Comparisons
My new boss is meaner / more mean than my previous one.
meaner
I love my course at university – I’m really passionate about it! I work hard because I want to be s__________ and get a good job when I’m older.
successful
If I _____________________ (not go) to the café, I wouldn’t have seen Tina.
had not gone
eventful
uneventful
I never get bored of ______________ (play) chess.
playing
He’s the most / more pessimistic person I’ve ever met.
the most
I’m very optimistic about the future, because there’s no point in worrying or getting a__________ about it.
anxious
If I ’d known / knew you were coming, the house would have been more tidily / tidier.
'd known
tidier
ordinary
extraordinary
You need ______________ (spend) more time at home.
to spend
You’re a bit rude. You should speak _______________ (respectful) to the teachers than you do.
more respectfully
F__________ , I have some good friends who are r________ of my decision not to spend all my time having fun.
Fortunately
respectful
Rewrite the sentence.
They saw the letter because it was on the table.
If the letter _____________________________.
...hadn't been on the table, they wouldn't have seen it.
mean
generous
Dan doesn’t waste time ______________ (worry) about things.
worrying
The _____________________ (good) speakers are the ones who are _____________________ (passionate) about their subject.
best
the most passionate
They see life more p_______ than I do, however, so they think they should enjoy themselves while they can. I try to be g_______ towards them and I don’t criticise their behaviour.
pessimistically
generous
A : The bus left without the boys this morning.
B: I know. (they / not be / so slow / they / not miss / it)
If they hadn't been so slow, they wouldn't have missed it.
optimistically
pessimistically
______________ (not get up) early at the weekend is great.
Not getting up
Ed is _____________________ (mean) than Bill. Bill is _____________________ (generous), so I like him _____________________ (good) in the class.
meaner
more generous
the best
What’s your philosophy / passion of life? Do you plan ahead with a pessimistic / confident attitude or do you have a more ordinary / optimistic character and take things as they come? Do you avoid excitement, have no passion / worth and prefer to stay in and lead an eventful / uneventful life, or do you go out and look for new challenges?
philosophy / pessimistic / optimistic / passion / uneventful
A: Were you late arriving at the theatre?
B: Yes. (we / be on time / traffic / not be / so bad)
We would have been on time if the traffic hadn't been so bad.
simple
complicated
I always forget ______________ (set) my alarm.
to set