Complete the sentences
1- The __________(hard) he worked , the _________ (much)money he
earned .
2- The __________ (little)food he ate , the __________ (thin)he got .
3- The __________(much) slowly he worked , the __________ ( little) he
earned .
4- The __________ (fat) she got , the more __________ (slow) she
worked .
5- The __________ (hard) he worked , the __________ (much)money
he earned .
Combine the ideas given into a double comparative:
1-As he got older, he became more and more bad-tempered.
The --------------------------------------- , the -------------------------------- .
2- He worked hard. He felt very bad.
3- When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
4- As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous.
5- When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high.
6- If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.
7- When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible.
For each sentence, choose the correction combination of
comparatives to make a sentence.
1. The ____ you study for these exams, the ____ you will do.
hard - better
harder - more successfully
much - better
more good
2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the ____ a bottle you find, the ____
it will be for us!
small - cheaper
smaller - cheap
smaller - good
smaller cheaper
3. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that the ____ it is at night,
the ____ he plays his music!
later - more loud
late - louder
later - louder
more late loud
4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The ____ the food is,
the ____ he likes it.
hotter - more
hot - much
hotter - much
hot more
5. Of course you can come to the party! The ____ the ____.
more - merrier
more - good
many better
6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The ____ she
knows about it, the ____.
more - better
less - better
worse - worse
worse better
7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The ____ the dog, the ____
he feels.
big - safer
biger - safer
bigger - safer
more big - more safe
8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most.
The ____ he becomes, the ____ he is.
more rich - happyer
richer - happyer
richer happier
9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The ____ you drive in the
city, the ____ it is that you will have an accident.
faster - probable
quicker - probably
faster - more probably
quicker - more probable