Improper Comparisons Practice

Find the objects that are being compared. Underline them and make sure that comparable items are being compared. If not, there may be a word or phrase missing. 

Level 1

  1. She finds it easier to learn to dance than cooking.
  2. Grandma likes fruits from the farmers market more than the grocery store. 
  3. Pediatricians argue that toddlers should spend more time reading books than toys.
  4. Sprint's phone plan is more extensive than AT&T.
  5. My crazy sister likes food from Panda Express more than Chinatown. 
  6. Staff members at the university have better benefits than Macy's.
  7. Voters seem to appreciate candidates who are dramatic and loud more than honest.
  8. I prefer books about history more than science. 

Level 2

  1. In his report Mr. Liu stated that the competing contractor’s maintenance agreement was not so detailed as the current contractor. 
  2. The flowers that Jane and Jonathon ordered to be sent to their mother were less fresh and much more expensive than Carr’s Flower Shop. 
  3. Because they painted scenes of life as ordinary people lived it, rather than scenes from myths, many nineteenth-century American artists differed from earlier times. 
  4. In the United States, the industrial use of plastics is greater than steel, aluminum, and copper combined. 

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