Question

Exercises
Complete the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives
(Complete as lacunas com as formas do comparativo dos adjetivos).

1. Sharks are ________________than lions. (dangerous)
2. William Shakespeare is ______________than Christopher Marlowe. (famous)
3. Henry is ______________________than his sister. (absent-minded)
4. Tom is ____________________than David. (selfish)
5. He is ________________than he used to be last year. (fat)
6. Andrew seems to be __________________than he was two months ago. (slim)
7. Walt is _________________nowadays than he used to be when he was ______________ (impatient / young)
8. Our town is ___________________than Manchester. (attractive)
9. Tom is _________________than his elder brother. (impulsive)
10. This poem is _________________than any other poem I've read. (pathetic)
11. Your house is ________________than mine. (beautiful)
12. His room is __________________than yours. (dark)
13. I think that English films are ________________than American ones. (interesting)
14. George runs ________________than Jim. (fast)
15. The living conditions are _____________than they used to be. (bad)
16. Today Father is _______________than usual. (irritated)
17. Exercise 16 is _______________than exercise 15. (easy)
18. "Prevention is _________________than cure". (good)
19. Your argumentation is _______________than Robert's. (convincing)
20. At home, Mother is always __________________than Father. (busy)

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1 More Dangerous

2 More Famous

3 More Absent- Minded

4 More Selfish

5 FATTER

6 SLIMMER

7 MORE IMPATIENT- YOUNGER

8 MORE ATTRACTIVE

9 MORE IMPULSIVE

10 MORE PATHETIC

11 MORE BEAUTIFUL

12 DARKER

13 MORE INTERESTING

14 FASTER

15 WORSE

16 MORE IRRITATED

17 EASIER

18 BETTER

19 MORE CONVINCING

20 BUSIER

Explicación:

EL COMPARATIVO CON ADJETIVOS CORTOS

SE FORMA AGREGANDO ER AL ADJETIVO + THAN

EL COMPARATIVO CON ADJETIVOS LARGOS

SE LE ANTEPONE MORE + ADJETIVO + THAN