ENG2: COMPARISON ASSIGNMENT

Complete the following sentences using construction with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective or adverb as necessary:

1. Lagos is (big) Kaduna.
2. America is (rich) country in the world.
3. Last term he got (high) mark in class.
4. I find History (interesting) geography.
5. June, July and August are (wet) months in Ethiopia.
6. He has married (pretty) girl in the college.
7. John works (slowly) Olu.
8. His voice is (loud) that of any other boy in the class.
9. His new typewriter is (well) made the one he sold
10. Usman works (hard) any boy in the class.
11. He is (selfish) person I have ever come across.
12. His father is (wealthy) man in the town.
13. My brother arrived (soon) I expected.
14. Belgium is one of (densely) populated countries in the world.
15. She found nursing (tiring) working in an office
16. My father has (well) paid job in the company.
17. Bernard Shaw is considered (outstanding) playwright of the twentieth century.

18 John stayed (long) anyone.

19. His manners are (bad) mine.

Complete these sentences with as or than constructions as necessary.

1. He has drunk more wine …….
2. A film is more enjoyable ……
3. The captain of this year‘s football team is not as popular …….
4. The school library is better stocked. ……
5. The letter is not as useful …
6. The harvest this year is not so plentiful
7. This year‘s examination will be more difficult…
8. The climate of Sweden is as cold …
9. The Atlantic is rougher …
10. A jet travels faster …..
11. My new camera is more expensive …
12. Airmail is much quicker …… 13. She spent longer on that question …..
13. He kicked the ball as hard ……..
14. He turned the radio on as loud ……
15. The army advanced further …….
16. The harvest is as good this year. ……
17. My grandfather lived longer ……..
18. This ball-point has lasted as long ……
19. My dog barked louder ……..

Put the bracketed adverbs and adjectives into the comparative or superlative form as necessary, with or without the, and choose the correct alternative where alternatives are given.

1. This is one (beautiful) cities in the world.
2. Efua plays quite well, but Ada is (good) player in the team.
3. Who is (young) of your seven children?
4. Which town has (high) building of all?
5. Most/More birds can fly, but not all.
6. Most/More babies die of malaria than of any other disease.
7. I am sure this is (good) of the two.
8. He is (interesting) person I have ever met.
9. Which is (big) tribe in Nigeria?
10. The Gambia is one of Africa‘s (small countries)
11. I shall buy the car that goes (fast).
12. This car can go (fast) than all the others.
13. I can do most/more of the questions but not all
14. It was (exciting) match of the term.
15. It was (exciting) than any match I have ever seen
16. Which of all these people is (important)?
17. The world‘s three (long) rivers are the Nile, the Amazon and the Mississippi.
18. Siaka is (good) at tennis than Phiri.
19. Which of you have the more/most rice?

He is (skilful) politician in/of the country.