B2 - comparisons

Who works the ……………………… (hard) out of all the students in the class?

There isn’t much traffic today, so we should arrive ……………………… (soon) than we expected.

If you ate ……………………… slowly, you’d enjoy your food more!

The Swiss tennis player performed ……………………… (well) than his opponent and won the tournament.

Erik did ……………………… (badly) than I did in this month’s test.

The world’s population is growing ……………………… (fast) today than at any point in history.

My grandparents’ house isn’t far, but my aunt lives the ……………………… (near) of all my family.

A quarter is …….. much as 25%.

• nowhere near as

• almost as

•  just as

A second is …….. long as a minute.

• not quite as

• nothing like as

• nearly as

Ninety-eight cents is …….. much as a euro.

• quite as

• not quite as

• nothing like as