comparatives
It is ____ for modern businesses to pay their employees. (far, expensive)
It is far more expensive for modern businesses to pay their employees.
I am late, _____?
I am late, aren't I?
My parents don't like him because he looks so strange.
If he...
If he didn't look so strange, my parents would like him.
My English teacher gave a test this week but I got confused / confusing since I couldn’t understand it well.
My English teacher gave a test this week but I got confused since I couldn’t understand it well.
There are fewer _____less people sleeping on the streets now there are more shelters for them.
homeless
Nowadays doctors are ____ than they were in the past. (much, educated)
Nowadays doctors are much more educated than they were in the past.
Don't call anyone, _____?
We can't find the way because we haven't got a map.
If we had the map, we could find the way.
I always find housework difficult and exhausted / exhausting
I always find housework difficult and exhausting.
The most _____ive way to learn new English vocabulary is to use them in your own sentence.
effective
It didn't use to be _____ to communicate with people on the other side of the world. (far, easy)
It didn't use to be far easier to communicate with people on the other side of the world.
You have to go, ____?
You have to go, don't you?
She doesn't ride a bike to school because she doesn't have one.
I don’t understand the grammar. I find the rules very ____________.
(shock/embarrass/confuse)
I don’t understand the grammar. I find the rules very confusing.
Sheila never listens to music while studying – she says she gets too dis__________ by it and it stops her from being able to concentrate.
distracted
100 years ago, people didn't live ____ as they do today. (long)
100 years ago, people didn't live as long as they do today. (long)
Nobody called for me while I was out, ____?
Nobody called for me while I was put, did they?
Rita doesn't like swimming so she doesn't go to the beach.
If Rita liked swimming, she would go to the beach.
Istanbul is by far the most _____ city I've ever seen. It is fabulous.
(depress/fascinate/frighten)
Istanbul is by far the most fascinating city I've ever seen. It is fabulous.
The police gave a press conference to share the results of their recent __________tion.
investigation
The holidays isn't _______ to what we had in the past.
(the same /similar/as good)
The holidays isn't similar to what we had in the past.
She rarely goes to the theatre, _____?
She rarely goes to the theatre, does she?
David doesn't get up early because he lives near the school.
If David didn't live near the school, he would get up early.
She felt absolutely happy and _____ after she learned the exam results because she studied a lot.
(satisfy/ frighten/confuse)
She felt absolutely happy and satisfied after she learned the exam results because she studied a lot.
The class is showing a lot more ______iasm for maths since the arrival of the new teacher.
enthusiiasm