Question

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old) ............................Julie.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ..........................mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) ................................ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ...............................a Twingo.
5. John’s results were good. Fred’s results were very poor. Fred’s results were
(bad) ................................John’s.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) ...............................I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it’s raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) ........................next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)......................in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important)……....…….....person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ...................to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult) .....................as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold) ..................and (cold) ...................
13. The problem seems to be (serious) ..........and ............

Answer 1

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old) ...older than.........................Julie.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) .....higher than.....................mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) ......larger than.......................... a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ....more expensive than...........................a Twingo.
5. John’s results were good. Fred’s results were very poor. Fred’s results were
(bad) .......worst than.........................John’s.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) ....easier than.........................I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it’s raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) .....better...................next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)....more friendly..................in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important)……the most important....…….....person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) .more difficult..................to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult) ..so difficult ...................as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold) ....colder..............and (cold) .....colder..............
13. The problem seems to be (serious) ..more........and ........more serious....

Answer 2

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old) older than Julie.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) the highest mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) larger than a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.
A Rolls Royce is (expensive) more expensive than a Twingo.
5. John’s results were good. Fred’s results were very poor. Fred’s results were
(bad) worse than John’s.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) easier than I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it’s raining. I hope the weather will be
(good) better next week.
8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) friendlier in small towns.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) more important than person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) more difficult to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult) as difficult as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold) colder and (cold) colder.

13. The problem seems to be (serious) more and more serious.

Answer 3

1. older than

2. the highest

3. larger than

4. more expensive than

5. worse than

6. easier than

7. better

8. friendlier

9. the most important

10. more difficult

Answer 4

1.older than