1. Use of English • Level 3

Transformation: Comparatives

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Transformation: Comparatives

The Task

Change the comparison structure without changing the meaning.

Strategy

"No one is as fast as him." (He is #1).
Target: "He is FASTER THAN everyone."

Common Switches

Not as... as <-> More/Less than.
The best <-> Better than anyone.

📋 Practice Questions

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1. Original: He is the fastest. Key Word: RUNS No one _____ he does.

Aruns faster as
Bruns as fast as
Cruns faster than
Druns fast

2. Original: This is cheaper. Key Word: AS That is _____ this one.

Anot as cheap as
Bnot cheaper as
Cas cheap as
Dcheaper

3. Original: She is better. Key Word: GOOD I am not _____ she is.

Aas good at
Bgood at
Cas good as
Dso good

4. Original: He is taller than me. Key Word: NOT I am _____ him.

Anot as tall as
Bnot taller
Cno tall
Dnot tall

5. Original: It's the best film. Key Word: BETTER No film is _____ this.

Abetter
Bbetter than
Cgood as
Dbest than

6. Original: I prefer tea to coffee. Key Word: THAN I like tea _____ coffee.

Amore than
Bbetter than
Crather than
Dover

7. Original: He is the richest man. Key Word: RICH No one is _____ him.

Aas rich as
Bricher
Crich as
Drichest

8. Original: Prices are rising. Key Word: AND Prices are getting _____.

Ahigher and higher
Bhigh and high
Cmore high
Dhighest

9. Original: It was easier than I thought. Key Word: NOT It was _____ I thought.

Anot as hard as
Bnot easier
Cnot hard as
Dnot difficult

10. Original: The car was too expensive. Key Word: ENOUGH I didn't have _____.

Amoney enough
Benough money
Crich enough
Denough rich