Comparisons

A costs 10 UM; B costs 11 UM. B is ....expensive....B

• as....as

• nearly as...as

• slightly more...than

• slightly ...as

The population of Nouakchott is ...... larger..... that of Nouadhibou.

• a lot / than

• a little / as

• nearly as / as

• not nearly as/as

Djibouti isn't nearly .... Mauritania.

• as big as

• smaller than

• big as

• a lot smaller than

Traveling by bus is ..... as flying.

• less expensive

• more expensive

• not nearly as expensive

• cheaper

An eagle is .... than a pigeon.

• is nearly the size

• the same

• far bigger

• almost as big

Rabbits are ..... than turtles.

• as fast

• nearly as fast

• very fast

• much faster

Females constitute .... half the world population. (use one word)

Male population: 3.97 B; Female population: 3.9 B

There are ... males....there are females in the world. (one word in each gap)

Helicopters aren't nearly ...... airplanes. (3 words)

Cheetahs are ..... animals on land. (use four words)