Fill in the blanks.
1Susie is ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "richer" before "than" with short adjectives like "rich".
2Susie is not ............... rich as my sister.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In a negative equality comparison, "so" and "as" can both come before "rich as".
3She looks ............... she actually is.
Wrong!
Use "younger than" to compare her appearance with her real age.
4The trains were ............... crowded as usual.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the pattern "as crowded as" for an equality comparison.
5I didn't do as ............... as I had hoped.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "well" after "do" in the comparison "as well as".
6I know more people ............... you do.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative phrase "more people".
7"How much did this laptop cost? 350 pounds?" "No, not ............... that."
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this negative comparison, "as much as" and "so much as" both mean that the price was lower than that amount.
8Today is not ............... cold as yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In a negative equality comparison, "as" and "so" can both come before "cold as".
9I don't earn ............... you do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With money, use "as much as" or "so much as" in this negative comparison.
10I earn ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "less than" to compare a smaller amount of money with another person's amount. "Fewer" is for countable nouns, and "lesser" is not used with "than" like this.
11When I was younger, I used to play tennis ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The comparative adverbs "more often" and "oftener" are both possible, but "more often" is more common.
12I have cooked plenty of food. You can eat ............... you want.
Wrong!
Use "as much as" to mean the full amount that you want.
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Answers
- Susie is richer than me.
- Susie is not so / as rich as my sister.
- She looks younger than she actually is.
- The trains were as crowded as usual.
- I didn’t do as well as I had hoped.
- I know more people than you do.
- “How much did this laptop cost? 350 pounds?” “No, not as much as / so much as that.”
- Today is not as / so cold as yesterday.
- I don’t earn as much as / so much as you do.
- I earn less than you.
- When I was younger, I used to play tennis more often / oftener.
- I have cooked plenty of food. You can eat as much as you want.