Bigger, better, cheaper — comparing things
The -er ending and than do the comparing: bigger than, quicker than. Longer words take more — more interesting. Both fly by fast in speech.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1This one is bigger than that one.
- 2The blue one looks better on you.
- 3Do you have anything cheaper?
- 4The train is quicker than the bus.
- 5This street is quieter at night.
- 6My new place is smaller, but warmer.
- 7The old one was better, no?
- 8It's much cheaper this week.
- 9Her English is better than mine.
- 10The second book is more interesting.
- 11Today is colder than yesterday.
- 12This way is more simple.
- 13Which one do you like more?
- 14For me, the first one.
- 15Good things take more time.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
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- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded A2 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.