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Comparative ModifiersSet 2

1Choose the correct sentence with comparative intensifier.

2I prefer reading books ..... watching TV.

3The new reality show is worse than bad. It's .....

4He speaks English ..... a native speaker.

5There's been a ..... improvement in his handwriting.

6Gardening is ..... as fun as skydiving.

7My mother bought me a new shoes but the shoes ..... big, I can't wear it

8Which of the following best describes the equation 8 x 4 = 32

9They told him not to be ..... an idiot

10Use the adjective 'rainy' in a sentence with a mitigator.

11My friend Steve has just moved into .....

12What effect does the intensifier 'much' have on the tone of a comparative sentence?

13The tribulations that I faced were ..... for me to overcome.

14We use "like" or "the same as" to compare how similar two things are.

15I wanted to win more ..... my opponent.

16The holiday flat is small but very / highly well equipped.

17He isn't ..... to lift that box.

18The play wasn't funny-it was ..... hilarious.

19Laura prefers going shopping to doing yoga because she thinks shopping is ..... more fun.

20It is ..... obvious that she is an extraordinary person. She does amazing things for the ones in need!

21There is ..... hatred between them that when they meet they don't even look at each other.

22What words we use / modify to show large or small differences, or no difference at all?

23Cristian Ronaldo is ..... rich. He donates all his salary to poor children

24A modifier is COMPARATIVE when it is between:

25This jacket is ...... It's too short for me.

26She is ..... nice that everyone likes her.

27Sara is not tall ..... to reach the top shelf.

28Ice cream is ..... more delicious than cabbage.

29He is ..... happier now that his cousin lives nearby.

30Which sentence uses a modifier incorrectly?

31Identify the error: She can play the guitar good.

32I am ..... (10%) bored but I am ..... (60%) calm here.

33This area has become ..... polluted that no one can live here.

34A: "Did you hear the phone ring last night?" .B: "I didn't hear anything, I was ..... that I didn't wake up" .

35Exercise 3. Fill in the blank with "different" or "the same" : John has ..... job as my brother.

36Correct sentence with comparative + and + comparative.

37She speaks English ..... fluently that everyone can understand her.A. suchB. soC. veryD. too

38There are ..... cars on the street today! There's a horrible traffic jam!

39She paints more carefully than Dawson. (what is more carefully?)

40The roots of the old tree spread out ..... thirty meters in all directions and damaged nearby buildings.

41My job is ..... boring every now and then. I'd like to do something ..... interesting.

42He is not strong enough to do that job.

43Peter is the most generous person I know.

44Which word makes an adjective STRONGER:

45Which of these ways of comparing is informal?

46We knew that he was dishonest but we didn't imagine he would sink so low as to steal from his own family.A. behave so disgracefully B. behave so stupidly C. behave so clearly D. behave so fully

47A: Do you like the fried chicken?B: Actually, it's ..... I don't like salty foods.

48He doesn't look ..... to be a famous boxer.

49We can use so ..... that to .....

50After driving for twelve hours straight, I was ..... that I could barely keep my eyes open.

51Choose the best answer.I think life today is ..... comfortable than it was in the past.A. about as B. a lot more C. more and more D. the more

52The room was ..... clean, so we didn't have to tidy up much.

53'This basket is ..... heavy. What did you put in it, Wendy?' asked John.

54Consider the sentence:'I nearly failed every class I took.' What is the literal, and slightly humorous, meaning of this sentence?

55An attogram is ..... thousandth of a femtogram.

56Australians and New Zealanders are ..... related. (close)

57I'm not taking the job. The salary is ......

58Select the phrase used for making comparisons of quantity:

59She is looking ..... older.

60Hannah was ..... angry. I was afraid to talk to her.

61You spoke ..... fast and used ..... hard words for me.