Grammar
Adjectives and adverbs
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A. Observe the following examples
carefully. |
a. The trash is wrapped in neat bundles.
b. We realize that sodaigomi is
a part of larger cycle.
c. In the morning, the choicest items are gone.
d. I looked around me quickly, and I happily picked up one
bookcase with both arms.
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B. Use the words from the brackets
to complete the sentences. |
a. This house is very small. I want
to buy a ……………….. one. (much / big)
This house is very small. I want to buy a much bigger one.
b. I liked the magic show. It was
………… than I’d expected. (far / exciting)
I liked the magic show. It was far more exciting than I’d
expected. (far / exciting)
c. It was very cold yesterday. It’s
…………… today. (a bit / warm)
It was very cold yesterday. It’s a bit warmer today. (a
bit / warm)
d. The warmer the weather the ……………….
I feel. (good)
The warmer the weather the better
I feel. (good)
e. An average American earns ………………..
than an average Nepali. (considerably / high)
An average American earns considerably higher than an
average Nepali.
f. Health care in Nepal is not as
……………… as it is in the US. (expensive)
Health care in Nepal is not as expensive
as it is in the US.
g. I think the problem is …………………
than it seems. (far / complicated)
I think the problem is far more complicated than it
seems.
h. You are driving very fast. Would
you please drive …………? (a bit/ slowly)
You are driving very fast. Would you please drive a bit more slowly?
i. Your handwriting is not legible.
Can you write ……………? (a bit/ neat)
Your handwriting is not legible. Can you write a bit more neatly?
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C. Rewrite the following sentences
with the sentence beginnings given below. |
a. Kabir is less intelligent than he
pretends. He is not as ………………..
He is not as intelligent as he is.
b. I am busy today but I was busier
yesterday. I’m not ………………
I’m not as busy today as I was yesterday.
c. Hari has lived in Kathmandu for 10
years but Bikram for 20 years. Bikram has…….
Bikram has not lived in Kathmandu as
long as Hari.
d. I used to study 12 hours a day but
nowadays I study only 5 hours a day. I don’t ……………
I don’t study as much as I used to.
e. It’s a very good room in our
hotel. In fact, it’s the …………………
In fact, it’s the best room.
f. He earns 30 thousand rupees a
month but spends 40 thousand. He spends …………..
He spends more than he earns.
g. There is no other mountain higher
than Mt. Everest in the world. Mt. Everest is the ……………..
Everest is the highest mountain in
the world.
h. The place was nearer than I
thought. It was not as ………………..
It was not as far as I thought.
i. Bharat can play better than Mohan.
Mohan can’t ………………..
Mohan can’t play as well as Bharat.
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Questions for further practice |
Write a new sentence with the same
meaning.
1 Jack is younger than he looks. Jack
isn't ________ .
Jack isn't as old as he looks.
2 I didn't spend as much money as
you. You ________ .
You spent more money than me.
3 The station was nearer than I
thought. The station wasn't ________ .
The station wasn't as far as I thought.
4 The meal didn't cost as much as I
expected. The meal cost ________ .
The meal cost less than I expected.
5 I go out less than I used to. I
don't ________ .
I don't go out as much as I used to. or … as often as I used to.
6 Karen's hair isn't as long as it
used to be. Karen used to ________ .
Karen used to have longer hair.
7 I know them better than you do. You
don't ________ .
You don't know them as well as me. or … as I do.
8 There are fewer people at this
meeting than at the last one. There aren't ________ .
There aren't as many people at this meeting as at the last one.
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Complete the sentences using as …
as . |
1 I'm tall, but you are taller. I'm
not ________ .
I’m not as tall as you.
2 My salary is high, but yours is
higher. My salary isn't ________ .
My salary isn't as high as yours.
3 You know a bit about cars, but I
know more. You don't ________ .
You don't know as much about cars as me. or … as I do.
4 We are busy today, but we were
busier yesterday. We aren't ________ .
We aren't as busy today as we were yesterday. or …. as yesterday.
5 I still feel bad, but I felt a lot
worse earlier. I don't ________ .
I don't feel as bad as I did earlier. or … as I felt earlier.
6 Our neighbours have lived here for
quite a long time, but we've lived here longer. Our neighbours haven't ________
.
Our neighbours haven't lived here as long
as us. or … as we have.
7 I was a little nervous before the
interview, but usually I'm a lot more nervous. I wasn't ________ .
I wasn't as nervous (before the interview) as I usually am. or … as usual.
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Complete the sentences with than …
or as … . |
1 I can't reach as high as you. You
are taller ________ .
You are taller than me.
2 He doesn't know much. I know more
________ .
I know more than him / than he does .
3 I don't work particularly hard.
Most people work as hard ________ .
Most people work as hard as me / as I do.
4 We were very surprised. Nobody was
more surprised ________ .
Nobody was more surprised than us / than we
were.
5 She's not a very good player. I'm a
better player ________ .
I'm a better player than her / than she
is.
6 They've been very lucky. I wish we
were as lucky ________ .
I wish we were as lucky as them / as they
have been.