PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 8 UNIT 2 GRAMMAR: PLUS

4 The hotter it is, your clothes will dry.

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
5 The more carefully you do it, you are
1 There are more / most / more and more green spaces to make mistakes.
in Edinburgh than in many cities. 6 the recipe is, the longer it will take.
2 January is usually the hotter / hottest / hotest month 7 In general, the bigger the house, it is.
of the year in Sydney.
3 The streets are busy / busyer / busier than usual. 4 Are the sentences correct (✔) or incorrect (✗)? Correct
the mistakes.
4 I think the transport links in the city were the worst /
worse / worser I’ve ever experienced. 1 There were less people at my birthday party this
5 Thankfully, money is the leastest / less / least year. ✗ - fewer
of our problems. 2 It’s more covenient to do all your shopping in one
6 I wish that the exhibition had been most interesting / place.
more interesting / interestinger. 3 Your arms are freer if you wear a T-shirt.
7 People are moving further and / or / by further away 4 Apparently, Rome is worst than Barcelona for
from the city centre. pickpocketing.

2 Decide if the sentence pairs in (1–7) mean the same

(S) or different (D).?
5 I usually play less matches over summer.
6 Cities are generally more safe in the daytime.
1 Pedestrianised streets are obviously quieter.
7 It will be easyer if you use the other hand.
Obviously, pedestrianised streets aren’t as noisy. S
2 The council are working harder to improve
the city.
5 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Quebec is further north Montreal. north than Montreal
When it comes to improving the city, the council are
2 Budapest is by the most interesting place I’ve been
hardly working.
to.
3 The outskirts are slightly less expensive than
3 As more people move to London, the city is even
the centre.
densely populated than in 2015.
Prices are a bit higher in the centre compared to the
4 Building a table is complicated than building a
outskirts.
skyscraper.
4 This neighbourhood is getting noisier and noisier.
5 Looking for the restaurant district, we grew hungrier
The noise in this neighbourhood is increasing all hungrier.
the time.
6 The more you explore Melbourne, more it has to
5 The motor is working less efficiently than when offer.
I bought it.
7 That’s far the ugliest building I’ve ever seen.
The motor didn’t use to be as efficient as it is now.
6 The more frequently the trains come, the less
crowded they will be.
6 Complete the sentences with one word from each
box. You must add three words to every sentence.
Trains are coming more often than they did before.
the less more
7 Maria is by far the most accomplished pianist in
a quieter faster
the group.
much and than
In the group, no one comes close to Maria at playing
and more often
piano.
by far tired
3 Complete the sentences with the comparative form
of the words in the box. Choose between more / less
faster bit the

1 Electric cars are much quieter than petrol cars,

where necessary.
which are pretty noisy.
2 I think the film sequel was more
attractive bad complicated
exciting. It had more action.
likely long quick spacious
3 The later I stay awake, tired I become.
1 The further away you live, the longer your 4 My skateboard was just going faster,
journey is. I was terrified.
2 The less people sleep, their 5 This is the best meal you’ve ever
concentration becomes. cooked me.
3 The more dangerous the area, it is 6 I used to go to the gym a lot but these days I’m going
to home buyers. less often.

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PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 8 UNIT 2 GRAMMAR: PLUS ANSWER KEY

1 6
2 hottest 2 a bit more
3 busier 3 the more tired
4 worst 4 faster and faster
5 least 5 by far the
6 more interesting 6 and less often
7 and

2
2 D
3 S
4 S
5 D
6 D
7 S

3
2 the worse
3 the less
4 the quicker / the more quickly
5 the less
6 The more complicated
7 The more

4
2 ✔
3 ✔
4 ✗: worst, worse
5 ✗: less, fewer
6 ✗: more safe, safer
7 ✗: easyer, easier

5
2 by far the
3 even more densely
4 is less complicated
5 hunger and hungrier
6 Melbourne, the more
7 That’s by far

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