II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets 1. Mary is (pretty) ________________ as her sister 2. A new house is (expensive) ________________ than an old one 3. His job is (important) ________________ than mine 4. Of the foour ties, I like the red one (well) ________________ 5. Nobody is (happy) ________________ than Miss Snow 6. Today English is the (international) ________________ of language 7. John is much (strong) ________________ than I thought 8. Benches are (comfortable) ________________ than arm-chairs 9. Bill is (good) ________________ than you thought 10. Mr. Bush is the (delightful) ________________ person I have ever know 11. Bill is (lazy) ________________ and (lazy) ________________ 12. It becomes (hard) ________________ and (hard) ________________ to find a job 13. As the conversation went on, he became (talkative) ________________ 14. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ________________ 15. Is the book (interesting) ________________ than the one you read last week? III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. This is the _________ river in the world a. most long b. longest c. long most d. longer 2. Do you think older people drive _________ than younger people? a. slow b. slower c. more slow d. more slowly 3. They all dance well, but John dances _________ a. better b. more good c. the better d. the best 4. Your computer is more expensive than _________ a. me b. my c. mine d. myself 5. My car isn’t very new. Your car is _____ than my car a. newer b. older c. not new d. less new 6. Who is _____ in your class? a. the interlligentest b. the most intelligent c. more intelligent d. the more intelligent 7. His mother is older than she _____ a. likes b. looks like c. looks d. is like 8. The winter is coming, it is getting _________ a. more cold b. the more cold c. colder and colder d. the most cold 9. Praja returned home as _________ as he could a. quick b. quicker c. quickest d. quickly 10. This is _________ elephant I have ever seen a. the biggest b. most big c. the most big d. bigger 11. He ran _________ than his friend a. fastest b. faster c. fast d. more fast 12. This summer is not as hot _________ last summer a. as b. than c. to d. like 13. “Could you talk _________ ? I’m learning my lessons” a. as quietly b. so quietly c. more quietly d. most quietly 14. It is _________ to talk about a problem than to solve it a. more easier b. easier c. easy d. easiest 15. Jim is five centimeters _________ than Tom a. higher b. taller c. tallest d. tall 16. Winning a place at university _________ for most students a. has become as difficult b. becomes the most difficulty c. is becoming more and more difficult d. will become more difficult 17. The more you study, _________ a. the more knowledge do you gain b. you will gain more knowledge c. the more knowledge you gain d. you are the more knowledgeable 18. The people here are _________ than I expected a. more nice b. most nice c. nicer d. nicest 19. My new boss isn’t as rude _________ my own boss a. as b. so c. than d. that 20. She was _________ friendly person I’ve ever met a. the least b. less c. less and less d. so IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it 1. Jane can swim further than I can I can’t 2. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does My mother can 3. I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does My brother 4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges Apples are not 5. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can Dogs can 6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt The dress is not 7. Peter is the tallest boy in his class No one 8. Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally Sally is 9. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this? Is this 10. They understand more than we do We don’t 11. Tom is the best football player in this team Nobody 12. Nothing is faster than the speed of light The speed of light 13. His mother is taller than his father His father is not 14. She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am She drives 15. Jane is a better cook than Robert Robert can’t