Double Comparatives

Complete the sentences using the words in bold in the correct comparative form

1. _____________ (angry) he got, the ____________ (strong) my desire was to leave him alone.

2. ______________ (frank)people are in the relationships, ______________ (strong)their bonds are.

3. _______________ (annoyed)you feel, _______________ (disturbing) the kids become.

4. _______________ (interesting)topic for discussion at our next seminar we choose, _______________ (vehement) the dispute will be.

5. _____________ (rich)inner world of a person, _____________ (eloquent) their speech is.

6. _______________ (loud) the scandal was, _______________ (frightened) the girl got.

7. _______________ (jealous) she gets, _____________ (few)friends she has.

8. _______________ (hot) the tea you drink, ______________ (harmful) it is for your stomachs.

9. Houses in this area are quite old, ______________ (old)the house is, ______________ (cheap) it is.

10. _____________ (awkward) you feel in a company, ______________ (confident)you become.

11. _______________ (late)I wake up, the ______________ (bad) I feel.

12. ______________ (unhappy) you look, _______________ (sympathetic) your parents are.

13. ______________ (fashionable) you look, _____________ (much) attention you attract.

14. _____________ (confident) in your ability you get, ___________ (successful) you will be.

15. ____________ (suspicious)my parents are, ______________ (ashamed) I am.

16. _____________ (daring)our son’s behavior, _____________ (angry) I become.

17. _____________ (hard) you study for your entry exam, ______________ (successfully) you will pass it.

18. ___________ (fast) you drive in this area, ____________ (probable)it is that you will be fined.

19. ______________ (relaxed) the child is, ______________ (little) the injection will hurt.

20. _____________ (active)a person is, _____________ (few) heart problems they will have.

Answers:

1. The angrier he got, the stronger my desire was to leave him alone.

2. The franker people are in the relationships, the stronger 3 their bonds are.

3. The more annoyed you feel, the more disturbing the kids become.

4. The more interesting topic for discussion at our next seminar we choose, the more vehement the dispute will be.

5. The richer inner world of a person, the more eloquent their speech is.

6. The louder the scandal was the more frightened the girl got.

7. The more jealous she gets, the fewer friends she has.

8. The hotter the tea you drink, the more harmful it is for your stomachs.

9. Houses in this area are quite old, the older the house is, the cheaper it is.

10. The more awkward you feel in a company, the less confident you become.

11. The later I wake up, the worse I feel.

12. The unhappier you look, the more sympathetic your parents are.

13. The more fashionable you look, the more attention you attract.

14. The more confident in your ability you get, the more successful you will be.

15. The more suspicious my parents are, the more ashamed I am.

16. The more daring our son’s behavior, the angrier I become.

17. The harder you study for your entry exam, the more successfully you will pass it.

18. The faster you drive in this area, the more probable it is that you will be fined.

19. The more relaxed the child is, the less the injection will hurt.

20. The more active a person is, the fewer heart problems they will have.