-er vs. -ier
-er/-ier/more
more, less or fewer
On the phone
Miscellaneous
100
The United States is ________ (close) to Mexico than Argentina.
closer
100
Harry Potter is ________ (interesting) than Fifty shades of Grey.
more interesting / less interesting
100
There were (less / fewer) cars in the past.
fewer
100
break (on / back / up)
break up
100
Name a synonym for disadvantages
downsides
200
Ecuador is _______ (sunny) than Canada.
sunnier
200
A house cat is ________ (clean) than a pig.
cleaner
200
I need (more/less) time to finish my project, I can't go to the party tonight. Sorry!!!
more
200
hold (in / on / back)
hold on
200
Name 2 phrases for interrupting a conversation
Just a minute/second.
Excuse me just a second.
I'm sorry. Hold on (a second)
Could / Can you hold on a second?
300
Uruguay is ______ (young) than Spain.
younger
300
An elephant's trunk is _______ (long) than the tail of a mouse.
longer
300
I send (less / fewer) texts than emails.
fewer
300
get (cut out / cut off)
get cut off
300
Give 3 phrases for restarting a conversation
What were you saying?
You were saying?
Where were we?
What were we talking about?
400
The state of Tennessee is _______ (wide) than the state of California.
wider
400
Malcolm is __________ (intellligent) Reese.
more intelligent than
400
I am more talkative than my friend Sandra. That is why on the phone, she speaks (less / more) than she listens.
less
400
Call me ( out/ back / on)
Call me back
400
What's another way of saying that something "got my attention"?
"caught my eye"
500
The Nile River is _______ (deep) than the Mississippi River.
deeper
500
Frozen is _________ (new) than Shrek
newer
500
Let's spend (more/fewer/less) hours watching TV, and (more/fewer/less) time studying English.
Let's spend fewer hours watching TV, and more time studying English.
500
Jhon I have another (call / number), I'll call you back.
Later...
I'm sorry Jhon I could call you back, I have the wrong (call / number). Give me your phone number again please!
have another call
have the wrong number
500
Make a sentence using "overhear" and another sentence using "wonder"
overhear / escuchar algo por casualidad
I overhear a conversation.
wonder / preguntarse
Titi wonders if I have a lot of girlfriends.