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comparison: more practice

Q Mixed structures. Put in the correct words.

1 I'm n o t.................ta ll....................my sister.
2 This is th e .................. expensive restaurant....................the town.
3 Anna is a bit older.................. her husband.
4 Who's.................best player....................the family?
5 Smith is good, but Jones is .................. and Ericsson is h e ..................
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6 Please drive.................. slowly.
7 How much fruit can I have? Take.................much....................you want.

8 Texas is bigger.................France.
9 You're.................beautiful than I ...................
10 A metre is more.................a centimetre and....................than a kilometre.

^ Mixed structures. These sentences are all wrong (/). Can you correct the mistakes?

► You're the bcautifullcst woman I have ever seen. . . ...............

1 She's the best pianist of the world.................................................
2 My sister is much taller that me.................................................
3 Katie is the more beautiful person here.................................................
4 Please drive slowlier.................................................
5 This is the more expensive hotel in London.................................................
6 You drive much faster of me.................................................

7 My hands are cold like ice.................................................
8 James is much older as his wife.................................................
9 Everest is more high than Mount Fuji.................................................
10 We all sing badly, but I'm the worse.................................................
11 My sister is the intelligentest person in the family.................................................
12 I'm happyer this year than last year. .............................................
13 Tokyo is the biggest city of Japan.................................................

14 Robert is the youngest from the three children.................................................
15 Sunday is best day of the week.................................................

^ Mixed structures. Look at the pictures and make sentences.

A £17,999 C £24,300
Maximum speed 120km/h Maximum speed 200km/h Maximum speed 150km/h

► B / fast / A ..If. tkfl f'v A.
1 B/fast/C ....................................

2 A/fast / B A is not as...................
3 C / fast / B ....................................
4 B/fast Bis th e .............................
5 C/expensive/A ..........................
6 A/expensive/B ..........................
7 B / expensive B is th e ...................
8 B/big/C ....................................
9 C/big/A ....................................
10 C/big .........................................

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