IELTS Prep ADJ's comparatives & superlatives

In a recent survey, it was found that there are a lot ________ mobile phones today compared with four years ago. Now, 80% of teenagers own a mobile phone. Half (40% of teens) own a smartphone today, compared with 23% four years ago.

• more

• less

• most

• of

________ teens own a tablet (25%), which is comparable to the adult population. Four years

ago this figure was just 9%.

• less

• Less

• Fewer

• The least

Teens generally have ______________ access to the Internet at home because the home computer is usually shared by other family members. Mobile access is more common among teens, with 26% accessing the Internet exclusively from their mobile phone or tablet.

• more

• fewer

• as much

• less

Although adults tend to spend ___________ time on the Internet, because many use it for their work, only 15% access the Internet exclusively from handheld devices.

• fewest

• fewer

• more

• less

The group that spends the _______ time online using handheld devices is those aged between 17 and 19. The main use for this group is social networking.

• amount

• less

• more

• most

The group that spends the _________ hours on the Internet is those aged between 13 and 16.

• less

• fewest

• more

• few

This is also the group that has the _________ access to the Internet, as their parents tend to have greater

control over their time online.

• less

• fewest

• least

• phone

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We checked a number of sources and found that __________ (reliable) statistics were provided by the World Bank.

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According to the World Bank, national healthcare expenditure is __________ in Australia __________ (same) it is in Finland, and...

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..and .. Sweden spends

________ (much) the UK.