Comparisons - Advanced Levels

Answer: B
Comparative : +er, more
Double comparative:
the older, the wiser
Smaller, cheaper
1. The more you practice, the more you will be able to

do the test.
2. The more you do treatments, the more you will be
glowing and beautiful.
Vocabulary:
1. Terong = eggplant
2. Kangkung = water spinach
3. Rash = kulit kemerahan
4. Socket/outlet = stop kontak
5. Plug = stop kontak
6. A charger brick = kepala charger
7.
Diagnostic Test: Comparison

Nine of these sentences contain mistakes. Tick (✓) the correct sentences, then find
and correct the mistakes.
Example:
 Which of these three houses in the expensivest? ==> ……most

expensive ……
1.
1. Come on, you’ve got to admit she’s much slimmer than you!
2. She’s always saying she’s better looking than me.
3. Our cat Whiskers has been much more lively (livelier) since we added
vitamin supplements to her diet.
4. We felt the male character was realer than the female, who seemed
very artificial.
5. ‘Which do you prefer, darling, the brown or the green?’ ‘Oh, the green
is definitely the best.’
6. I’m the proudest of this one. I won it again really stiff competition.
Positive: I’m of proud of myself because I can speak English. (bangga)
Comparative: I’m prouder of myself because I’m better than him. (lebih
bangga)
Superlative: I’m the proudest of myself because I could win a big

competition. (paling bangga)
Darren fought with Izzy because of something because they are

against in choosing the best sport.
7. The divorce has made him the most unhappy man in the street, don’t
you think?
8. That special diet has worked miracles. He’s much less fat than he used
to be
9. The eldest piece in the museum is this Egyptian amulet from the Third
Dynasty.
10. Hasn’t their eldest son just landed some sort of job in Seattle?
11. Our new social security scheme is lots more generous than the
previous Government’s.
12. Windsor Castle is the largest occupied castle of Britain
13. Things are about as worse as they can get.
14. Children these days seem to get ruder and ruder and ruder
15. I’m angrier than upset. Complete each sentence so that it means
exactly the same as the preceding one.
You must include the word(s) in brackets.

Example:
 I predicted the weather would be very hot and I was right. (just as).
 The weather was just as hot as I predicted.
1. The Hyperlink modem is much faster than all the others in our catalogue. (by
far).
Of all the modems, the Hyperlink is by far the fastest.
2. Jan and Lucy are equally good at tennis. (no). Jan is ______Lucy at tennis
3. Getting a made-to-measure suit was much cheaper than I expected.
(not nearly as expensive as).
 Getting a made-to-measure suit is not nearly as expensive as I expected.
I expected Darren to do his homework, but it turned out
Gerund (Verb Ing) /Infinitive (to …)

 Mind opening the window / Mind to open
 I can’t stand hearing a loud music. (gerund)
 I can’t bear living the pain. (Saya tidak bisa menerima rasa sakit itu)
 Bare face (without make up)
 I need to do chores every day. But today, I don’t do the chores.

 I met a person yesterday. He was wearing a jacket. The man I met was
my old friend.
 I found a cat. __________ cat is so cute. (A/The)
4. I couldn’t open the lock because it was very cold. (that). It ____________open
the lock.
5. He gets increasingly angry as he becomes more frustrated. (angrier). The
more ________he gets.
Q 1.
Fill the gaps with appropriate comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives in
the box. Add than and the if necessary.
dry keen fat bored
good loose real safe
tidy bad big pretty
wet scared wrong far
I’m rather worried about the side effects of aspirin. Can you recommend a
__safer___alternative?
1. And now we come to the award for_____actor in a leading role.

2. It’s been raining non-stop. I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be ______July
on record!
3. The authenticity of dialogue and setting often makes low-budget films seem_____the
somewhat artificial version of reality in Hollywood movies.
4. In medieval times people rarely travelled long distances. For most
peasants_____they would ever travel would be to the local market town.
5. In our study children on a diet high in dairy products tended to be considerably_____
average.
6. Now that I’m employing a cleaner the house has become a lot _____it ever used to
be!
7. This skirt’s much too tight on the hips. I need something with a_____fit.
8. DiCaprio was awful! I think that’s ______performance I’ve ever seen him give.
9. I don’t mind the Mediterranean summer because it’s a_______ heat than you find in
the tropics.
10. They say the great pyramid at Giza is _____structure to survive from the ancient
world.
11. I like all Mozart’s operas but I think Don Giovanni is the one I am ________on.
12. We inherited two paintings from my grandmother. Of the two, I’d say the landscape
is______
13. I know all murder is wrong, but don’t you agree that it’s_______to murder a child than
to murder an adult?
14. _______I’ve ever felt was when Joe and I were flying over the Himalayas and we hit
a storm; it was absolutely petrifying.
15. That play was so tedious. I was_______watching that than I was when I spent three
hours trapped in that lift last year!
Q 2.
Match each sentence (1-7) with a sentence with the same meaning from A-G.
1. It’s slightly cheaper A. It’s considerably more expensive
2. It’s much cheaper. B. It’s the least expensive.
3. It isn’t anything like as cheap C. It’s more expensive.
4. It’s just as cheap. D. It’s somewhat less expensive.
5. It’s by far the cheapest. E. It’s no more expensive.
6. It isn’t quite as cheap. F. It’s slightly more expensive.

7. It isn’t as cheap. G. It’s nothing like as expensive.
Q 3.
Tick (✓) the best explanation, A or B.
1. The prices on the menu aren’t nearly as expensive as I expected.
1. Prices are a little cheaper than I expected.

2. Prices are much cheaper than I expected.
2. It looks as if your new car isn’t any more reliable than the old one!
1. Both cars are equally unreliable.

2. The new car is slightly less reliable than the old one.
3. Of all the teams in the league, theirs is the least successful.
1. Their team is the most unsuccessful.

2. Their team is less successful than some of the others.
4. They said it was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever.
1. No other earthquake was as powerful.

2. There may have been more powerful earthquakes.
5. The new tax regulations are somewhat more rigorous than last year’s.
1. The new regulations are much more rigorous than last year’s.
2. Last year’s regulations were slightly less rigorous.
6. I have to say that the hotel wasn’t quite as luxurious as the brochure claimed.
1. The hotel was much less luxurious than the brochure claimed.
2. The hotel was slightly less luxurious than the brochure claimed.
7. This is by far the best seat in the plane. There’s loads of legroom.
1. No seat in the plane is better.

2. Other seats may be equally good.
8. She isn’t anything like as snobbish as you said.
1. She is less snobbish than you said.

2. She isn’t snobbish.
9. I’m afraid your figures are no more accurate than the ones Rachel gave me.
1. Your figures are less accurate than Rachel’s.

2. Your figures and Rachel’s figures are equally inaccurate.
10. As far as Daniel’s job is concerned, things are about as bad as they can be.
1. Daniel’s job could get worse.

2. Daniel’s job couldn’t be any worse than it is.
Q 4.
Complete each sentence so that it means the same as preceding one(s). Use the
words in brackets but do not change the words given in any way.
 As students get closer to their exams they become more nervous. (the … more)
 The closer students… get to their exams, the more nervous they become……
 The lecture was very boring. As a result, I fell asleep. (so … that)
1. The lecture ________
 The tickets sold out within days because the concert was so well-publicized. (such …
that)
2. It was _________
 The wording of the document is very complicated. It’s incomprehensible. (so … as to)
3. The wording of the document_________
 I couldn’t find my contact lens because it was very dark. (too)

4. It was________
 My friends claimed that the exhibition was interesting but I found it pretty dull.
(exhibition)
5. It wasn’t as_________
 She’s slightly angry but she’s very disappointed. (than)

6. She’s __________
 Approaching the church, we noticed the sound of the bells becoming increasingly
loud. (and … and)
7. Approaching the church, we noticed the sound of the bells _________
 As dogs get older they become less aggressive. (the less)

8. The older dogs ________
 My son can’t get a place at kindergarten because he’s too young. (enough)
9. My son isn’t _________
 Their remarks were only slightly insulting, but they were extremely inaccurate. (not so
much)
10. Their remarks _______
Q 5.
Match the situations (1-15) with the similes (A-P). Then use the similes to rewrite the
sentences. You may need to use a good dictionary for this exercise.
A. like a cat on a hot tin roof I. like hot cakes
B. like a trooper J. as a fiddle
C. like a lamb to the slaughter K. as a feather
D. like a bull in a china shop L. as ice
E. like a bear with a sore head M. as the grave
F. like a log N. as a sheet
G. like a chimney O. as a mule
H. like a rocket P. as the hills
Stonehenge is incredibly ancient, more than 4,000 years old.

(P) Stonehenge is as old as the hills
1. She’s a heavy smoker.

2. He’s incredibly clumsy and often breaks things.
3. I slept really soundly last night.
4. It’s absolutely freezing in here!
5. She so naive, she doesn’t realize what a dangerous situation she’s going into.
6. My grandmother maybe 85 but she’s incredibly fit and healthy.
7. Do you feel all right? You’re very pale.
8. He’s terribly nervous, he can’t keep still for a moment.
9. She’s in a foul mood this morning, shouting at and arguing with everyone.
10. Our new car goes really fast.
11. My new flatmate never stops swearing.
12. Once the lights were out the dormitory became eerily quiet.
13. She doesn’t need to diet, she weighs hardly anything!
14. Once the old man has made his mind up he never changes it, whatever you say.
15. These new mobile phones are selling amazingly well.
Q 6.
Complete the following article. Use only one word for each space (1-20). Read
through the whole text before you begin writing. The exercise begins with an
example (0).
CONSUMER REPORT
Hair Conditioners
For this week’s consumer test we’ve been looking at the (0)__most__popular
choices of competing hair conditioner. We chose the three (1)___selling brands:
Supremesoft, Vitabalm and ActiveShine, and gave them to our panel of ordinary
consumers to try for a month.
Supreme soft**
At $2.99 for 250ml Supremesoft is the (2)____expensive of the three brands. But,
surprisingly, price is no guide to quality as this brand was (3)____more effective
(4)____the cheaper brands. On the other hand, the panel felt the packaging was
(5)_____upscale than the competitors, and the conditioner itself had an attractive
color and scent. But these advantages weren’t significant (6)_____to compensate for
the extra cost.
Vitabalm*
Vitabalm is the (7)_____of the tested brands ($1.99 for 250ml). Our consumers
thought the packaging wasn’t (8)______attractive (9)_____the others and the
conditioner had what one tester described as ‘a rather chemical smell’. It was
(10)_____as effective as the others in dealing with tangled hair, but testers with dry
hair found that it wasn’t rich enough (11)______give their hair any extra body. And
everyone agreed that it was (12)____harsh to be useable on a daily basis.
Active Shine***
This brand emerged as the (13)____all-round value for money. It had a strong smell,
rather (14)_____an antiseptic cream, but the smell was not (15)_____strong as to be
off-putting. Testers found that it was just as effective with greasy hair as with dry hair
and it was (16)_____far the most successful with flyaway hair. ActiveShine doesn’t
have (17)______a rich composition as Supremesoft, but our testers found that
(18)_____more they used it, the (19)______noticeable the effect on their hair, so it
was considered to be just as effective (20)_____the others in the long term.
So, at around $2.50 for 250ml ActiveShine receives this month’s three-star
rating.

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Answer: B

Comparative : +er, more

1. The more you practice, the more you will be able to

Diagnostic Test: Comparison

 Which of these three houses in the expensivest? ==> ……most

Positive: I’m of proud of myself because I can speak English. (bangga)

Superlative: I’m the proudest of myself because I could win a big

Darren fought with Izzy because of something because they are

You must include the word(s) in brackets.

Of all the modems, the Hyperlink is by far the fastest.

(not nearly as expensive as).

 Getting a made-to-measure suit is not nearly as expensive as I expected.

I expected Darren to do his homework, but it turned out

Gerund (Verb Ing) /Infinitive (to …)

 I need to do chores every day. But today, I don’t do the chores.

dry keen fat bored

good loose real safe

tidy bad big pretty

wet scared wrong far

1. And now we come to the award for_____actor in a leading role.

1. It’s slightly cheaper A. It’s considerably more expensive

2. It’s much cheaper. B. It’s the least expensive.

3. It isn’t anything like as cheap C. It’s more expensive.

4. It’s just as cheap. D. It’s somewhat less expensive.

5. It’s by far the cheapest. E. It’s no more expensive.

6. It isn’t quite as cheap. F. It’s slightly more expensive.

1. Prices are a little cheaper than I expected.

1. Both cars are equally unreliable.

1. Their team is the most unsuccessful.

1. No other earthquake was as powerful.

1. No seat in the plane is better.

1. She is less snobbish than you said.

1. Your figures are less accurate than Rachel’s.

1. Daniel’s job could get worse.

 I couldn’t find my contact lens because it was very dark. (too)

 She’s slightly angry but she’s very disappointed. (than)

 As dogs get older they become less aggressive. (the less)

B. like a trooper J. as a fiddle

C. like a lamb to the slaughter K. as a feather

D. like a bull in a china shop L. as ice

E. like a bear with a sore head M. as the grave

F. like a log N. as a sheet

G. like a chimney O. as a mule

H. like a rocket P. as the hills

Stonehenge is incredibly ancient, more than 4,000 years old.

1. She’s a heavy smoker.

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