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Then / Than - Exercise 2

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.  Nothing is worse (than then) fighting traffic on Friday afternoon.

2.  The dog bit its master; (than  then) it ran away.

3.  If you insist on having a cake, (than  then) I'll go grocery shopping.

4.  Taller (than  then) her brother, Marlene often teased him mercilessly.

5.  It is unfair for him to have more time to study( than then) I do.

6.  First you got upset; (than then) you got angry.

7.  We all suspected that the clerk knew more (than  then) he let on.

8.  Core the apple and (than  then) rinse it in lemon juice.

9.  If all goes well, (than then) we can proceed to the next step.

10. The discussion lasted much longer (than  then) we thought it would.