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B2 Unit 11 Grammar: Comparison of Adjectives & A ...

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  • Rewrite: I think that camping and backpacking holidays are more economical than organized package tours. → AS
    I think that organized package tours are not AS economical AS camping and backpacking holidays.
  • Rewrite: Traveling by car is less convenient and economical than traveling by plane or train. → MORE
    Traveling by plane or train is far MORE convenient and economical that traveling by car.
  • Rewrite: Eco-tourism is more attractive than adventure holidays. → NOT
    Adventure holidays are NOT as attractive as eco-tourism.
  • Spot the mistake: The low the airfares, the higher the number of travelers.
    the lower
  • Spot the mistake: This is the worse holiday I’ve ever been on!
    worst
  • Spot the mistake: Berlin is such interesting city that I've visited it three times.
    such an interesting
  • Rewrite: You’ll need to study a good deal harder if you want to succeed. → FAR
    You’ll need to study far harder if you want to succeed.
  • ____ you wait, ____ it will become to do anything. (long / difficult)
    The longer you wait, the more difficult it will become to do anything.
  • Rewrite: I learn more about other cultures when I travel abroad and widen my horizons. → THE
    THE more I travel, THE more I widen my horizons and learn more about other cultures.
  • Rewrite: Larger asteroids are easy to see. → double comparatives
    The larger asteroids are, the easier they are to see.
  • Rewrite: The new departure lounge in this air terminal is larger than the older one. → NOT
    The older departure lounge is NOT as large as the new one in this terminal.
  • Rewrite: Many guests complained about the impolite manner of the hotel receptionist. → SO
    The hotel receptionist was SO impolite that many guests complained.
  • Rewrite: Don’t you think that the hustle and bustle of New York is more exciting than Paris? → LESS
    Don’t you think that Paris is LESS exciting than the hustle and bustle of New York?
  • Spot the mistake: The beach was such clean!
    so
  • Rewrite: India is the most interesting country I have ever visited. → MORE
    I have never visited a MORE interesting country than India.
  • Rewrite: A rhinoceros is not quite as big as an elephant. → SLIGHTLY
    An elephant is slightly bigger than a rhinoceros.
  • Rewrite: That’s the scariest film I’ve ever seen, by far. → EASILY
    That's easily the scariest film I've ever seen.
  • Spot the mistake: This ocean water is so gorgeous color!
    such a
  • Spot the mistake: Trains aren’t as fast than planes.
    as
  • Spot the mistake: It was a so hot day, that we stayed in the pool until evening.
    such a
  • Spot the mistake: What is the most near airport to the hotel?
    the nearest
  • Spot the mistake: International flights are expensiver than domestic flights.
    more expensive