Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using comparative forms

1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.

=> It’s

2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.

=> It takes

3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.

=> Joe did

4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30.

=> My friends

5. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that everyday.

=> We

6. Jane cooks better than her sister. Jane’s sister cooks worse than Jane.

7. Tom is the best football player in this team.

=> Nobody in this team

8. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.

=> The speed of light

9. Jack is younger than he looks.

=> Jack isn’t

10. I didn’t spend as much money as you.

=> You