Comparatives Exercises PDFSet 4: Comparative Modifiers & Less...Than

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.Tokyo is ___ London.

a) more bigger thanb) very bigger thanc) biggest thand) much bigger than

2.This laptop is ___ the other one — only £20 difference.

a) very more expensive thanb) slightly more expensive thanc) slight expensive thand) most expensive than

3.The second exam was ___ the first.

a) very harder thanb) more harder thanc) far harder thand) farly harder than

4.This restaurant is ___ the other one. The food quality is almost the same.

a) a bit cheaper thanb) bit more cheap thanc) very cheaper thand) a bit cheap than

5.Swimming is ___ running for people with knee problems.

a) less dangerous thanb) more not dangerous thanc) least dangerous thand) lesser dangerous than

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1.much bigger than

2.slightly more expensive than

3.far harder than

4.a bit cheaper than

5.less dangerous than

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1."much bigger than"(d)

'Much' is used before a comparative to emphasise a large difference: much bigger than. We never use 'very' or 'more' before a comparative form.

2."slightly more expensive than"(b)

'Slightly' before a comparative shows a small difference. 'Slightly more expensive than' means the price difference is small.

3."far harder than"(c)

'Far' before a comparative emphasises a big difference, similar to 'much': far harder than. We can say 'much harder' or 'far harder'.

4."a bit cheaper than"(a)

'A bit' before a comparative shows a small difference: a bit cheaper than. Other small-difference modifiers include 'slightly' and 'a little'.

5."less dangerous than"(a)

'Less + adjective + than' is used for downward comparisons. 'Less dangerous than' means swimming is safer.

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