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Class 8 English — Comparison structures

Compare with as … as, than, twice as … as and the more … the more, and build each of them into a whole sentence.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.This rope is twice ____ long as that one.

    • a) than
    • b) so
    • c) more
    • d) as

  2. 2.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The more it rains, greener become the fields.
    • b) More it rains, the greener the fields become.
    • c) More it rains, greener the fields become.
    • d) The more it rains, the greener the fields become.

  3. 3.Sort each phrase by whether it weighs two things against each other or picks one out of a whole group.

    Groups: Weighs two against each other · Picks one out of many

    • the least crowded
    • taller than
    • by far the busiest
    • less crowded than
    • as tall as
    • the tallest

  4. 4.Match each comparison to what it tells you.

    • as fast as the bus
    • not as fast as the bus
    • twice as fast as the bus
    • faster and faster
    • by far the fastest
    • exactly the same speed as the bus
    • the quickest of all, and easily so
    • slower than the bus
    • getting quicker all the time
    • two times the speed of the bus

  5. 5.Complete with one word: "The bus grew fuller and ____ as we neared the city."

  6. 6.Traffic is measured as one mass rather than counted one by one. There is ____ traffic on Sundays than on working days.

    • a) fewer
    • b) little
    • c) lesser
    • d) less

  7. 7.Complete with the two missing words: "The more you read, ____ ____ you know."

  8. 8.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence. Note the capital letter and the full stop.

    • gets.
    • the colder
    • The longer you wait,
    • your food

Answer key — Class 8 English — Comparison structures

  1. 1. d) as
  2. 2. d) The more it rains, the greener the fields become.
  3. 3. taller than → Weighs two against each other; as tall as → Weighs two against each other; less crowded than → Weighs two against each other; the tallest → Picks one out of many; the least crowded → Picks one out of many; by far the busiest → Picks one out of many
  4. 4. as fast as the bus → exactly the same speed as the bus; not as fast as the bus → slower than the bus; twice as fast as the bus → two times the speed of the bus; faster and faster → getting quicker all the time; by far the fastest → the quickest of all, and easily so
  5. 5. fuller
  6. 6. d) less
  7. 7. the more
  8. 8. 1. The longer you wait, 2. the colder 3. your food 4. gets.