BÀI TẬP SO SÁNH HƠN UNIT 4
I. Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences.
1. The road is not _____________ (wide/ narrow) enough for two cars to pass comfortably.
2. Inside the cathedral, it's _____________ (noisy/ peaceful) and quiet.
3. Those shoes are really _____________ (cheap/ expensive) - they only cost £25.
4. My house is rather far from my school, so it's a bit ____________ (convenient/
inconvenient).
5. Kids always find Christmas _____________ (exciting/ boring). They are always looking
forward to Christmas.
6. The air in the countryside is fresh and _____________ (polluted/ unpolluted).
7. Hoi An is a(n) _____________ (old/ modern) town near Da Nang.
8. There are a lot of shops nearby, so the streets are always busy and _____________
(noisy/ quiet) during the day.
II. Write comparative sentences about the pictures using than and the words in brackets.
Use the Present Simple.

1.

2.
Tim Sam

5.

3.
Sapa

NhaTrang Snow White the witch

6.
Steve John

9.
1. (be/ young)

4.
NewYork SanFrancisco

7.
the red car

the yellow car

8.
I

my brother

10.
Sam is younger than Tim.

___

Jane

Max

2. (be/ hot)

_____________________________

3. (be/beautiful)

_____________________________

4. (be/small)

_____________________________

5. (be/ happy)

_____________________________

6. (be/modern)

_____________________________

7. (be/tall)

_____________________________

8. (be/good)

_____________________________

9. (be/big)

_____________________________

10. (be/expensive)

_____________________________

III. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the words in the box.
friendly

useful

important

cold

crowded

bad

high

exciting

thin

narrow

1. In Canada, January is ___________________ than March.
2. I think that good health is

___________________ than money.

3. You look ___________________. Have you lost weight?
4. I couldn't get a seat in the restaurant. It was ___________________ than usual.
5. Mountains are ___________________ than hills.
6. I think that people who live in villages are ___________________ than people in big
cities.
7. My exam results were ___________________ than I expected.
8. I think New York is ___________________ than Houston.
9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are ___________________?
10. I like my new dictionary. It is ___________________ than the last one.
IV. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Add
than where necessary.
1. I think she is still ill. She looks even ___________________ last week. (bad)
2. Her job is a lot ___________________ mine. (stressful)
3. He thinks Charlie Chaplin is ___________________ Mr Bean. (funny)
4. I can't study in this room. It's too noisy. I'm going to find a _________________ place.
(quiet)
5. Smart phones make our lives______________ and ______________. (easy - convenient)

6. Life in a city is a lot ___________________ life in the countryside. (good)
7. My Math class is ___________________ my English class. (boring)
8. I like this school because it is ___________________ the other one. (big)
9. A car is much ___________________ a bike. (expensive)
10. We need ___________________ actors for this film. (young)
V. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence, using
the adjective in capitals.
1. The first question was easier than the second one. (DIFFICULT)
The second question _______________________________________________________
2. The black coat is smaller than the brown one. (BIG)
The brown coat ___________________________________________________________
3. The chair isn't as comfortable as the sofa. (COMFORTABLE)
The sofa _________________________________________________________________
4. Jim's suitcase was lighter than Jack's suitcase. (HEAVY)
Jack's suitcase ____________________________________________________________
5. His homework was better than mine. (BAD)
My homework ____________________________________________________________
6. The big television is more expensive than the small one. (CHEAP)
The small television _______________________________________________________
7. The Royal Hotel is more old-fashioned than the Holton Hotel. (MODERN)
The Holton Hotel _________________________________________________________
8. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today. (GOOD)
The weather today _________________________________________________________
9. People in the city aren't as friendly as those in the country. (FRIENDLY)
People in the country _______________________________________________________
10. Life in the city is more interesting than life in the country. (BORING)
Life in the country _________________________________________________________
VI. Complete the second sentence so that It means the same as the first sentence.
1. Shall we go to the Japanese Covered Bridge first?
Let's ___________________________________________________________________
2. Helen's brother is shorter than her.

Helen___________________________________________________________________
3. Travelling abroad for a holiday is much more expensive than travelling in your country.
Travelling in your country___________________________________________________
4. Country life isn't as interesting as city life.
City life is________________________________________________________________
5. Would you mind telling me the way to the National Museum?
Can_____________________________________________________________________
6. The bus stop is in front of the hotel.
The hotel________________________________________________________________
7. Turn left at the first traffic lights.
Take____________________________________________________________________
8. The weather yesterday was worse than it is today.
The weather today is_______________________________________________________
9. There are three supermarkets in my town.
My town_________________________________________________________________
10. The shopping mall is near the Italian restaurant.
The Italian restaurant isn't __________________________________________________
VII. Supply the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I find war films ________________ than romantic films. (boring)
2. He is ________________ than I thought him to be. (clever)
3. My exam results were ________________ than I expected. (bad)
4. Which one of these cities is ________________ from us - Tokyo or Berlin? (far)
5. Jim Carrey's latest film is

________________ than the previous one. (funny)

6. Ho Chí Minh City is ________________ than Da Nang. (polluted)
7. I think living in the city is ________________ than living in the country. (good)
8. The house is much ________________ than the flat we had in London. (spacious)
9. Today's weather will be 5 degrees ________________than yesterday's. (hot)
10. The seafood here is ________________ than the seafood in Ha Not. (delicious)