MODIFYING COMPARISONS

MODIFYING COMPARISONS

Do you know how to use phrases like much shorter than, almost as fit as and exactly the same as?

Comparing

• Our hotel room was exactly the same as the photos showed.

• His first book is less interesting than his second.

• This exercise is more difficult than the last one.

Showing big differences

• Sales in July were a lot higher than sales in June.

  
  

• He was far less experienced than the other applicant.

  
  

• The interview was nowhere near as difficult as the written exam.

Showing small differences

• The number of registrations has been slightly lower than we expected.

  
  

• Houses in my city are not much more expensive than flats.

• The figures for May are more or less the same as the figures for June.

Multiple Choice

The Coffee Café is cheap, but _____ as good as Coffee Central.

• not much

• slightly

• not quite

Multiple Choice

We're _____ less prepared than we should be.

• about

• a bit

• not quite

Multiple Choice

The documentary is _____ as interesting as you might think.

• nowhere near

• very

• a lot

Multiple Choice

It was _____ more expensive than I expected.

• roughly

• exactly

• a little

Multiple Choice

Technology in the future will be _____ different from technology today.

• nearly

• totally

• even

Multiple Choice

I think being kind is _____ as important as being honest.

• a little bit

• just

• slightly

Multiple Choice

Could you be _____ more specific about what the problem is?

• just

• a little bit

• almost

Multiple Choice

She's _____ as demanding as our last manager.

• nowhere near

• so much

• completely

Multiple Choice

Profits this year are _____ the same as last year.

• roughly

• a little

• a bit

Multiple Choice

The results were _____

• nowhere near

• totally

• even