CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (16) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

 

9-8 USING MORE WITH NOUNS EXERCISE 21. Comparatives with nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Directions: Use -er or more and the words in the list to complete the sentences. Discuss whether the words are nouns, adjectives, or adverbs, and review how comparatives are formed. When do you use -er, and when do you use more? √ bright happily information responsibilities salt √ brightly happiness mistakes responsible √ traffic doctors happy quick responsibility     1 A city has ______ more traffic _____ than a small town. 2 Sunlight is much _____ brighter ____ than moonlight. 3 Did you know that a laser burns billions of times ____ more brightly ____ than the light at the sun's surface? 4 There is ____________ about geography in an encyclopedia than (there is) in a dictionary. 5 I used to be sad, but now I'm ____________ a lot about my life (than I used to be). 6 Unhappy roommates or spouses can live together if ____________ they learn to respect each other's differences. 7 She's had a miserable life. I hope she finds ____________ in the future. 8 I made ____________ on the last test than ( I did) on the first one, so I got a worse grade. 9 My daughter Annie is trustworthy and mature. She behaves much ____________ than my nephew Louie. 10 A twelve-year-old has ____________ at home and in school than a nine-year-old. 11 My son is ____________ about doing his homework than his older sister is. 12 A rabbit is ____________ than a turtle. 13 This soup doesn't taste quite right. I think it needs just a little ____________. 14 Health care in rural areas is poor. We need ____________ to treat people in rural areas.

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