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Use the correct degree of
comparison of the words in brackets. Put in words like 'as' or
'the' where necessary |
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He is not ( stupid )
as I though he was.
He is not
so stupid as I thought he was. |
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Even though he has ( few ) classes to teach, he seems to
have ( little ) time than you. |
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No other boy is ( studious ) as Henry. He spends ( much
) time in the library than at the playground. |
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( Cheap ) things are not always ( lasting ), and ( expensive )
things are not always ( good ) either. |
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He is ( young ) but ( intelligent ) boy in he class. He always
scores ( high ) marks in all examinations. |
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Tracy's painting is ( good ) and ( expressive ) than her
sister's. |
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( Much ) he thought about it, ( angry ) he became. |
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She is ( clever ) and ( beautiful ) by far, but she has ( bad )
temper, too. |
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He is not ( obstinate ) as his ( young ) brother and is far (
friendly ) than he is. |
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We should choose ( simple ) and ( effective ) method to deal
with a problem. |
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She had filled in the form ( well ) she could, but still the
clerk asked her for ( many ) details. |
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( Much ) I work, ( little ) I seem to accomplish; I'm getting (
desperate ) as the deadline draws ( near ). |
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( Long ) you work, ( much ) you will earn and ( secure ) you
will be. |
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He was ( pleased ) than anybody else to hear the results. |
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The Nile is said to be one of ( long ) rivers and the Amazon one
of ( large ). |
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I had ( frightful ) experience as I was walking home one
night. The darkness had never seemed ( unfriendly ) or the
silence ( terrifying ). |
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She has ( light ) and ( soothing ) touch of all the nurses here. |
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This parade of the stars is certainly the ( lively ), ( colorful
) and ( spectacular ) event of the year. |
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Her parents are ( worried ) about her education than she herself
is. They are constantly enquiring whether she is doing any (
good ) or ( bad ) in class. |
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The cover of this book is not ( impressive ) as the cover of
than one, but the former book is ( interesting ). It is borrowed
( frequently ) than the latter. |
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The water is ( deep ) and the current ( strong ) where the bank
curves sharply. It is ( dangerous ) to swim across there too. |
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Answers |
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Even though he has fewer
classes to teach, he seems to have
less time than you. |
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No other boy is as studious
as Henry. He spends more
time in the library than at the playground. |
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Cheap things are not always
lasting, and
expensive things are not
always good either. |
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He is the youngest but
the most intelligent boy in
he class. He always scores the highest
marks in all examinations. |
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Tracy's painting is better
and more expressive than her
sister's. |
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The more he thought about
it, the angrier he became. |
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She is cleverest and
most beautiful by far, but
she has the worst temper,
too. |
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He is not as obstinate as
his younger brother and is
far more friendly than he
is. |
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We should choose the simplest
and the most effective
method to deal with a problem. |
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She had filled in the form as best
she could, but still the clerk asked her for
more details. |
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The more I work,
the less ) I seem to
accomplish; I'm getting more desperate
as the deadline draws nearer. |
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The longer you work,
the more you will earn and
the more secure you will be. |
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He was more pleased than
anybody else to hear the results. |
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The Nile is said to be one of the
longest rivers and the Amazon one of
the largest. |
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I had most frightful
experience as I was walking home one night. The darkness had
never seemed more unfriendly
or the silence more terrifying. |
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She has the lightest and
the most soothing touch of
all the nurses here. |
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This parade of the stars is certainly the
liveliest, the most
colorful and the most
spectacular event of the year. |
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Her parents are more worried
about her education than she herself is. They are
constantly enquiring whether she is doing any
better or
worse in class. |
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The cover of this book is not as
impressive as the cover of than one, but the former
book is more interesting. It
is borrowed more frequently
than the latter. |
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The water is deepest and the
current strongest where the
bank curves sharply. It is most
dangerous to swim across there too. |
