Word formation
In fact, the whole idea behind muscle cars was to make them ... and fast.
EXPENSIVE
INEXPENSIVE
None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.
TIME
.............. the shop, all the phones had been sold.
by the time we got to
The green shoes are not quite as expensive as the red ones.
SLIGHTLY
The red shoes are ......................the green ones.
SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
If I could brush up on my English pronunciation, I´d be glad.
IMPROVE
I´d be over the moon _______________ English pronunciation.
if I could improve my
The number of students now at university has reached an all-time high, apparently.
THE
The number of students now at university is ................... been, apparently.
the highest it has ever
The ... to bizarre appearance of most is curious enough.
USUAL
UNUSUAL
It's almost a year since I stopped smoking.
UP
I .....................................ago.
GAVE UP SMOKING ALMOST A YEAR
Daniel didn't get the job because he was considerably less experienced than Hannah.
DEAL
Hannah got the job because she had........................... Daniel.
A GREAT DEAL MORE EXPERIENCE THAN
I think you owe your friends an apology, you should keep in touch better
CONTACT
I think you should say sorry to your friends for _______________.
not keeping in contact with them.
My brother now earns far less than he did when he was younger.
NEARLY
My brother .................................. much now as he did when he was younger.
does not earn nearly so
That these two countries have preserved their separate identities within the Iberian Peninsula is due to a complex array of physical, political, economic, and cultural factors and, at times, ... accidents of fate.
PREDICT
UNPREDICTABLE
I missed the bus because I came to the bus station late.
BY
The bus .................................I came to the bus station.
HAD (ALREADY) LEFT BY THE TIME
If you argue about it more, we'll get to Denver later.
THE
The ................. we'll get to Denver.
MORE YOU ARGUE ABOUT IT, THE LATER
She still hasn't recovered from her husband’s death last year.
OVER
Her husband died last year, but ……………………………………………………….. yet.
she hasn’t got over it
The rate of unemployment hasn't increased quite as much this year compared to previous years.
SLIGHTLY
This year the rate of unemployment has increased .......... did in previous years.
slightly less than it
For the next eight centuries Islam, Christianity, and Judaism ... in a relationship.
EXIST
COEXISTED
What used to be my workplace is now a Thai restaurant.
TURNED
My old workplace ... Thai restaurant.
has been turned into a
Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.
A BIT
Derek is .................................than his sister, Annabelle.
A BIT MORE ADVENTUROUS
The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it.
DONE
While it ........................, the shop was closed for a week.
was being done up.
It has rained much more in London over the last 10 years than it has ever done in previous decades.
CONSIDERABLY
Over the last 10 years, the rainfall in London has .......... in previous decades.
been considerably higher than
been considerably greater than
been considerably more than
been considerably heavier than
Spain and Portugal are ... linked to one another by their geographical position and their historical experience.
ESCAPE
INESCAPABLE
I think Anita must have gone on a diet recently because she's quite slim now.
HAS
It looks as ________________________ dieting because she's quite slim now.
IF ANITA HAS BEEN
Their second album was nowhere near as successful as their first.
CONSIDERABLY
Their first album was .......................... than their second.
CONSIDERABLY MORE SUCCESSFUL
Some have said that the government is ignoring the problem of inflation.
ACCUSED
The government ....................... the problem of inflation.
has been accused of ignoring
The comedian was less funny than the audience expected.
NEARLY
The comedian .......... the audience expected.
wasn't nearly as funny as
was not nearly as funny as
wasn't nearly so funny as
was not nearly so funny as