Phrasal verbs
Sports vocabulary
Comparisons I
Comparisons II
Misc.
100

We need to work ....... how we’re going to get there.

out

100

My father used to let me b_ _ _ him at chess.

beat

100

Tom is a lot shorter than Dan.
AS
Dan is................................ Tom.

not nearly as short as

100

There / room. / aren't / chairs / other / as / as / many / the / in

There aren’t as many chairs as in the other room.

100

The next competition will t...... place in New York in 2018

take

200

I gave ........ going to the theatre when I moved out of London.

up

200

The c_ _ _ _  went wild when the band took the stage

crowd

200

Miriam doesn't swim nearly as well as Lourdes.
SWIMMER
Lourdes is ............... than Miriam.

much better swimmer

200

more / getting / is / and / more / expensive. / Everything

Everything is getting more and more expensive.

200

It’s estimated that more than 18 million v......... watched live coverage of the 2014 World Cup final.

viewers

300

I later went ...... to explain why I was so upset with them.

on

300

In the last minutes their winger was able to s_ _ _ _ one last try* and that brought them victory 34-32!

*four points in rugby

score 

300

It's a trap!

No points :(

300

higher / the / climbed, / colder / got. / it / The / they

The higher they climbed, the colder it got. 

300

James is slightly heavier than Ben.
NEARLY
Ben weighs ......................... James.

nearly as much as

400

The board must come ....  ..... a plan to put the city back on its financial feet.

up with

400

I think you know as a player when it's time to hang up your b_ _ _ _  and that's certainly never been the case for me.

boots

400

I find studying more difficult as I become older.
IS
I find it ................as I become older.

is more difficult to study

400

came / unhealthy / when / away. / back / more / went / I / than / I / feeling

I came back feeling more unhealthy than when I went away.

400

Most athletes who c......... in athletics competitions want to win gold; none of them really want to come second.

compete

500

Kate and her partner are setting ......their own printing business.

up

500

The first FIFA World Cup t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  was hosted by Uruguay in 1930

tournament

500

We can’t afford the tickets because they cost far too much.
EXPENSIVE
The tickets.......................... we can afford.

are (far) more expensive than

500

to / as / Corfu / getting / just / Athens. / Getting / as / to / is / easy

Getting to Corfu is just as easy as getting to Athens.

500

Rap music isn't nearly as popular as it was ten years ago.
LESS
Rap music is .......................... it was ten years ago.

much less popular than

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