COMPARISONS AND DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
1. In some countries men and women are paid the same.
In some countries women are paid as same as....................................................................men.
2. Tony finds history easier than geography.
Geography is more difficult than..........................................................................history for Tony.
3. I would rather go home than go to the cinema.
I’d prefer going home to going to the cinema................................................................................
4. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts.
Crisps are less nutritious than...............................................................................................nuts.
Nuts are more nutritious than..............................................................................................crisps.
5. Helen had twice as much work as Janet.
Janet had half as much work as.........................................................................................Helen.
6. It’s more expensive to live in London than in Liverpool.
It’s not as cheap as to live in London than in Liverpool.................................................................
7. McMahon is the most skillful player in the team.
No one else in the team can play more skillfully than McMahon...................................................
8. We’ve never had such a heated argument before.
It is the first time that we have had such a heated argument.......................................................
9. Sheila is not as talented as her sister.
Sheila’s sister is more talented than her ......................................................................................
Sheila is less talented than her sister............................................................................................
10. The better product costs more money.
The better the product is, the more it costs ..................................................................................
11. People gain more experience when they get older.
The older they get, the more experience people gain...................................................................
12. If we climb higher, the view will be better.
The higher we climb, the better the view is...................................................................................
13. He is the kind of person who gets more excited if the things are more dangerous.
The more dangerous the things are, the more excited he gets.....................................................
14. You can make fewer mistakes if you write more carefully.
The more carefully you write, the fewer mistakes you make.........................................................
15. My grandfather is getting less and less patient when he gets older.
My grandfather is getting more and more impatient when he gets older......................................
16. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this the best hotel you could find............................................................................................?
17. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather wasn’t worse than I had expected............................................................................
18. Your handwriting is less nice than hers.
Your handwriting is not as nice as hers.........................................................................................
19. If he had more free time, he felt more relaxed.
The more free time he had, the more relaxed he felt....................................................................
20. If he was more worried, he smoked more cigarettes.
The more worried he was, the more cigarettes he smoked. ........................................................
