Exercise 2 Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form

1 Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's only six degrees.

2 The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.

3 Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometres. Dave stopped after eight kilometres.

4 Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.

5 I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.

6 You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.

7 We were very busy at work today. We're not usually as busy as that.

Exercise 3 Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use than where necessary:

big, crowded, early, high, important, interested, peaceful, reliable, serious, simple, thin

1 In some parts of the country, prices are…… in others.

2 I'd like to have а more …… car. The one I've got keeps breaking down.

3 Unfortunately her illness was ……we thought at first.

4 You look …… Have you lost weight?

5 I want a ……flat. We don't have enough space here.

6 He doesn't study very hard. He's ……in having a good time.

7 Health and happiness are ……money.

8 The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ……

9 There were a lot of people on the bus. It was …… usual.

10 I like living in the countryside. It's …… living in a town.

11 You'll find your way around the town …… if you have a good map.

12 I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed …… usual.

Exercise 4 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use much / a bit etc. + a comparative form. Use than where necessary.

1 Her illness was ……we thought at first. (much / serious)

2 This bag is too small. I need something……(much / big)

3 I'm afraid the problem is……it seems. (much / complicated)

4 You looked depressed this morning but you look ……now. (a bit / happy)

5 I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was……I expected.

(far / interesting)

6 You're driving too fast. Could you drive……? (a bit / slowly)

7 It's……to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot / easy).

8 I thought she was younger than me but in fact she's……

(slightly / old)

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences using any/no + a comparative. Use than where necessary.

1 I'm fed up with waiting. I'm not waiting......

2 I'm sorry I'm a bit late but I couldn't get here......

3 This shop isn't expensive. The prices are……anywhere else.

4 I must stop for a rest. I can't walk......

5 The traffic isn't particularly bad today. It's……usual.

Exercise 6 Complete the sentences using the structure...and....

1 It's becoming ……to find a job. (hard)

2 That hole in your pullover is getting……(big)

3 My bags seemed to get……as I carried them. (heavy)

4 As I waited for my interview, I became……(nervous)

5 As the day went on, the weather got……(bad)

6 Travelling is becoming……(expensive)

7 Since she has been in Britain, her English has got……(good)

8 As the conversation went on, he became……(talkative)