These types of exercises are usually a hard nut to crack so you have to

manage certain Grammatical Structures. You should start studying these

structures one by one and that’s what we are going to practice.

1. USE ANOTHER COMPARATIVE THAT MEANS THE SAME:

(NOT) AS/SO + ADJECTIVE / 1-2 syllables: ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + -ER + THAN

ADVERB + AS 2- > Syllables: MORE ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + THAN

Jane is taller than Mark John is more popular than Martha

Mark isn’t as tall as Jane Martha isn’t so popular as John.

LESS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + 1-2 syllables: THE + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + -EST

THAN (inferiority)
2- > Syllables: THE MOST ADJECTIVE / ADVERB
Paul is less tall than John.
John is the tallest boy in the neighbourhood.
Paul isn’t as tall as John.
Nobody in the neighbourhood is as tall as John.

1.1. REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME
MEANING.

1) Your sister isn’t as pretty as mine. 1) My sister is ______________________.

2) My new car is much faster than my old
one.
3) My bike was cheaper than my
brother’s.
4) The Toyota is bigger than the Renault.
5) They learned less than they had
expected.
6) Japanese is more difficult to learn
than English.
7) The film was shorter than I had
expected.
8) Gina is the best teacher at school.
9) I prefer playing the guitar than
playing the saxophone.
10) Johnny Deep is one of Hollywood’s
most famous actors.
2) My old car isn’t _________________ my
new one.
3) My brother’s bike was _______________
____________ mine.
4) The Renault isn’t __________________
______________________________
5) They didn’t learn __________________
6) It is _________________than Japanese.
7) The film wasn’t ____________________
I had expected.
8) Nobody at school __________________
_______________ Gina.
9) I like playing the guitar ______________
playing the saxophone.
10)Johnny Deep is more famous ____________
many other Hollywood actors.
2. USE THE OPPOSITE OF AN ADJECTIVE:
1) The end of the film is easy to guess. It isn’t ________________ guess the end of the film

2) Janet arrived later than Paul. No, she didn’t. She arrived ___________________.

3) The weather in Bilbao was colder than I had expected. The weather in Bilbao was not
________________ I had expected.

4) Madrid is noisier than Salamanca. Salamanca is ____________________ Madrid.

5) William is the oldest in his family. No, he isn’t. He’s ___________________________.

6) This is the easiest exercise in the English book. I disagree. I think it’s __________________
one.

7) We thought he was dead. We thought he wasn’t _____________________________.

8) My boss is very friendly. My boss is _____________________________________.

9) Your friend looks really cheerful. Your friend looks ___________________________.

10) Don’t swim very far, it’s too deep. Don’t swim very far, just stay in _________________.

3. ADVERBS AND QUANTIFIERS He speaks slowly

ADVERBS IS A WORD THAT
(modifies the MODIFIES VERBS,
verb) ADJECTIVES OR OTHER
He is especially ADVERBS
dumb (modifies
AN ADVERB ANSWERS: HOW, WHEN,
the adjective)
WHERE, HOW OFTEN OR HOW MUCH. He eats too
slowly (modifies
He speaks slowly (answers HOW) the adverb)
It’s very expensive (answers how much)

- Are used with adjectives and adverbs.

- TOO comes before adjectives, adverbs
and nouns when used as TOO MUCH,
TOO MANY.
- TOO means “more than what is
needed”
- ENOUGH goes after adjectives, adverbs
1) Many adverbs end in –LY but not all – She thinks quickly and nouns
- ENOUGH means “sufficient”
She thinks fast (no ly). He has too many friends. We have enough
2) Avoid using –LY with linking verbs such as SMELL, TASTE, money
FEEL, LOOK, ETC… In these sentences sometimes you I was driving too fast. I don’t have enough
time.
should use an adjective: Roses smell sweet (smell is a
linking verb so we need an adjective)
3) GOOD is and adjective and WELL is the equivalent
adverb.
4) There are also degrees of adverbs: THEY ATE MORE
QUICKLY THAN THE OTHER GROUP. / TALK MORE
QUIETLY.
3.1 REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO IT MEANS THE SAME AS THE FIRST
ONE (USE FROM 1 – 3 WORDS)

1) The hospital isn’t near from the school The hospital is _______________________ the school.
2) I meet my cousin for dinner most Tuesdays. I _________ my cousin for dinner on Tuesdays. (OFTEN)
3) On most days David cycles to work. David ________________________ work by bike. (USUALLY)
4) It’s too cold to go to the beach today. It’s not ______________ to go to the beach today.
5) There aren’t many people in the cinema. There are _____________ in the cinema.
6) Very few people are willing to do this job. _______________ anybody is willing to do this job.

7) I can’t understand very easily what he says. He is _________________________ to understand.

8) I’m tired. I can’t help you I’m __________________ to help you.

9) Peter is very young. He can’t leave the school. Peter isn’t ______________ to leave the school.

10) The hamburger tastes horrible. The hamburger doesn’t ________________________.

11) John wasn’t speaking quietly. John was ___________________________________.

12) There aren’t many places for young people to go. There are only _______ for young people to go.

13) Not many people know the answer to that question. (FEW) ________________ know the answer
to that question.

14) They said she was an honest person. They said she wasn’t __________________________.

15) She wasn’t very hungry. She just had some soup. She just had ______________ soup.

16) The bus station isn’t far from the new shopping center. The bus station ________________
the new shopping center.

17) My days are so busy that I don’t have much time to relax. I have _______________ to relax.

18) She watched the men eating happily around the table. She watched the men eating
_________ around the table.

19) Grandpa is too deaf. He can’t hear the telephone. Grandpa is too deaf _________ the telephone.

20) I couldn’t buy the watch because it was very expensive. The watch ____________________ me
to buy it.
ANSWER KEY:

EXERCISE 1.1

1) MY SISTER IS PRETTIER THAN YOURS. / THAN YOUR SISTER.

2) MY OLD CAR ISN’T AS FAST AS MY NEW ONE.
3) MY BROTHER’S BIKE WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MINE.
4) THE RENAULT ISN’T AS BIG AS THE TOYOTA.
5) THEY DIDN’T LEARN AS MUCH AS THEY HAD EXPECTED.
6) IT IS EASIER TO LEARN ENGLISH THAN JAPANESE.
7) THE FILM WASN’T AS LONG AS I HAD EXPECTED.
8) NOBODY AT SCHOOL IS AS GOOD AS GINA. / AS GOOD TEACHER AS
9) I LIKE PLAYING THE GUITAR MORE THAN PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE.
10) JOHNNY DEEP IS MORE FAMOUS THAN MANY OTHER HOLLYWOOD ACTORS.

EXERCISE 2

1) DIFFICULT TO / HARD TO
2) EARLIER THAN PAUL
3) AS WARM AS
4) QUIETER THAN
5) THE YOUNGEST IN HIS FAMILY
6) THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE
7) ALIVE
8) UNFRIENDLY
9) REALLY UNCHEERFUL / REALLY DEPRESSING
10) THE SHALLOW

EXERCISE 3

1) FAR FROM 17) LITTLE TIME

2) OFTEN MEET 18) SADLY
3) USUALLY GOES TO 19) TO HEAR
4) WARM ENOUGH 20) WAS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR
5) FEW PEOPLE
6) HARDLY
7) DIFFICULT
8) I’M TOO TIRED TO
9) OLD ENOUGH TO LEAVE
10) TASTE WELL
11) SPEAKING LOUDLY
12) A FEW PLACES
13) FEW PEOPLE
14) DISHONEST
15) A LITTLE
16) IS NEAR