster we finish, ...............
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
52.. Of all athletes, Alex is ……………….
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified
C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified
53. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got………….
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 C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked
54.................become addicted to the Internet.
A. More and more people B. The more and more people
C. More people and people D. The most people
55.. Life is getting..................
A. more and more complicated B. more than complicated
C. most and most complicated D. least and least complicated
56 ..................you read, .................. you get.
A. The books more / the knowledge more
B. The most books / the most knowledge
C. More and more books / more and more knowledge
D. The more books / the more knowledge
57.. The United States has …………………….. Japan.
A. twice more people than C. twice as many people as
B. as many twice people as D. as many people as twice
58. The more we learn, ……………………
A. we become wise B. we become wiser
C. wiser we become D. the wiser we become
59. The more he tried to help her, __ ………….. she seemed to appreciate it.
A. the lesser B. less C. lesser D. the less
60. She practices playing the piano ………………..than I do.
A. more regularly B. most regularly C. quite regularly D. as regularly
61. We have kept this seat for you. It's …………….. comfortable chair we have
A. the more B. the most C. the very much D. much too
62. The ears of African elephants are ……………… Indian elephants.
A. bigger than B. bigger as
C. bigger than of D. bigger than those of
63. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably ………………….
A. the less qualified B. qualified less
C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified
64. I’m afraid you are not………………to take your driving test. You will have to wait until you are 18.
A. old enough B. very old C. too old D. enough old
65. Gasoline is twice ………………. it was a few years ago.
A. more expensive than B. much expensive as
C. as expensive as D. as expensive than
66. Your English is improving considerably. It is getting…………..
A. good and well B. well and better C. good and better D. better and better
67. I can honestly say I’ve never seen ……………..boring film.
A. so B. such C. such a D. so much
68. Marry is looking……………..than before.
A. lovely B. lovelier C. as lovely D. more lovely
69. The sooner you start,……………..your work will be finished
A. the quickly B. the more quickly C. the quicklier D. the more quickly
70. The …………….he is, the more miserable he gets.

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A. richer B. more richer C. more rich D. none is correct
71. The sooner, the……………..
A. better B. best C. good D. more good
72. The……………we start, the sooner we will be back.
A. early B. earliest C. earlier D. more early
73. The harder this farmer works,…………………..he becomes.
A. the poorest B. the more poor C. the poorer D. poorer
74. This one is prettier, but it costs…………..as the other one.
A. as much as B. as many C. twice as much D. twice as many
73. ……………the worse I seem to feel.
A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take
C. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken
74. My new glasses cost me…………..that last pair that I bought last year.
A. times tree B. three times as much as
C. three times more than D. three times as many as
75. …………. I get to know her,the more I like her.
A. For more B. The more C. More D. The most
76. I would have paid…………..for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it.
A. as much twice B. twice as much as C. much twice D. times two
77. The younger you are, ……………it is to learn.
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy
78. It is becoming……………….to find a good job.
A. more difficult and more B. more and more difficult
C. most and more difficult D. more difficult than
79. …………..electricity you use, ……………your bill will be.
A. The more…..the higher B. The more…the high
C. The most…the higher D. More….higher
80. The more I got to know Tom, ………….I liked him.
A. least B. the least C. the less D. the fewer
81. ………….you are, ………..you concentrate.
A. Tired……the least hard B. The more tired…the harder
C. The tireder….the harder D. The tired….the harder
82. ……….the man gets, ………….he becomes.
A. The more old….the more weak. B. The older…the weaker
C. The older…the weakest D. older…weaker
83. ………….100 billion stars are in the Milky Way.
A. As many as B. As much as C. As more as D. As most as
84. He earns………….money as his brother.
A. as many B. as few C. more D. as much
85. I will be there…………..I can.
A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as
86. Nam is bad at art but Manh is even………….
A. badder B. bad C. worse D. worser
87. To make their house stand out, they chose……………than their neighbors.
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B. a darkest brown paint D. a darker brownest paint
88. Coming to the shop, they chose……………they could find.
A. the darker brownest C. the darker brown
B. the darkest brownest D. the darkest brown
89. ……………I try to forget the terrible experience, ……………I remember it.
A. the more / the hard C. the more / the harder
C. the much / the harder D. the less / the hardest
90. In general, coal was……………source of electrical power in both years, although nuclear power
grew……………importance.
A. the more important / at C. more important / on
B. the most important / in D. a most important / in
91. The……………source of power in 1970 was from natural gas, with almost 25%.
A. second most important C. second important most
B. most second important D. most important second
92. In order to reduce the amount of stress at work or at least to help people ……………stress, we need
first to understand what causes stress.
A. cope more with C. more cope with
B. better cope with D. cope with better
93. A quick look would reveal that France has twice……………computers.
A. more televisions than C. many as televisions as
B. as many as televisions D. as many televisions as
94. In contrast, in Sweden, the number of computers, at 500, is……………the figure for televisions.
A. almost as big as C. almost the same as
B. almost many as D. almost much as
95. In conclusion, it seems that although there are big differences between countries, computers
are……………than televisions in most countries.
A. much less common still C. still much less common
B. less common still much D. much less still common
96. ……………practice the coach provided the athletes with……………stress he brought to them.
What they really needed was time to relax.
A. The much / the more C. The more / the more
B. The less / the more D. The more / the less
97. ……………people we can get to join the party, ……………we can show that we have more
influence.
A. the much / the best C. the more / the most
B. the less / the more D. the more / the better
98. ……………hours you work, the more exhausted you will be.
A. The less B. The fewer C. The shorter D. The longer
99. My list of things to do gets…………… . I don’t know when to finish them.
A. less and less B. shorter and shorter
C. longer and longer D. more and more difficult
100. ……………you work, ……………chance of success you will have.
A. The harder / the fewer B. The harder / the better
C. The more / the fewer D. The less / the more
101.The noise in Rome is……………worse than in Florence.

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A. much B. far
C. A and B are wrong D. A and B are correct
102.The rooms in Graduate Towers are……………Patterson Hall.
A. larger than B. larger than that of C. larger than those in D. larger than in
103.His house is……………my house.
A. twice as expensive as B. as expensive twice as
C. twice more expensive than D. more expensive twice than

Exercise 4 – Match a half - sentence from box A with a suitable half – sentence from box B.
A B
1. The caravan was rolling a. longer and longer.
2. Prices go up and up. Everything gets b. faster and faster down the hill.
3. The queue was getting c. more and more expensive.
4. The crowd are becoming d. better and better.
5. The country is rapidly losing its workers, as e. worse and worse.
6. The weather is terrible. It is getting f. more and more excited.
7. Your French is improving. It is getting g. more and more people are emigrating.

Exercise 5 – Bob works very hard at his studies, but he’s worried that he’s making no progress.

Complete his sentences using the structure : comparative + and + comparative.

1. This subject gets……………………………………….……..( hard ) all the time.
2. I’m just getting……………………………………………………..( confused ).
3. It is becoming …………………………………….……( difficult ) for me to keep up.
4. The textbook just gets……………………………………………….( complicated )
5. I spend……………………………………………………………( much) on my work.
6. My lists of things to do gets………………………………………………( long )
7. My problems are just getting……………………………………………………( bad )
Exercise 6 - Complete each sentence using the structure : the comparative + and + the
comparative with the information in brackets.
1. ( The rent is high. ) The bigger a flat is,………………………………………………
2. ( You learn quickly. ) The younger you are,……………………………………………
3. ( The roads are quiet. ) The earlier you leave,…………………………………………
4. ( The choice is wide. )The bigger a supermarket is, ………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.( I get confused. ) The more I try to work this out, ……………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. ( You can speak fluently. ) The more you practice,………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. ( The beaches get crowed. )The better the weather is, ………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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