Comparatives — advanced forms — The Myth of the Craic
Grammar: Comparatives — advanced forms, double comparatives, as...as, the more...the more
Free ESL grammar exercise on comparatives — advanced forms themed around the myth of the craic. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 6 (proficiency) ESL grammar exercise on culture, practising comparatives — advanced forms, double comparatives, as...as, the more...the more. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The further a cultural ideal travels from its origin, the more simplified it becomes. The more a culture prizes warmth as a professional asset, the harder it becomes to distinguish genuine feeling from performed feeling. Comparative happiness surveys routinely place Irish respondents among the more gregarious populations in Europe.
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
- Double comparative
- The more you travel, the more you question your assumptions. — parallel change in two clauses
- as...as equality
- This culture is as formally structured as Japan's. — two things equal on a scale
Sample items
- The ______ a stereotype is repeated, the... it is to challenge.
- Brazilian jeitinho is ______ well documented... Irish craic.
- The official image is ______ simpler... the lived experience.
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