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  • English food is _______ Indian food.
    quite less spicy than
    much unspicier than
    not nearly as spicy as
    nearly spicier than
  • The _____ you work, the ______ the job will take you to finish
    slower/ longest
    slowlier/ longer
    slowly/ longer
    slower/ longer
  • Rewrite the sentence: He's almost as wealthy as she is (BIT).
    She's a bit wealthier than he is.
  • Riding a camel is _______ quicker than riding a.donkey.
    not any
    so
    nowhere
    far less
  • A minute is _______ a second.
    nearly as long as
    by far longer than
    far longer than
    much more longer than
  • Rewrite the sentence: This hotel isn't nearly as expensive as the other one. (FAR)
    This hotel is far cheaper than the other one.
  • She has _______ free time than before.
    much less
    far little
    quite less
    by far the least
  • That was _______ the most embarrassing moment of my life!
    just
    easily
    exactly
    totally
  • My exam results are only ____ worse than yours.
    almost
    slightly
    just
    quite
  • expensive/ Prada/ of/ the/ brands/ is/ /much/ most/ one/ designer (there is one extra word!)
    Prada is one of the most expensive designer brands
  • What do you like ______ about your hometown?
    most
    the more
    by far the more
    as much
  • I was feeling _____ better, so I decided to go for a walk.
    very
    just
    lot
    slightly
  • A quarter is _______ much as 25%.
    nowhere near as
    just as
    almost as
    exactly as
  • Now that we have children, we have _________ time to relax.
    far lesser
    far less
    quite less
    by far the least
  • Rewrite the sentence: Your brother is the same age as me. Your brother is just …………………………… I am.
    as old as me/ as old as I am
  • This job is _____ ____ harder than my last job.
    a great deal
    an enormou deal
    a huge deal
    a big deal
  • Our standard of living is _______ it was.
    quite not as high as
    as not quite high as
    not as quite high
    not quite as high as
  • She was _____________ interesting Scottish person I have ever met.
    by the far the most
    far the least
    by far the most
    by the furthest the most
  • These shoes are _________ comfortable than the first pair I tried on.
    nowhere like
    a little less
    slightly not as
    not quite
  • will / than / much / a / taxi / longer / take / the /bus
    The bus will take much longer than a taxi.
  • Recent reports show that Tallinn is _______ as dangerous as New York.
    not near
    nothing near
    nowhere near
    somewhere near
  • Rewrite the sentence: There aren't many cities which are as exciting as Rio de Janeiro. (ONE). Rio de Janeiro is _________
    one of the most exciting cities in the world.
  • This car is ____ more expensive than the other one.
    lot
    not quite
    almost
    a little
  • This house is twice ______ the other one we looked at.
    as big as
    much bigger than
    so big as
    bigger than
  • Not many people earn as much money as he does. His salary is ______ most people's.
    just as high as
    the highest of
    far higher than
    mostly higher than
  • Tom is ___________ Zak.
    not friendly as
    much as friendly as
    friendlier as
    just as friendly as
  • nowadays/ a/ harder/ to/ it's/ find/ harder/ more/ good/ becoming/ and/ job (There is one extra word!)
    It's becoming harder and harder to find a good job nowadays.
  • I'm _______ living here than I would be in Scotland.
    far happier
    far the happiest
    just as happy
    quite happier
  • sleeping/ as/ gym/ is/ nearly/ the/ as/ enjoyable/ to/ going/ not
    Going to the gym is not nearly as enjoyable as sleeping.