Dec 16, 2016
- Complete the sentences with one of the following adjectives using a comparative form (‘older’, ‘more important’ etc.):
worse ○ difficult ○ strong ○ good ○ often ○ happy ○ small ○ expensive ○ warm ○ interesting ○ long ○ quiet ○ far - It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere
This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit
The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be
The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be
The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere
My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something
I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be
Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do
Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be
I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take
You’re talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit
You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me
You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit away?
You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look today.
- It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere
- Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use ‘than’ where necessary.
big ○ crowded ○ early ○ easily ○ high ○ important ○ interested ○ peaceful ○ reliable ○ serious ○ simple ○ thin - I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed usual.
I’d like to have a car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
Unfortunately her illness was we thought at first.
You look Have you lost weight?
I want a flat. We don’t have enough space here.
He doesn’t study very hard. He’s in having a good time.
Health and happiness are money.
The instructions were very complicated. They could have been or They could have been
There were a lot of people on the bus. It was usual.
I like living in the countryside. It’s living in a town.
You’ll find your way around the town if you have a good map.
In some parts of the country, prices are in others.
- I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed usual.
- Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form (‘~er’ or ‘more …’).
- Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
It’s - The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
It takes - Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometres. Dave stopped after eight kilometres.
I ran - Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
Joe did - I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.
My friends - You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.
The buses
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The buses - We were very busy at work today. We’re not usually as busy as that.
We
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We
- Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
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