Double Comparative Exercises Pdf

More expensive 8. More intelligent 9. More interesting 5. Worse Exercise 4: 1. Summer is hotter than spring. Winter is colder than summer. The Eiffel Tower is more modern than the Coliseum. China is further/farther than Italy. Double Comparative Exercises - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site.

the …the … comparatives

Comparative adjective or adverb

We can repeat the structure: the + comparative + subject + verb to mean that one thing depends on another or that two variable quantities are related.

• Thehealthier you eat, thebetter you feel.
• The harder he works, the more stressed he is.

Note that when we have the verb be in this structure, we can omit it.

• The longer the wait, the more agitated the people become.
• =The longer the wait is, the more agitated the people become.

the more/the less + noun

You can also use a noun in the same structure instead of an adjective or adverb.

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• The more exerciseyou do, the fitter you get.
• The less carbohydrates you consume, the healthier you will be.

the more/the less + clause

Or you can use the more/the less + subject + verb instead of using an adjective or noun.

• The more you read, the wiser you get.
• The more you know, the less you need to say.

the … the better

We can use the structure the + comparative adjective, the better to express preference in relation to the quantity or quality of something.

• Please, call me soon. The sooner, the better.
• A: ‘Isn't this fridge too big?' B: ‘No, the bigger, the better.'

Level: beginner

Comparative adjectives

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We use comparative adjectivesto show change or make comparisons:

This car is certainly better,but it's much more expensive.
I'm feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden.

We use thanwhen we want to compare one thing with another:

She is two years older than me.
New York is much bigger than Boston.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
France is a bigger country than Britain.

When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and:

The balloon got bigger and bigger.
Everything is getting more and more expensive.
Grandfather is looking older and older.

We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:

The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
(= When you drive faster, it is more dangerous.)

The higher they climbed, the colder it got.
(= When they climbed higher, it got colder.)

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Superlative adjectives

We use the with superlative adjectives:

It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That's the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest.

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives:

If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st:

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:

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If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est:

We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

We can use the structure the + comparative adjective, the better to express preference in relation to the quantity or quality of something.

• Please, call me soon. The sooner, the better.
• A: ‘Isn't this fridge too big?' B: ‘No, the bigger, the better.'

Level: beginner

Comparative adjectives

Double Comparative Exercises Pdf Answers

We use comparative adjectivesto show change or make comparisons:

This car is certainly better,but it's much more expensive.
I'm feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden.

We use thanwhen we want to compare one thing with another:

She is two years older than me.
New York is much bigger than Boston.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
France is a bigger country than Britain.

When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and:

The balloon got bigger and bigger.
Everything is getting more and more expensive.
Grandfather is looking older and older.

We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:

The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
(= When you drive faster, it is more dangerous.)

The higher they climbed, the colder it got.
(= When they climbed higher, it got colder.)

Comparative adjectives 1

Comparative adjectives 2

Superlative adjectives

We use the with superlative adjectives:

It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That's the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest.

Superlative adjectives 1

Superlative adjectives 2

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives:

If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st:

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:

Comparative And Superlative Pdf Exercises

If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est:

We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you can either add –er/–r and –est/–st or use more and most:

He is certainly handsomer than his brother.
His brother is handsome, but he is more handsome.
She is one of the politest people I have ever met.
She is themost polite person I have ever met.

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives:

Comparative Adjectives Exercises Pdf

How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

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