COMPARISONS Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives 1. Urban sprawl has happed (fast) ______________ than ever before. 2. Ha Noi is much ( populous) ______________ than...

Here are the answers to the exercises: Exercise 1: 1. Urban sprawl has happened faster than ever before. 2. Ha Noi is much more populous than my hometown. 3. The city center is more densely populated than the suburbs. 4. You can count on Peter. He is more reliable than he appears to be. 5. This singer performs better than she used to be three years ago. 6. This year we travel farther than we did last year. 7. I notice that today my daughter looked happier than usual. 8. As people get old, they try to maintain a healthier lifestyle than when they are young. 9. Travelling by bus is much slower than travelling by bullet train. 10. Jim didn’t feel well today, so he performed worse than usual. Exercise 2: 1. This is the most wonderful book she has ever read. (use "most" instead of "more") 2. No mountain in the world is bigger than Everest. (use "bigger" instead of "biggest") 3. Bill Gate is one of the richest people in the world. (use "richest" instead of "richer") 4. The bedroom is bigger than the kitchen one. (use "bigger" instead of "biggest") 5. One of the greatest football players in Vietnam is Quang Hai. (use "greatest" instead of "greater") Exercise 3: 1. This girl is the most beautiful of the two daughters that he has. (correct) 2. Frank plays tennis worse than all the players. (use "worse" instead of "worse of all") 3. She can pronounce English words more correctly than she could last term. (use "correctly" instead of "correct") 4. In this class, the students are talking more loudly than the teacher. (use "loudly" instead of "loudlier") 5. This summer is hotter and windier than last summer. (use "windier" instead of "winder") 6. Ha Anh can now speak English better than the last time I met him. (remove "more well") 7. She is much more intelligent than Nam. (correct) Exercise 4: 1. In Vietnam, it is normally hotter in the South than in the North. 2. Jane is not as intelligent as her brother. 3. Can Tho is further from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is. 4. She is the eldest daughter in her family. 5. She speaks English as clearly as you. 6. He drives as carefully as his father does. 7. I did worse than I expected on the test, but not really badly. 8. Of the two sisters, Linda is more beautiful. 9. Hotels have developed as rapidly as restaurants. 10. She is the most hard-working student in my class. Exercise 5: 1. My old house is less spacious than the current one. 2. This train is more convenient than all the others. -> This train is the most convenient of all the trains. 3. Playing computer games takes up more time than playing sports. 4. This food is the most delicious I have ever eaten. 5. This is the worst hotel we have ever stayed at. 6. Your kitchen is larger than mine. 7. Dave is the tallest person in the class. 8. Dad speaks English better than Mum. 9. Hoa can't cook as well as Lan. 10. That restaurant is the best in the city. Exercise 6: 1. Peter is the tallest person in my class. 2. No mountain in the world is higher than Mount Everest. 3. She is the prettiest girl I have ever met. 4. That computer doesn't work as well as this one. 5. The red car is more expensive than the black car. 6. Lan is less careful than Nam. 7. We are less careful than them. 8. That car is more expensive than this car. 9. (already correct) 10. (already correct) 11. The bike is worse than the car. 12. Nam is less tall than Hoa. 13. I am better than her. 14. She doesn't read as slowly as him. 15. We don't run as quickly as them. 16. I learn EL worse than her. 17. Nam played football less skillfully than him. 18. John doesn't write as beautifully as Marry. TEST: 1. Her mother is larger than her. 2. We are less careful than them. 3. Hoa is worse than Nam. 4. She drives more slowly than him. 5. That book is less interesting than this book. 6. He is better than his mother. 7. Her sister works less hard than her. 8. She ran faster than him. 9. He learned EL better than me. 10. That film is less boring than this film.