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TEFL exercises - Intermediate materials - Comparatives v Superlatives

grammar

Use a bit, or much for 1 – 5 and more, or most for 6 – 9 to make sentences from the following:

Example    This news programme covers the ____ important issues we face today.

                 This news programme covers the most important issues we face today.

a bit
much
most
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a bit
1 This coat ($40) is
more expensive than that coat ($38).
2 Yesterday (18 degrees) was
colder than today (30 degrees)
3 Sheldon (188cm) is
taller than Leonard (186cm).
4 A 1,000 meter race is
less tiring than a marathon (42km).
5 Jen feels
better today (feels great) than she did yesterday (felt terrible).
6 Jane has a short temper, but you haven’t. You’re
patient than her.
7 Dave is very handsome. He’s
attractive than any other man in my office.
8 That test was hard. It was the
difficult exam I have ever taken.
9 James will be on time. He’s the
reliable person I know.
Are you sure?
noYes