Question

6.9 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the brackets. 1. The United States is very large but Canada is ____ . (large) 2. What’s ____ river in the world? (long) 3. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks ____ today. (happy) 4. It was an awful day ____ of my life. (bad) 5. What is ____ sport in your country? (popular) 6. Everest is ____ mountain in the world. It is ____ than other mountains. (high). 7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the ____ holidays we’ve ever had. (enjoyable) 8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ____. (comfortable) 9. What’s ____ way of getting from here to the station? (quick) *6.10 Make the sentences synonymic by inserting the necessary word in each second sentence. 1. My father is the hardest-working person I know. No one I know works as ... as my father. 2. I've never met such an intelligent person. She is ... person I've ever met. 3. We don't have as much money as they do. They have ... money than we do. 4. Simon is much older than I am. I am as ... as Simon. 5. I can't play tennis as well as she can. She plays tennis ... I can. 6.11 Complete the sentences choosing the correct form (somewhere both are correct). 1. Tom looks older / elder than he really is. 2. My older /elder brother is a pilot. 3. I’m surprised Diane is only 25. I thought she was older /elder. 4. Ann’s younger sister is still at school. Her older /elder sister is a nurse. 5. Martin is older /elder than his brother. 6.12 Transform the sentences using as..as.. E.g. I’m quite tall but you are taller. I’m not as tall as you. 1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn’t ... 2. You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don’t ... 3. It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday. It isn’t ... 4. I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t ... 5. They’ve live here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer. They haven’t ... 6.13. Complete the sentences using than ...or as.... E.g. I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller than me. 1. He doesn’t know much. You know more ... . 2. I don’t work particularly hard. Most people work as hard ... . 3. We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised ... . 4. She’s not a very good player. I’m a better player ... . 5. They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky ... . 6.14 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the brackets. E.g. I like warm weather. The warmer the weather, the better I feel. (feel). 1. I didn’t really like him when we first met. But the more I got to know him, ... . ( much / like) 2. If you’re in business, you want to make a profit. The more goods you sell, ... . (high / profit) 3. It’s hard to concentrate when you’re tired. The more tired you are, ... (hard) 4. He had to wait long. The longer he waited, ... . (impatient / become) пожалуйста

Answer 1

6.9

1. The United States is very large, but Canada is larger.
2. What's the longest river in the world?
3. He was a bit depressed yesterday, but he looks happier today.
4. It was the worst day of my life.
5. What is the most popular sport in your country?
6. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is higher than other mountains.
7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the most enjoyable holidays we've ever had.
8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's more comfortable.
9. What's the quickest way of getting from here to the station?

6.10

1. My father is the hardest-working person I know. No one I know works as hard as my father.
2. I've never met such an intelligent person. She is the most intelligent person I've ever met.
3. We don't have as much money as they do. They have more money than we do.
4. Simon is much older than I am. I am as young as Simon.
5. I can't play tennis as well as she can. She plays tennis better than I can.

6.11

1. Tom looks older than he really is.
2. My elder brother is a pilot.
3. I'm surprised Diane is only 25. I thought she was older.
4. Ann's elder sister is still at school. Her older sister is a nurse.
5. Martin is older than his brother.

6.12

1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't as high as yours.
2. You know a bit about cars, but I know more. You don't know as much as I do.
3. It's still cold, but it was colder yesterday. It isn't as cold as it was yesterday.
4. I still feel a bit tired, but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't feel as tired as I did yesterday.
5. They've lived here for quite a long time, but we've lived here longer. They haven't lived here as long as we have.

6.13

1. He doesn't know much. You know more than him.
2. I don't work particularly hard. Most people work as hard as I do.
3. We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised than us.
4. She's not a very good player. I'm a better player than her.
5. They've been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky as them.

6.14

1. I didn't really like him when we first met. But the more I got to know him, the more I liked him.
2. If you're in business, you want to make a profit. The more goods you sell, the higher the profit.
3. It's hard to concentrate when you're tired. The more tired you are, the harder it becomes.
4. He had to wait long. The longer he waited, the more impatient he became.

Answer 2

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