On Screen B1, Module 6 (Grammar)

Put the adjectives/adverbs in brackets in the correct form to complete the text.

Chatuchak Market in Bangkok is probably one of 1) …………             ……. (large) you will ever see, not only because of the size of the place but also because of the variety of goods on sale. It would be difficult to find a 2) ………       ………. (wide) choice of goods in any other market in the world. Thanks to the clearly numbered sections in the market, it is much 3) ………        ………. (easy) for visitors to find their way around without getting lost than in other large markets. Visitors simply get a map so they can move around much 4) ………              ………. (quickly) to find the stalls that sell the products they are looking for. Although the market may have 5) ……          …………. (good) choice of goods, these are not always at 6) ………            ………. (low) prices. Visitors may have to try 7) ……        …………. (hard) than they think to get something at a 8) ……       …………. (low) price than the seller is offering them. This is all part of the experience though, and great fun, too.

Fill in like or as.

1 A: Greg is a talented musician.

B: Yes. No one can play the guitar …      [like, as]..… him.

2 A: Did you have a job when you lived in France?

B: Yes, I worked ….      [like, as].… a chef in a café.

3 A: I’ve just bought a new T-shirt.

B: But it’s almost exactly the same ….      [as, like].… your sister’s.

4 A: What kind of jam is this?

B: I’m not sure, but it tastes ….      [as, like].… apricot to me.

5 A: It was far too cold to play football outside today.

B: I know. It was …      [like, as]..… being at the North Pole.

6 A: What should we do about this extra room?

B: Well, we could use it …      [like, as]..… a play room.

1 Uncle Gary is the _________          [funniest, funnier]_____ person in my family.

2 Jon plays basketball even _____       [worst, worse]______ than I do.

3 The flight arrived __________       [late, later] than expected due to bad weather.

4 Matthew is the ___         [tall, tallest]______ boy in the whole school.

5 The hotel is _______         [farther, far]_________ from the beach than we thought.

6 The blue dress looks much _______        [best, better]_______on you than the green one.

7 Which painting is __________                  [more unusual, the most unusual]_____________ in this art gallery?

8 Is the Pacific Ocean ______             [bigger, the biggest]_______ than the Indian Ocean?

9 My cousin Rebecca is ________________        [eldest, older] than all of my cousins.

10 Vanessa is very shy and speaks more _____          [quietly, quiet]_________ than her classmates.