Question

6 . Make comparisons using the words in parentheses.

1 a mountain / a hill (high)
_A mountain is higher than a hill.__

2 cars / bicycles (expensive)

3 department stores / local stores (big).

4 speaking / writing (easy).

5 a plane / a train (fast).

6 the country / the city (quiet).



7 . Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 6. Use the opposite comparative adjectives.

cheap, difficult, *low*, noisy, slow, small

1 A hill is lower than a mountain.
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Answer 1

2 cars are more expensive than bicycles

3 department stores are bigger than local stores

4 speaking mandarin is easier than writing

5 a plane is faster than a train

6 the country is quietest than the city.

opposite:

2 bicycles are cheaper than cars

3 local stores are smaller than department stores

4 wrtiting mandarin is more difficult than speaking

5 a train is slower than a plane

6 the city is more noisier than the country