Comparative Exercises: Comparing Things in English

Before doing the exercises below, you may want to review what we have learned about comparisons in "Degrees of Comparison: Positive, Comparative, Superlative, dan Parallel Increase". As a reminder, here is how to compare things using adjectives.

A. Using Positive Degree:

To show that two things or people are similar in some way, we can use "as + adjective + as". Example sentences:

• The tiger is as dangerous as the lion.
• For me, the rose is as beautiful as the sunflower.

B. Using Comparative degree:

To compare two things which are not similar, we can use "comparative adjectives + than". Comparatives can be "adjective + er + than" or "more + adjective + than". To learn more about comparative adjectives, read THIS.

• Apples are smaller than coconuts.
• This motorcycle is more expensive than that one.

C. Using Superlative degree:

To compare three or more things, one of which is superior or inferior to the others, we use a "the superlative". The superlative can be formed with "the + adjective + est" or "the most + adjective".

• John is the tallest boy in his class.
• The rose is the most beautiful flower in my garden.

EXERCISES

I. Write the comparative of the adjectives below.

Example:

big: bigger.

1. pretty: ....
2. interesting: ....
3. strong: ....
4. serious: ....
5. happy: ....
6. good: ....
7. bad: ....
8. delicious: ....
9. loud: ....
10. heavy: ....

II. Multiple choice quiz.

III. Look at the pictures below and complete each sentence using the given adjectives.

1. A is ...(big)... B.
2. A is ...(big)... C.
3. C is ...(small)... A.
4. C is ...(small)... box.
5. C is not ...(big)... B.
6. B is ...(big)... than C.

7. The red motorcycle is ...(fast)... the green one.
8. The blue motorcycle is ...(slow)... the yellow one.
9. The blue motorcycle is ...(fast)... the red one.
10. The yellow motorcycle is ...(fast)... of all.
11. The blue motorcycle is not ...(fast)... the yellow one.
12. The green motorcycle is much ...(slow)... the yellow one.
13. The green motorcycle is ...(slow)... of all.
14. The yellow motorcycle is much ...(fast)... the green one.
15. The green motorcycle is ...(fast)... the yellow one.

III. Complete each of the below sentences using a comparative.

Example:

Her car isn't very big. She wants a bigger one.

Her car is old. She wants a newer one.

1. My job isn't very interesting. I want to do something ....
2. He is not very tall. His brother is ....
3. My car is old. I want to buy a ... one.
4. These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are ....
5. My chair is not comfortable. Yours is ....
6. This car is too expensive. I want to buy a ... one.
7. The food here isn't very good. I know a place that serves ... food.
8. Tom doesn't work very hard. Jim works ....
9. This knife isn't very sharp. Have you got a ... one?
10. Our team didn't play well. The opponent played ....
11. This beach isn't very beautiful. Mandalika beach is ....
12. People today aren't very polite. In the past they were ....
13. This table is too big. Let's find a ... one.
14. Lombok is too far. I think we'll visit a ... place.
15. The exercise is too difficult for them. They need something ....

Degrees of Comparison: Positive, Comparative, Superlative, dan Parallel Increase

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