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Comparative Adjectives: Practice 2

Use the correct form of the adjective in parenthesis to complete the sentences.

1. New York is _______ (big) than London, but London is _______ (old).

2. The Empire State Building is ______ (tall) than New York's Chrysler Building, but the Chrysler Building is one year _______ (new).

3. The U.S. House of Representatives is ________ (large) than the Senate, but the Senate is ________ (powerful).

4. Montana is _________ (spacious) than Massachusetts, but Massachusetts has a _______ (dense) population.

5. Harvard University is ________ (prestigious) than the State University of New York at Albany, but the SUNY campus is much _________ (expensive).

6. Americans in cities have _______ (high) salaries than Americans in small towns, but rural American have _________ (relaxed) lives.

7. Lake Erie is _______ (long) than Lake Ontario, but Lake Ontario is much ________ (deep).

8. Motorcycle racing is _________ (exciting) than playing golf and it's also _________ (dangerous).

9. MS DOS computers (IBM-type) are _________ (common) than Apple Macintoshes, but Apples are said to be _________ (good) for composing music or creating graphics.

10. Los Angeles is ________ (big) than New York, but New York has a _________ (large) population and a _______ (high) per capita income.

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