I. Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets. Use than where necessary. 1. They’ve made these chocolate bars smaller. (small) 2. Sport is more interesting than politics. (interesting) 3. We could have found the place........... with a map. (easily) 4. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed.......... usual. (early) 5. The weather is getting ............ (bad) 6. Health and happiness are .............money. (important) 7. You need to draw it............. . (carefully) 8. I like living in the country. It’s ...........living in the town. (peaceful) 9. We can’t hear. Could you speak a little .........? (slowly) 10. I can’t stay........... half an hour. (long) 11. A cellphone would be a............... present. (useful) 12. It’s a long way from here to the station .............I thought. (far) 13. Can’t you think of anything............ to say? (intelligent) 14. It was........... usual in town today. (busy) 15. Unfortunately her illness was............. we thought at first. (serious) II. Comment on these situations. Write sentences with a comparative and than. Use these adjectives: big, fast, expensive, long, old, popular, strong, tall, cold, far, had, early, frequently, busy, high. 1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees. Its colder today than it was yesterday. 2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. Travelling by car is 3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. Joe did 4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30. My friends 5. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long. The film 6. The cassette is $11,000, and the CD is $18,000. The CD 7. Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped after eight kilometers. Iran______________________________________________________________________ 8. The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925. The castle 9. Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters. Harriet 10. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Claire has lots of friends. Claire 11. Marie’s car has room for five people, but Sandra’s has room for only four. Marie’s car 12. Sears Tower in Chicago is 442 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is 452 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers 13. We were very busy at work today. We’re not usually as busy as that. We 14. You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour. The buses 15. Daniel can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos. Matthew