Find and correct mistakes where necessary.

SELF-CHECK ON THE ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB

KEYS

Choose the best option in brackets.

1. delicious

2. as well as

3. worse and worse

4. in a cowardly way

5. more slowly

6. the faster

7. such … as

8. exciting

9. much harder

10. much more

11. hardly

12. the most

13. the faster

14. more and more tired

15. further, furthest

Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown.

1. I’ve never eaten a better meal.

2. Fish costs as much as meat in some countries.

3. The more you run, the fitter you get.

4. Wednesday is the earliest (day) (when) the doctor can see you.

5. I must have a rest. I can’t go any farther.

6. Home computers aren’t as/so expensive as they used to be.

7. I don’t know as much Italian as Sue does/I don’t know Italian as well as Sue does.

8. Learning to drive is a lot/much easier than I thought/ less difficult than I thought.

9. Barbara isn’t a better skater than John/ isn’t better at skating than John.

10. The red dress is twice as cheap as the black dress.

Find and correct mistakes where necessary.

1. What’s the latest news about the situation in Syria?

2. The harder Kate tries, the less she succeeds.

3. I’d feel a lot happier if you let me help.

4. Jack’s incredible stories are always amazing to listen to.

5. correct

6. She treated him in a motherly way.

7. Only £45? Oh well, it’s better than nothing.

8. Harry has got over the worst of his cold.

9. You look gorgeous in this dress!

10. You did much better in the last test than in this one.

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