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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
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from the news section in
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Complete the table.
Verb
Noun
1. combine ____________
2.
forecast
____________
3.
compete
____________
4.
produce
____________
5.
fly
____________
6. grow
____________
7. cost
____________
8. succeed ____________
Comparatives – short and long forms
Look at these examples from the text:
The Dreamliner will be more successful.
The A380 is bigger than the Dreamliner.
Fill the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets:
1.
The A380 is __________________ than the Dreamliner. [expensive]
2.
The Dreamliner is _______________ than the A380. [cheap]
3.
Boeing says the Dreamliner will be ______________ than the A380. [flexible]
4.
Some experts think the A380 will be ________________ than the Dreamliner.
[successful]
5. The
Dreamliner
is
_______________ than the A380. [small]
6.
Some experts believe the A380 will be ________________ than the
Dreamliner. [profitable]
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004
Taken from the News
section in
www.onestopenglish.com
