CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (9) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

EXERCISE 10. Comparatives. Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form (more/-er) of the given adjectives clean dangerous funny √sweet confusing dark pretty wet 1 Oranges are ______ sweeter _____ than lemons. 2 I heard a little polite laughter when I told my jokes, but everyone laughed loudly when Janet told hers. Her jokes are always much _____________ than mine. 3 Many more people die in car accidents than in plane accidents. Statistics show that driving your own car is _____________ than flying in an , airplane 4 Professor Sato speaks clearly, but I have trouble understanding Professor Larson's lectures. Her lectures are much _____________ than Professor Sato' 5 Bobby! How did you get all covered with mud? Hurry and take a bath. Even the floor is than _____________ you are. 6 A: Why does wet sand look _____________ than dry sand? B: Because wet sand reflects less light. 7 7. A: The moon is full tonight. There's not a cloud in the sky. Look at the moonlight on the lake. It makes the water sparkle. Have you ever seen a _____________ sight than this? B: No. It's beautiful. 8 If a cat and a duck are out in the rain, the cat will get much _____________ than the duck. The water will simply roll off the duck's feathers but will soak into the cat's hair

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