English-4U. De’s grammar book 2

THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES 4

Fill in the missing forms of the adjectives in brackets – positive, comparative or superlative.

1. 
   A cheetah is than a horse. (fast)
   

2. 
   Susan’s hair is than Betty’s. (short)
   

3. 
   The Mt Everest is the mountain. (high)
   

4. 
   June is than May, but July is the . (hot)
   

5. 
   Table tennis is than tennis. (easy)
   

6. 
   Chinese is one of the languages. (difficult)
   

7. 
   "Air Force One" is the film I have ever seen. (interesting)
   

8. 
   No, I don’t think so. "Contact" is than "Air Force One". (interesting)
   

9. 
   Hot dogs are than hamburgers. (good)
   

10. 
    This is the chocolate cake I have ever eaten. (good)
    

11. 
    Skiing is as as riding a bike. (easy)
    

12. 
    Carol sings as as Mary. (beautiful)
    

13. 
    Tennis is than skiing, but football is the
    

sport. (popular)

14. 
    Detective films are as as western films. (boring)
    

15. 
    No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are than western films, but nature films are the films. (boring)
    
16. 
    The United States are than Mexico, but Russia is the
    

country. (large)

17. 
    A rat is than a mouse. (clever)
    

18. 
    A canary is than an eagle. (colourful)
    

19. 
    Peter is as as George. (smart)
    

20. 
    January is usually as as February. (cold)
    

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

1. AT

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  We use at for a point: at the window - at the entrance - at the door - at the end of the street - at the station - at the top
  

Example: Bill is waiting for you at the bus stop.

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  We say that someone is at an event: at a party - at a pop concert - at a conference - at a meeting
  

Example: Tom is at a party.

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  We say at with buildings when we say where the event (film, concert,...) takes place: Example: Where were you yesterday? We were at the cinema.
  

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  We say at someone's house:
  

Example: We were at Bill's house last Thursday.

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  We say at for a place which is a part of our journey: Example: We stopped at a very nice village.
  

Note these expressions:
at home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events

2. ON

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  We use on for a surface: on the wall - on the ceiling - on the floor - on a page - on a cover Example: Have you seen the notice on the notice board?
  

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  We use on with small islands:
  

Example: She spent her holiday on a small island.

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  We say that a place is on the coast / on a river / on a road: Example: Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.