GEx B1+ Use of language U2

1 What do you think of these jokes?

a. They are all as bad ​ (a)   each other.

b. Some are much better ​ (b)   others.

c I know some ​ (c)   better ones.

2. Which do you find the ​ (d)   and the ​ (e)   funny?

• as
• than
• far
• funniest

Lori Mae Hernandez is a talented stand-up comedian. She was one of ____________ (quiet) kids in her class

Lori overcame her __________

(big) fear and started writing jokes to tell him.

Nothing was as _______ (good) the day a year later when her father finally smiled at her jokes.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given.

Jo didn’t use to be so confident.

THAN: Jo is_________________to be.

Rewrite the sentences using the word given.

The food at the party disappeared extremely quickly.

FAR: The food at the party _______________than expected.

Match the following

• Use comparative adjectives and adverbs to compare two people or things.

• D

• Use too and (not) enough with adjectives and adverbs.

• B

• Use superlative adjectives and adverbs to compare one person or thing in a group with others

• E

• Use adverbs of degree to make the comparison stronger or weaker

• C

• C

• A

Reorder the following

• The book

• was a bit

• longer

• I had remembered

• than

Reorder the following

• didn't work

• quickly

• as

• as me

• Rebecca

Reorder the following

• far

• than the last one

• was

• This competition

• more difficult