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2 1 The Amazon is longer than all the other rivers pa ge 2 2 7
in South America. 2 Blue whales are heavier
than all the other whales. 3 Mont Blanc is
higher than all the other mountains in the
Alps. 4 Cheetahs are faster than all the other
big cats. 5 The Atacama desert is drier than all
the other deserts. 6 Redwoods are taller than
all the other trees.
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3 1 is more careful than him. / is more careful than
he is. 2 hungrier than me./hungrier than I am.
3 shorter than you. / shorter than you are.
4 are more excited than us. / are more excited
than we are. 5 is more beautiful than her. / is
more beautiful than she is.
4 1 Mark is a bit/a little taller than Simon.
2 Simon is a bit/a little older than
Mark. 3 Mark is a bit / a little younger than
Simon. 4 Mark is a lot/much richer than
Simon. 5 Mark's car is a lot / much faster
than Simon's car. 6 Simon's car is a lot/
much slower than Mark's car. 7 Mark's car is
a bit / a little more comfortable than Simon's
car. 8 Simon's car is a lot/much quieter than
Mark's car. 9 Mark's car is a lot/ much noisier
than Simon's car.
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1 1F n 2 E q 3 A r 4 C m 5 B p
6 J s 7 G u 8 I t 9 H v
2 1In the 1970s, the Beatles were the richest
musicians in the world. 2 Eric says that Eleanor
is the best singer in the group. 3 When I was a
child, my father was the tallest man in our town.
4 In this country, February is the coldest month
of the year. 5 Who is the oldest of your three
aunts? 6 Helen is very intelligent, but she is the
quietest person in my class. 7 Which is the best
of these three bikes? 8 Which is the biggest city
in Argentina?
In these answers, we usually give either contracted forms (for example I'm, don't)
or full forms (for example lam, do not). Normally both are correct.
1 1 Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
2 Liam works more carefully than John.
3 Simon goes swimming more often than Karen.
4 My car runs more quietly than my sister's car.
5 Annie talks more slowly than Rob.
6 Olivia thinks more clearly than most people.
7 Jack dresses more expensively than me.
8 I live more cheaply than my friends.
2 1 earlier. 2 later. 3 more. 4 nearer
5 less. 6 faster. 7 higher. 8 longer.
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1 Picture A is Jenny. Picture B is Cassie.
1 Cassie is not as slim as Jenny. 2 Cassie is not
as tall as Jenny. 3 Jenny's skirt is not as long as
Cassie's. 4 Cassie's bag is not as big as Jenny's.
5 Jenny's coat is not as heavy as Cassie's.
6 Cassie's glass is not as big as Jenny's.
2 1 The other doctor isn't as nice as you. The other
doctor isn't as nice as you are. 2 His boss isn't
as interesting as him. His boss isn't as interesting
as he is. 3 My mother isn't as slim as me. My
mother isn't as slim as I am. 4 The Browns aren't
as careful as us. The Browns aren't as careful as we
are.
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4 1 Eric has twice as many cousins as Tony.
2 Ben eats three times as many sandwiches
as Jo. 3 Helen has nearly as many computer
games as Adrian. 4 Chris drinks twice as much
coffee as Liz. 5 Mike has just as many books as
David. 6 Rebecca doesn't have nearly as much
free time as Fred.
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1 1 as; as 2 most; in 3 than 4 the; in
5 better; best 6 more 7 as; as 8 than
9 more; am. 10 than; less
2 1 in the world 2 than 3 most 4 more
slowly 5 most 6 than me 7 as cold as ice
8 than his wife 9 higher 10 worst
11 most intelligent 12 happier 13 in
14 of 15 the best
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