Constructions Used for Comparing Persons or Things

When comparing two objects (persons), the following constructions can be used: (not) as (positive adjective) as and much + comparative adjective:
She is as beautiful as her mother. She is as beautiful as her mother. He is not as (so) busy as we are. He's not as busy as we are. It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. It is much easier to criticize than to avoid mistakes. The situation is much more difficult than it was predicted. The situation is much more complicated than predicted.
In the second comparative construction instead of much there can be used the adverb far: much (far) bigger - much more; much (far) more important - much more important.

Correct answers out of10. Result:

Choose the correct adjective in the comparative construction.

1. Sending e-mails isn’t as as text messaging.
2. The more you go to keep fit classes, the results will be.
3. Junk food is far than an ordinary lunch of three courses.
4. It was much for him to pass the maths exam than to revise for it.
5. Hurry up! You are as as a snail.
6. I am ready to go out as … as it stops raining.
7. A single room in the five-star hotel appeared to be much than we had expected.
8. Buying a house in this area is twice as it used to be
9. Cinema celebrities are far with TV viewers than politicians.
10. Avis flu is as a disease as swine flu.