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Modifying Comparisons

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  • A minute is _______ a second.
    by far longer than
    far longer than
    much more longer than
    nearly as long as
  • Rewrite the sentence. This room is too small for all of us. This room ............ for all of us. (enough)
    isn't big enough
  • I'm _______ living here than I would be in Scotland.
    far happier
    just as happy
    far the happiest
    quite happier
  • English food is _______ Indian food.
    much unspicier than
    not nearly as spicy as
    nearly spicier than
    quite less spicy than
  • 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.
  • This house is twice ______ the other one we looked at.
    so big as
    much bigger than
    bigger than
    as big as
  • Tom is ___________ Zak.
    much as friendly as
    friendlier as
    just as friendly as
    not friendly as
  • My new house is going to have ... I have now.
    two more bedrooms than
    two bedrooms than
    more two bedrooms
    more than two bedrooms
  • These shoes are _________ comfortable than the first pair I tried on.
    nowhere like
    a little less
    slightly not as
    not quite
  • Our standard of living is _______ it was.
    not as quite high
    quite not as high as
    not quite as high as
    as not quite high as
  • My exam results are only ____ worse than yours.
    just
    quite
    almost
    slightly
  • I was feeling _____ better, so I decided to go for a walk.
    slightly
    lot
    just
    very
  • Rewrite the sentence: This hotel isn't nearly as expensive as the other one. (FAR)
    This hotel is far cheaper than the other one.
  • will / than / much / a / taxi / longer / take / the /bus
    The bus will take much longer than a taxi.
  • sleeping/ as/ gym/ is/ nearly/ the/ as/ enjoyable/ to/ going/ not
    Going to the gym is not nearly as enjoyable as sleeping.
  • She has _______ free time than before.
    far little
    much less
    quite less
    by far the least
  • Rewrite the sentence: He's almost as wealthy as she is (BIT).
    She's a bit wealthier than he is.
  • Now that we have children, we have _________ time to relax.
    far less
    quite less
    far lesser
    by far the least
  • Rewrite the sentence: Your brother is the same age as me. Your brother is …………………………… I am.
    as old as me/ as old as I am
  • Not many people earn as much money as he does. His salary is ______ most people's.
    mostly higher than
    just as high as
    far higher than
    the highest of
  • This car is ____ more expensive than the other one.
    lot
    not quite
    a little
    almost