Understanding Comparatives

Let's see how well you understand comparative sentences. Read through the ten questions and decide what is being said in each.

Link: Comparative Forms

• Tom's house is as big as Tim's.
  
  Tom's house is bigger
  Tim's house is bigger
  They are the same size
  
  
• Jane is not as old as Sam.
  
  They are the same age
  Jane is older
  Sam is older
  
  
• The blue dress is considerably more expensive than the green dress.
  
  The blue dress is a little more expensive
  The blue dress is much more expensive
  
  
• The girl is slightly more intelligent than the boy.
  
  The girl is a little more intelligent
  The girl is a lot more intelligent
  
  
• "Billy is somewhat older than Susan."The difference between them is:
  
  big
  small
  moderate
  
  
• Jake's car is vastly superior to Andrew's.
  
  They are the same
  Jakes car is much better
  Jake's car is a little better
  
  
• Sarah is just as rich as Douglas.
  
  They are the same
  Sarah is a little richer
  Sarah is a lot richer
  
  
• James got up even earlier than Jim.
  
  James got up first
  Jim got up first
  They got up at the same time
  
  
• Hugo is less handsome than Dean.
  
  Hugo is more handsome
  They are the same
  Dean is more handsome