Comparative Phrase
Subject + Object
Comparative Phrase + Object
Subject + Comparative Phrase
Define the Adjective
100
(Fill the gap using a form of BE and a comparative phrase with the adjective provided)
California's economy (be) ___________ (big) Idaho's.
is bigger than
100
(Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate Subject Phrase, a form of BE, and Object Phrase)
_______(SP) (be) drier than ______ (OP).
The desert is... + the forest
Melbourne's... + Sydney
My backyard is... + your backyard
Some areas of my country are... + Victoria
100
(Finish the sentence using a form of BE, a comparative phrase - using the adjective provided - and an appropriate Object Phrase.)
Australia (be) _________ (boring) + _______ (OP).
is more boring than... my country, Algeria, Austria...
100
(Finish the sentence by choosing an appropriate Subject Phrase, a form of BE, and a comparative phrase - using the adjective provided)
__________(SP) (be) ________ (warm) Melbourne.
Many places are,
My city is,
Cairo is, Bangkok is... warmer than...
100
(Define the adjective in the comparative phrase given. Explain what it means in context. )
His clothes are dirtier than hers.
Dirty - covered or marked with an unclean substance.
His clothes have more dirt, grease, stains on them than hers. He needs to wash them.
200
Do you think mosques (be) _________ (peaceful) cathedrals?
are more peaceful than
200
___________(SP) (be) more touristy than __________ (OP).
Sydney is... + Melbourne
St. Kilda is... + Coburg
Not many cities are... + Paris
200
Seoul (be) _________ (industrial) _________ (OP).
...is more industrial than Darwin
200
________ (SP) (be) _________ (peaceful) Manhattan, in New York.
Most places are / Melbourne is...
200
People from regional towns tend to be a lot livelier at festivals than the people from highly urbanised areas.
lively - full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
- (of a place or atmosphere) full of activity and excitement.
people participate in festivals, dance, sing, smile, make eye contact, and communicate MORE in the country than in the city
300
Australians (be) ____________ (friendly)... I had imagined.
...are
...friendlier, more friendly than, less friendly than
300
__________(SP) (be) very colourful, but the area isn't quite as cosmopolitan as ____________(OP).
Santorini may be... + London
Brighton Beach is... + the CBD.
300
The air in the sewers (be) __________ (smelly) _______ (OP).
... is smellier than..
...the air at street-level, anything I've ever smelt... etc.
300
________ (SP) (be) ________ (crowded) Australia's beaches.
The Beaches in Thailand / Miami + are usually more crowded than
300
The smoggiest city in the world must be Beijing or New Delhi.
Smoggy - having a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes.
Beijing and New Delhi are incredibly smoggy - probably smoggier than anywhere else in the world.
400
How much ____________ (lively) (be) your Grandma ______ your Granddad?
...livelier is your Grandma than your Granddad?
Answer: a little bit.
400
__________ (be) fewer ________ (SP) than _________(OP).
There are...
... rainforest areas in Australia + in Brazil
... Portuguese people in Melbourne + in Sydney
... mistakes my made by masters + by amateurs
400
Do you think skyscrapers (be) ______ (impressive) ________(OP)?
...are more impressive than...
...historic sites / monuments / mountain views
400
I think _______ (SP) in Australia (be) _______ (easy) it (be) in Tokyo.
... growing vegetables / working + is easier than...
... is ...
400
The safest place to be in a lightning storm is in your car. It's riskier to leave your car than to continue driving.
Safe - protected from or not exposed to danger
Risky - full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss
Cars make a relatively safe place to stay during a lightning storm - much safer than walking outside. Leaving your car creates more risks than staying in.
500
_______ (be) your parents getting any ______ (good) at communicating? I can give you the number of ______ (good) Relationship Counsellor in town.
Are..
... better
... the best
500
___________(SP) (be...) nearly as dangerous or as densely populated as _________ (OP).
Canberra isn't... + Kabul
My neighbourhood isn't... + some parts of Brazil
Hobart isn't... + Khartoum
500
Do you think the view of the factories (be) ________ (bad) ________ (OP)
...is worse than..
...the view of the prison / the thought of working in them
500
(be...) any __________ (SP) which (be) ________ (poor) Iraq?
Are there...
... areas, countries, etc....
...are/ could be...
... poorer than...
500
The central suburbs of Melbourne are much more gentrified than the outer suburbs. But the most dilapidated houses I've seen were in the USA.
Gentrified - renovated in a way that conforms to middle-class taste, richer, more expensive, more developed.
Dilapidated - (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
Werribee is less gentrified than the CBD, Brighton or Fitzroy. Some houses in the USA need to be repaired
