Comparatives & Superlatives – B2 – FCE – key word transformation 1

Jane had not expected the trade fair to be so good.

BETTER

The trade fair ..................... expected 'Better' is a comparative adjective, meaning it is an adjective that is used to compare things or actions. What other word do we generally use comparative adjectives with. Besides, you must be careful with the verb tense at the end of the sentence.

That's the heaviest suitcase I've ever lifted.

HEAVY

I've ..................... suitcase before! Make this!

Experts claim the ocean temperatures didn't use to be so warm.

THAN

Experts claim the ocean temperatures are ..................... be. 'than' is a word that is most often preceded by a comparative adjective. What adjective is used in the original sentence? What is its comparative form?

Camels aren't nearly as tall as giraffes.

FAR

Giraffes ..................... camels When using a 'as...adj...as' structure, you can put 'nearly' before the first 'as' in order to express that the difference is BIG. What adverb(s) can be put before a 'more...than' structure to express big differences?

Rising prices mean consumers are not eating out as much as before.

THE

The ...................... people go out Remember that to talk about how one change affects another, we use the 'the + comparative adjective...the + comparative adjective' structure.

The amount of rain in this area keeps falling each year.

LOWER

The amount of rain in this area ..................... each year. Remember that to talk about changing trends we use the 'comparative adjective and comparative adjective' structure.

The flight wasn't quite as long as I had expected.

THAN

The flight ..................... I had expected. When using a 'as...adj...as' structure, you can put 'quite' before the first 'as' in order to express that the difference is SMALL. What adverb(s) can be put before a 'more...than' structure to express small differences?

In my opinion, the theatre is a great deal more exciting than the cinema.

NOT

In my opinion, the cinema ..................... as the theatre. When using a 'more...than' structure, you can put 'a great deal', 'much', 'a lot', 'considerably', or 'far' before the comparative adjective' in order to express that the difference is BIG. What adverb is put before a 'as...adj...as' structure to express big differences?

My new mobile is only slightly better than my old one.

GOOD

My old mobile was ..................... my new one. When using a 'more...than' structure, you can put 'a bit', 'a little', or 'slightly' before the comparative adjective' in order to express that the difference is SMALL. What adverb is put before a 'as...adj...as' structure to express small differences?

Generally, as you get older you lose hair.

OLDER

Generally, the ..................... hair you lose. Remember that to talk about how one change affects another, we use the 'the + comparative adjective...the + comparative adjective' structure.

Jan plays tennis much better each time I see her.

BETTER

Jan is playing tennis ..................... everyday. Remember that to talk about changing trends we use the 'comparative adjective and comparative adjective' structure.