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Make Comparative Adverbs/Adjectives
Use: (not) as ...as, very, less ...than, more
At random
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I feel more safer in a car than a plane.
I feel safer ... BECAUSE: safe = one syllable (-er)
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One of (safe) ___________places to be during a lightning storm is in a car.
One of the safest .... BECAUSE Superlative: safe - one syllable, the safest
100
helpful
more helpful 2 syllables + more
100
Use "very" in a sentence.
I am very old. (example)
100
Using farther/further: I drove ____________ south than I had expected.
farther/further (either is ok - when distance)
200
Nora is the more beautiful sister of them all.
Nora is the most beautiful sister of them all. BECAUSE beautiful = 3 syllables + most (superlative)
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Cheese usually tastes (good) _________ at room temperatures than it does just after you take it out of the refrigerator.
better BECAUSE comparative adjective - irregular
200
directly
more directly
200
Use "(not) as ... as" in a sentence.
I am not as funny as I look.
200
Correct the following: I live further away than hers.
I live further away than her/ than she does.
300
A dog isn't nearly as big to an elephant.
A dog isn't nearly as big as an elephant. BECAUSE Nearly as ...as *comparing two things w/ a slight difference
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The (big) _______ they are, the (hard) _______ they fall.
bigger, harder
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bad
worse
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Use "less ... than" in a sentence.
Quitters are usually less successful than people with ambition who make an effort to succeed.
300
Use Double Comparatives: The ________ time you spend studying, the ________ you will learn.
more, more OR less, less
400
Mohammed is very younger than Erna.
Mohammed is much younger than Erna. BECAUSE much, a lot, far - modify comparative adjectives/adverbs
400
I think learning a second language is (difficult) __________ learning chemistry or math.
more difficult than (3 syllables)
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slowly
more slowly
400
Use "more" in a sentence.
I would like some more tea.
400
Correct the following: Because he was late, he ran more fast and more fast.
faster and faster (1 syllable + er)
500
Thanh likes spaghetti more than Tina.
Thanh likes spaghetti more than Tina does. Because Thanh likes spaghetti more than Tina. - sounds like Thanh might not like Tina.
500
She reads many ______________ books than I do.
more
500
strange
more strange (Exception: stranger - diff meaning)
500
What do you have to say instead of "less old than" and why?
not as old as (1 syllable adjectives can't use "less ... than")
500
Create your own sentence using a comparative adverb.
Options vary. more carefully more quickly faster ...