Comparatives: Choose the Opposite
Read the first sentence. Then choose the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence with the OPPOSITE meaning.
The town center is louder in Portland than in Newark.
The town center is quieter / quiet in Newark than in Portland.
quieter
Los Angeles is _____ New York. For example, in Los Angeles a small apartment costs $800 for a month. But in New York, a small apartment costs $1500 for a month.
A) cheaper than
B) cheap
C) not cheaper than
A) cheaper than
Bob: Hi, Cassandra! How are you enjoying your vacation on our beautiful island?
Casandra: I’m sorry to say I don’t like it! I had a really (a) worst / (b) bad / (c) worse time at the beach yesterday.
(b) bad
The event planner decorated the room with the _____ plants that he could find. They looked very fresh.
A) greener
B) greenest
C) green
B) greenest
Read the first sentence. Then choose the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence with the OPPOSITE meaning.
The population of New York is higher than the population of Chicago.
The population of Chicago is low / lower than the population of New York.
lower
Phoenix, Arizona is _____ than New York City. Phoenix is 516.7 square miles. But New York City is only 302.6 square miles.
A) larger
B) large
C) not larger
A) larger
Cassandra: The water was full of glass and plastic. This place has the (a) worst / (b) bad / (c) worse sea water–it’s so dirty!
(a) worst
Scientists discovered one of _____ species in the oceans.
A) strangest
B) strange
C) the strangest
C) the strangest
Read the first sentence. Then choose the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence with the OPPOSITE meaning.
It is easier to find a job in San Francisco than in Miami.
It is hard / harder to find a job in Miami than in San Francisco.
harder
New York is _____ Boston. Boston was founded in 1530. New York was founded in 1625.
A) younger
B) not younger
C) younger than
C) younger than
Bob: Yes, that’s true. But the locals know that (a) the best / (b) best / (c) most of beaches are on the other side of the island.
(a) the best
_____ snakes in the world are found in Asia.
A) The longest
B ) One of the longest
C) The longer
A) The longest
Read the first sentence. Then choose the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence with the OPPOSITE meaning.
Philadelphia is closer to New York City than Boston.
Boston is farther / far from New York City than Philadelphia.
farther
Restaurants in Washington D.C. are _____ restaurants in Atlanta. For example, there is food from 41 different countries in Washington D.C. In Atlanta, there is food from 25 countries.
A) less diverse than
B) more diverse than
C) diverse
B) more diverse than
Cassandra: I feel a little (a) good / (b) better / (c) best knowing that. Are the good beaches far from here?
(b) better
Explorers have exciting jobs and see some of the most _____.
A) interesting places
B) places interesting
C) places of interest
A) interesting places
Read the first sentence. Then choose the correct word or phrase to complete a sentence with the OPPOSITE meaning.
Restaurants in Montreal are cheaper than they are in Toronto.
Restaurants in Toronto are less expensive / more expensive than they are in Montreal.
more expensive
Los Angeles is _____ Chicago. Four million people live in Los Angeles. In Chicago there are fewer than three million people.
A) not crowded
B) less crowded than
C) more crowded than
C) more crowded than
Bob: No, the (a) farther / (b) far / (c) farthest one is only a twenty-minute walk and the (a) closest / (b) close / (c) closer is ten minutes.
(c) farthest
(a) closest
What do you think is _____ to find your way around a new city–a mobile phone or a map?
A) better
B) good
C) one of the best
A) better