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  • My mom works at home, and she gets a lot of phone calls. Every time I call her, I have to hold on because she _____________.
    has another call
  • I have problems with my cellphone. Eveytime I walk into my bedroom, I hear a clickand then I ________________.
    get cut off
  • Postcards are __________ (slow) than email.
    slower
  • My parents didn't send many emails two years ago. They send a lot of emails now. (more)
    My parents send more emails now than (they did) two years ago.
  • I need to talk to my grandmother, but she's not at home. I want her to return my call, so I should probably ______________.
    leave a message
  • I'm buying ____________ newspapers now because I'm getting my news online.
    fewer
  • It's __________ (important) to have a phone than to have a computer.
    more important
  • Marie doesn't talk on the phone very much. Beth talks on the phone a lot. (less)
    Marie talks on the phone less than Beth (does). / Marie talks less on the phone than Beth (does).
  • Say the opposite: Cameras take better photos than cameras in cellphones.
    Cameras take wose photos than cameras in cellphones.
  • Combine the sentences: I don't get a lot of text messages. I get a lot of voice-mail messages. (fewer)
    I get fewer text messages than voice-mail messages.
  • My brother tried to call his office, but he accidentally called someone he didn't know. He _________________.
    had the wrong number
  • I think sending e-cards is __________ (convinient) thans sending regular cards.
    more/less convinient
  • Say the opposite: I think text messages are more popular than phone calls.
    I  think text messages are less popular than phone calls.
  • Tablets are __________ (good) than laptops when you're working on the bus.
    better
  • To me, black and white photos are __________ (nice) than color photos.
    nicer
  • Say the opposite: It's easier to understand a voice-mail message in English than a written one.
    It's more difficult to understand a voice-mail message in English than a written one.
  • I spend a lot of time on the phone. My brother doesn't spend a lot of time on the phone. (less)
    My brother spends less time on the phone than I do / than me.
  • My friends prefer texting to email, so they're sending me __________ emails these days.
    fewer
  • Say the opposite: I think it's more important to listen to the radio than to watch TV.
    I think it's less important to listen to the radio than to watch TV.
  • I called my brother, but his wife said he was upstairs watching TV. She asked me to ___________ while she told him to answer the phone.
    hold on
  • Say the opposite: It's worse to have no phone than to have no laptop.
    It's better to have no phone than to have no laptop.
  • One of my friends called me at work, but I was in an important meeting and couldn't talk.I asked him to _______________ later.
    call me back
  • Texting is often __________ (easy) than sending an email.
    easier
  • Judy gets 20 phone calls a day. Sandra gets 15. (more)
    Judy gets more phone calls (a day) than Sandra (does).
  • I'm trying to call my siste, but I can't hear her. She's in the mountains, and the call keeps ___________.
    breaking up
  • Say the opposite: I think tablets are harder to use than smartphones.
    I think tablets are easier to use than smartphones.
  • Combine the sentences: Last year I wrote one or two letters a month. Now I write one or two letters a year.(fewer)
    I write fewer letters now than (I did) last year.
  • Cell-phone service is __________ (expensive) than regular phone service.
    more/less expensive