Comparative structures: Modifying comparatives — Exercise 1

1This exam was — choose —farslightlya bitmuchnearly more difficult than the last one.

2My new phone is — choose —a lotslightlyfarby farmuch better than my old one, but not dramatically.

3This road is — choose —a bitslightlyfara littlesomewhat longer than the other one, so it takes more time.

4The second proposal was — choose —a lota bitslightlysomewhatbarely more convincing than the first.

5His explanation was — choose —barelysomewhatfarby farmuch clearer than before, but still confusing.

6This task is — choose —by farslightlya bitsomewhatbarely the most challenging one we’ve had so far.

7The weather today is — choose —a littleslightlymuchbarelyhardly colder than yesterday, so wear a coat.

8Her second book is — choose —barelyhardlya bitby farfar more interesting than the first one.

9The new system is — choose —farslightlya littlebarelyhardly more efficient than the old one. Everyone noticed the improvement.

10This solution is — choose —barelyhardlynot nearlyfarmuch as effective as the previous one.