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Comparatives and Superlatives Sentence Transformation Practice

The document provides examples of sentences using comparatives and superlatives and asks the reader to complete second sentences to have the same meaning as the first using no more than three words. It gives 24 pairs of sentences with blanks for the reader to fill in using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

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Comparatives and Superlatives Sentence Transformation Practice

The document provides examples of sentences using comparatives and superlatives and asks the reader to complete second sentences to have the same meaning as the first using no more than three words. It gives 24 pairs of sentences with blanks for the reader to fill in using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE


For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
 Use no
more than three words.

1) The hotel room wasn't as small as the last one we stayed in.


The hotel room IS BIGGER/ LARGER THAN the last one we stayed in.

2) There isn't a river in the world as long as the Nile.


The Nile river IS THE LONGEST in the world.

3) You and I are different sizes.


You're not AS BIG/ SMALL as me.

4) The advert said the tickets cost £5 but we had to pay £6.


The tickets were MORE EXPENSIVE THAN was advertised.

5) His latest book isn't as good as his first one.


His first book IS BETTER THAN his latest one.

6) I've never visited anywhere so beautiful.


It was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL place I have ever visited.

7) He has never scored so highly in a test as he did in this one. 


This IS THE HIGHEST score he has received in a test.

8) I've never read such a sad book.


It IS THE SADDEST book I have ever read.

9) The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday.


The shop is not AS BUSY AS it was yesterday.

10) Her old school was closer than the new one.


Her new school IS FURTHER THAN the old one.


11) This black coat is cheaper than the brown one.


The black coat is not AS EXPENSIVE AS the brown one.

12) I thought the bag would be light but it wasn't.


The bag WAS HEAVIER THAN I thought.

13) The party finished sooner than I thought it would.


The party didn't finish _______________________ I thought it would.

14) Those parcels are lighter than this one.


This parcel _______________________ of them all.

15) I felt very tired yesterday but I'm OK today.


Yesterday I felt _______________________ I do today.

16) F. I didn't think my results would be this bad.


My results _______________________ I had thought.

17) I'm less fit now than I used to be.


I'm not _______________________ I used to be.

18) Do the easiest questions first in the exam.


In the exam, do the questions that _______________________ difficult first.

19) The exercise was very easy compared to the one we did last week.


The exercise we did last week was _______________________ yesterday's one.

20) I had much more work to do today than I usually have.


Today I _______________________ usual.

21) Both Mark and Stella have the same colour eyes.


Stella's eyes are the _______________________ Mark's.

22) I couldn't have run any faster.



I ran _______________________ I could.

23) I have never met such a famous person before.


She was person _______________________ I have ever met.

24) He has never made such a bad decision.


It _______________________ decision he has ever made.

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