Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.The more
2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.The sooner
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.The older
4. The houses are small so they are cheap.The smaller
5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.The higher
6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.The more proficient
7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.The sooner
8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.The more
9. We travel more and we love our country more.The more
10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.The more
Ex2. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’
Example: much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.
The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.
1. near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.
2. attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.
3. soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.
4. much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.
5. less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.
6. carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.
7. difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.
8. near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.
9. far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.
10. old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.
B. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WITH ‘THE ..., THE ...’
Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.
The more quickly the bus ran, the more excited he felt.
2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.
The sooner we start, the more time we'll have for the exploration.
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older I get, the less I want to travel.
4. The houses are small so they are cheap.
The smaller the houses are, the cheaper they are.
5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.
The higher you rise, the harder you'll fall.
6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
The more proficient he is, the more he is fond of the game.
7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.
The sooner we finish work, the sooner we can go home.
8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.
The more you sleep, the more tired you feel.
9. We travel more and we love our country more.
The more we travel, the more we love our country.
10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.
The more you know about that country, the more you become amazed.