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GRAMMAR BASIC
1 Complete the comparatives with the words in the 4 Complete the sentences using the correct form of
list. the adjective in brackets.
lot | more | than | as | and | far | than | nearly 1 The softer the bed, the more comfortable it is.
(soft)
1 far bigger than ...
2 The bigger the house, the the bills.
2 just as good ...
(expensive)
3 a smaller than ...
3 The more crowded a bus is, the it
4 worse worse
gets. (hot)
5 the people, the more ...
4 Cars are getting and .
6 nowhere as ... (fast)
7 better than ... 5 People are becoming and
8 not much taller ... on technology. (dependent)
6 Smartphones are always getting and
2 Choose the correct option.
. (good)
1 New York City is far bigger as / than Paris.
2 The Thames is not / more nearly as long as the Nile. 5 Match to make linkers of contrast.
3 Eating well is much / as important as doing exercise. 1 al a of
4 The air is a far / lot fresher in the forest. 2 in spite b theless
5 It’s getting more and more / much difficult to get a 3 how c though
loan these days. 4 even d spite
6 The cheaper the ticket, as / the worse the service. 5 never e though
7 Kids nowadays are just / more as smart as their 6 de f ever
parents.
6 Cross out the linker of contrast that is incorrect in
8 New planes are nowhere / far better than old ones.
each sentence.
3 Write comparative sentences using the word 1 Although / However / Even though we just met,
prompts. we’ve become great friends.
1 Oxford / far / small / Tokyo 2 Dogs are fun. However / Despite / Nevertheless, I
Oxford is far smaller than Tokyo. wouldn’t have one.
2 Kim / not / nearly / tall / Jan 3 However / Despite / In spite of knowing the
language, I was embarrassed to speak.
3 The traffic / in town / get / worse / worse 4 Nevertheless / Even though / Although the weather
was bad, we still went to the beach.
5 I made dinner. However, / Even though / In spite of
4 I think / apples / just / good / pears
no one was hungry.
6 In spite of / Despite / Although not liking eggs, I eat
5 more / powerful / car / more / dangerous / be
them for protein.
7 Despite / Even though / In spite of knowing some
6 Mount Everest / much / high / Mont Blanc Italian, I didn’t practise much when I visited Italy.

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GRAMMAR BASIC
Answer Key
1 4
1 than 1 softer
2 as 2 more expensive
3 lot 3 hotter
4 and 4 faster, faster
5 more 5 more, more dependent
6 nearly 6 better and better
7 far
8 than 5
1 c
2 2 a
1 than 3 f
2 not 4 e
3 as 5 b
4 lot 6 d
5 more
6 the 6
7 just 1 However
8 far 2 Despite
3 However
3 4 Nevertheless
1 Oxford is far smaller than Tokyo. 5 In spite of
2 Kim is not nearly as tall as Jan. 6 Although
3 The traffic in town is getting worse and worse. 7 Even though
4 I think apples are just as good as pears.
5 The more powerful the car, the more dangerous it is.
6 Mount Everest is much higher than Mont Blanc.

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