Double Comparatives
Rewrite the following, using a double comparative.
As we practice English, we improve our skills.
The more we practice English, the more we improve our skills.
Fill in the blank with a word/words that make sense.
I can't borrow your pants, Dad! They will be _________ too big for me.
way, far, much
annoyed
irritated/irritable
Advertising to children should be banned because kids are too ___________________ .
impressionable
Fill in the blank with an appropriate idiom.
A: Should we just go to dinner now?
B: Yes, I'm starving. The _________________________.
sooner the better
Shorter people have a harder time finding pants that fit.
The shorter someone is, the harder it is to find pants.
The shorter the person, the harder to find pants.
Fill in the blank with a word/words that make sense.
That 2006 Honda is not ______________ as expensive as the 2022 BMW.
nearly
certain, correct, exact
definitive
It's a _____________________ that there can be so much poverty in such a rich country.
paradox
Fill in the blank with an appropriate idiom:
A: Can I bring a friend to your party?
B: Sure! The _________________________!
more the merrier
The better the quality of health care (is), the higher the life expectancy (is).
The more the health care systems improve, the longer people live.
Fill in the blanks with a word/words that make sense.
The 2006 Honda is _______________ than the 2022 BMW _____________________.
cheaper, by far
the same as
synonymous
Many people in Seattle are living in _____________ homelessness.
abject
How many syllables is in this word and which syllable receives the stress?
plagued
1, 1
Women are getting more education and consequently are getting married later in life.
The more education women get, the later in life they marry/get married.
Find the errors:
She didn't make much money than him, but she worked more hard then he did.
She didn't make as much money as him, but she worked harder than he did.
say bad things about someone
malign
She showed amazing ____________________ during such hard times.
resilience
Tongue twister:
She sells seashells by the seashore.
One person from each group will read it out loud, and the best group will get the points.
n/a
People are choosing not to have children, so the birth rate is decreasing.
The fewer the children people have, the lower the birth rate.
The more people choose not to have kids, the more the birth rate decreases.
Find and fix ALL the errors:
The earth is getting more hot, so we need to be carefuler. The more we paying attention to climate change, more good will be the future for our grandchildren.
The earth is getting 1) hotter, so we need to be 2) more careful. The more we 3) pay attention to climate change, 4)the 5) better 6)the future will be for our grandchildren.
liveliehood, maintenance, upkeep
subsistence
The injury was so _______________________ that he was never able to play sports again.
debilitating
Vocabulary: Since the traffic reports have not been announced yet, the ____________ of the new drunk driving laws cannot be confirmed.
efficacy