PART A: Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the words in the list.

big, easy, important, bright,expensive, intelligent,cheap,fast, large, cold, high, small, comfortable, hot, sweet

1. An elephant is _________________________ a cat.
2. A lemon is sour. An orange is ____________________ a lemon.
3. The weather today is ____________________ it was yesterday.
4. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ____________________ a ruby.
5. I can afford a radio, but not a TV set. A radio is ____________________ a TV set.
6. An airplane moves quickly. An airplane is ____________________ a train.
7. A lake is ____________________ an ocean.
8. A person can think logically. A person is ____________________ an animal.
9. Hills are low. Mountains are ____________________ hills.
10. The sun gives off a lot of light. The sun is ____________________ the moon.
11. Texas is a large state, but Alaska is ____________________ Texas.
12. Sometimes my feet hurt when I wear high heels. Bedroom sleepers are ____________________ shoes with high heels.
13. Arithmetic isn’t difficult. Arithmetic is ____________________ algebra.
14. Good health is ____________________ money.

PART B: Write sentences comparing each of the pairs below using the comparative forms of the adjectives given in brackets.

1. chess / monopoly
____________________________________________________(exciting)
____________________________________________________(old)

2. cats / rabbits
__________________________________________________(intelligent)
__________________________________________________(friendly)

3. Italy / Sweden
__________________________________________________(sunny)
__________________________________________________(beautiful)

4. English / Chinese
________________________________________________(complicated)
________________________________________________(useful)

5. Italian food / Chinese food
________________________________________________(interesting)
________________________________________________(tasty)

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES ANSWER KEY
PART A:
1. bigger than (or) larger than 8. more intelligent than
2. sweeter than 9. higher than
3. colder than (or) hotter than 10.brighter than
4. more expensive than 11.larger than
5. cheaper than 12.more comfortable than
6. faster than 13.easier than
7. smaller than 14.more important than

PART B:
1. Monopoly is more exciting than chess.
Chess is older than Monopoly.
2. Rabbits are more intelligent than cats.
Cats are friendlier than rabbits.
3. Italy is sunnier than Sweden.
Italy is more beautiful than Sweden.
4. Chinese is more complicated than English.
English is more useful than Chinese.
5. Chinese food is more interesting than Italian food.
Italian food is tastier than Chinese food.