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1. This time you need to think ... about which course you want to do.
a) much more carefully b) far careful
c) a lot more careful d) far carefully
2. The scientists believe that temperatures could rise ... than previously predicted if emissions are
not reduced.
a) for higher
b) much highly
c) much more high d) a lot more higher
3. The animals in the safari park can roam ... than in the zoo.
a) far freely
b) much more free c) much more freely d) more freer
4. She seems ... now that she's got a new job.
a) a lot
b) much
c) much happily
d) a lot happier
5. The noise from the motorway traffic was ... than I thought.
a) much loudly
b) far more louder c) a lot louder
d) far more loud
6. The hole was ... than they had thought.
a) far more deep b) much deeper
c) much deeplier
d) much more deeper
7. The information held electronically would be ... to share.
a) much easily
b) far more easier
c) far easier
d) far easily
8. Louie reads ... than his sister.
a)
b) far quickly
c) much more quicklier d) far more quickly
9. He speaks English ... than Spanish.
b) far rapidlier
c) much rapidly
d) much more rapidly
10. Gradual changes are ... than sudden changes.
a) far least traumatic b) much less traumatic c) less traumatically d) the least traumatic
11. You'll need ... shoes for walking around the city.
a) far comfortably b) far more comfortabler c) far much comfortable d) much more comfortable
12. This apartment has spacious rooms with ... ceilings.
a) far more higher b) much highlier c) far highest
d) much higher
13. It may be my imagination but this exam paper seems ... than the last year's one.
a) far more harder b) much harder
c) much hardlier
d) far hardly
14. This time we found it ... to get used to living in a foreign country.
a) much hardest
b) much harder
far hardlier
d) far more lier
15. The safari park was a bit of a disappointment as there were ... animals than we had expected.
a) much few
b) far fewest
c) much more fever d) much fewer
16. She smiled ... when I asked her about her hometown.
a) much more easily b) much easy
c) far much easily d) far more easier
17. Canada is a ... densely populated country than Britain.
a) far more less
b) much lesser
c) much less
d) far least
18. John kept sinking ... in the mud.
a) more deeper
b) much deeper
c) far deeply
d) far deepest
19. Do you think this exercise is too difficult? I can make it
a) much easily
b) much easier
c) far more easier d) far more easily
20. If you look ..., you will see an artist's name in the corner of the picture.
a) much more carefully b) far more careful c) far much carefully d) far much careful
21. This piece of equipment is ... to run than the electric one.
a) far cheapest
b) much cheaper c) far more cheaper d) more cheaper
22. People are ... about what and how much they drink these days.
a) far much sensible b) far more sensible c) much more sensibly d) much more sensiblier
23. The company's annual report showed that sales figures were ... than they had expected.
a) far more lower
b) much more lower c) far lowest
d) much lower
24. This area has become considerably more crowded and ... in the last ten years.
a) a lot more noisier b) far nosier
c) most noisier
d) much most noisy
25. Richard is ... now that he's got a permanent job.
a) much happier
b) far most happy c) much most happy d) far more happier
Explanation: "Rapider" is the correct comparative form of the adjective "quick". The word "more quicker" is grammatically incorrect because "quick" is already a one-syllable adjective and does not require the use of "more" as a comparative.
2. a) much more carefully
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "think ... about". In this context, "much more carefully" is the correct option because it matches the adverb form of "careful" and demonstrates the desired degree of thinking.
3. c) much more freely
Explanation: The correct answer is "much more freely" because it matches the adverb form of "free" and provides the desired degree of freedom.
4. d) a lot happier
Explanation: "A lot happier" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "happy" and demonstrates the desired degree of happiness.
5. c) a lot louder
Explanation: "A lot louder" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "loud" and demonstrates the desired degree of loudness.
6. b) much deeper
Explanation: "Much deeper" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "deep" and demonstrates the desired degree of depth.
7. c) far easier
Explanation: "Far easier" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "easy" and demonstrates the desired degree of ease.
8. d) far more quickly
Explanation: "Far more quickly" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "quick" and demonstrates the desired degree of quickness.
9. d) much more rapidly
Explanation: "Much more rapidly" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "rapid" and demonstrates the desired degree of speed.
10. b) much less traumatic
Explanation: "Much less traumatic" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "traumatic" and demonstrates the desired degree of trauma.
11. d) much more comfortable
Explanation: "Much more comfortable" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "comfortable" and demonstrates the desired degree of comfort.
12. d) much higher
Explanation: "Much higher" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "high" and demonstrates the desired degree of height.
13. b) much harder
Explanation: "Much harder" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "hard" and demonstrates the desired degree of difficulty.
14. b) much harder
Explanation: "Much harder" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "hard" and demonstrates the desired degree of difficulty.
15. d) much fewer
Explanation: "Much fewer" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "few" and demonstrates the desired degree of decrease.
16. a) much more easily
Explanation: "Much more easily" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "easily" and demonstrates the desired degree of ease.
17. c) much less
Explanation: "Much less" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "less" and demonstrates the desired degree of decrease.
18. b) much deeper
Explanation: "Much deeper" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "deep" and demonstrates the desired degree of depth.
19. b) much easier
Explanation: "Much easier" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "easy" and demonstrates the desired degree of ease.
20. a) much more carefully
Explanation: "Much more carefully" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "careful" and demonstrates the desired degree of carefulness.
21. b) much cheaper
Explanation: "Much cheaper" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "cheap" and demonstrates the desired degree of affordability.
22. c) much more sensibly
Explanation: "Much more sensibly" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "sensible" and demonstrates the desired degree of sensibility.
23. d) much lower
Explanation: "Much lower" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "low" and demonstrates the desired degree of decrease.
24. b) far nosier
Explanation: "Far nosier" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "noisy" and demonstrates the desired degree of noise.
25. a) much happier
Explanation: "Much happier" is the correct phrase because it matches the comparative form of "happy" and demonstrates the desired degree of happiness.