Comparative
Films are ... (long) than game shows.
Films are longer than game shows.
This programme was ... (bad) I've ever seen.
This programme was the worst I've ever seen.
They have been friends........they were children.
They have been friends SINCE they were children
British TV is as good .......... TV in the USA.
British TV is as good as TV in the USA.
You are ............... young to drive.
too young
Soaps are ... (popular) than reading.
Soaps are more popular than reading.
Who is ... (funny) person in the class?
Who is the funniest person in the class?
How_____have you known Samantha? I've known her since we were 4.
How_LONG___have you known Samantha? I've known her since we were 4.
This is ............. interesting movie she's ever seen, it was terrible.
This is the least interesting movie she's ever seen, it was terrible.
Mary is tall to take it from the cupboard.
tall enough
The show lasted 45 minutes. It was far/a bit longer than normal, because it usually lasts 40 minutes.
The show lasted 45 minutes. It was a bit longer than normal, because it usually lasts 40 minutes.
He is very/by far the most amazing person I've ever known.
He is by far the most amazing person I've ever known.
She's eaten something bad (OFF) and now she's got____________
This book is less .............. (funny) than that one.
This book is less funny than that one.
We're too young to smoke.
We aren't old ................. to smoke.
enough
This programme is slightly/by far more interesting than that one.
This programme is slightly more interesting than that one.
He has never scored so highly in a test as he did in this one.
This ........................................ score he has received in a test.
This is the highest/the best score he has received in a test.
What do you call a pain in the throat?
A SORE THROAT
The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday.
The shop is not ........................................ it was yesterday.
as busy as
This room is too small for us to play music in.
This room isn't ________________ for us to play music in.
big enough
No other cathedral is as old as Chartre in France.
Chartre is ...................................................... any other cathedral in France.
Chartre is older than any other cathedral in France.
I've never had to wait this long for a bus before.
This ........................................ I have ever had to wait for a bus.
This is the longest I have ever had to wait for a bus.
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Watching sci-fi films in the cinema is more exciting than watching them at home.
Watching sci-fi films at home is less exciting than in the cinema.
It is impossible to sit on the grass because it is too wet.
The grass isn't _________________ sit on.
dry enough to