Test on Comparatives

1. California, with a population of more than 23 million, is the more populous state in America.

2. The gorilla is much in danger of extinction as is the giant tortoise.

3. Which plant is the hardier to survive a long, dry summer: the ivy, the fern or the cactus?

4. The Empire State Building, though not as high, is elder than the World Trade Center in New York.

5. In man, yellow-blue color blindness is less common as red- green color blindness.

6. The family-sized farm is no longer economically competitive like it was in the 19th century.

7. The area of the United States is divided into 50 states, of which the largest is Alaska and the most small is Rhode Island.

8. Predators are lesser of a danger than farmers thinks.

9. The high the rate of inflation, the higher the price of commodities.

10. Los Angeles ans San Francisco are two of the more visited cities on the West Coast.

11. Not as many children read books as a recreational activity than they used to.

12. Drugs sold over the counter are much more better packaged now than they used to be.

13. The electron microscope is a newer and far complexer research tool than the light microscope, magnifying cells up to 200,000 times.

14. Some animals need more highlier developed sense cells than man to survive in their struggle for existence.

15. Lesser than a decade after the beginning of the 20th century, San Francisco was ruined by an earthquake.

16. The first settlers planted corn, ate pumpkins and squash like the American Indians did.

17. Computers, a fastly growing industry, are affecting the everyday lives of most people in industrialized countries.

18.General Grant was not an aristocrat like General Lee and did not have the privileges like Lee had in his life.

19. The yield of grain from a hectare of corn is several times high as that from a hectare of wheat.

20. The sequoia trees, some of which are more than 3,000 years old, are among the largest and old trees in the world.

21. The bakers have visited Hawaii and Alaska and they assured me that they like Alaska more better

22. While both are members of the citrus family, the lemon is different from the grapefruit in that it is smaller and bitter.

23. Professor Laytons was equally fond of his two children, but he had to admit that he found the youngest an easier child to handle.

24. During the 1700s, Philadelphia developed into the most wealthy city in the American colonies.

25. According to Freud, the mind experience more unconsciouser than conscious activity.

26. Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most activest and influential first ladies.

27. The Sahara desert in Africa is by far the most large desert in the world, covering an area nearly as big as the United States.

28. Peanuts are closely related to peas than to nuts.

29. Most evergreens have needle-like leaves that require least water than regular leaves.

30. the Great Plains region of the United States suffered one of the worse droughts in history from 1931 to 1938.

31. One had to agree that the more better Vicky felt about herself, the more capable she became.

32. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.

33. the longer the sun shines, ………………………..