Comprehensible vs Comprehensive 🔒

Both start the same way, but comprehensible and comprehensive are not interchangeable, and these 9 questions show you exactly why they belong in different sentences.

You fill blanks in sentences like Make sure your handwriting is ___ and easy to read. or The newspaper gave ___ coverage of the hurricane.

The distinction the quiz keeps coming back to: comprehensible means easy to understand, while comprehensive means complete and covering everything. That is why comprehensive car insurance protects against so many situations at once.

Recommended level: intermediate to advanced.

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Question 1

The exam is ___; it includes grammar and spelling questions.

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Your diary is a ___ piece of writing about your whole life.

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The movie plot was ___; I even knew how it would end before it ended.

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The newspaper gave ___ coverage of the hurricane.

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Large books such as Anna Karenina instill fear that they are not ___.

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If our instruction is not ___, it will be difficult for students to learn.

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___ car insurance usually covers car damage, you and third parties.

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Make sure your handwriting is ___ and easy to read.

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The ___ vacation package included a cruise, flight and hotel.

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