Complete the following sentences using comparative forms of the adjective or adverb.
1Your car is ............... than mine.
Wrong!
Use "smaller" because short adjectives usually take -er in the comparative.
2My house is ............... than yours.
Wrong!
Use "bigger" because the sentence compares two houses.
3You should write ............... than you do.
Wrong!
Use "more often" because the sentence needs the comparative form of the adverb "often".
4It is ............... than you think.
Wrong!
Use "easier" because adjectives ending in -y usually change to -ier in the comparative.
5The baby is ............... ugly than you.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective to make a negative comparison.
6I have got ............... energy than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use "less" with the uncountable noun "energy".
7This is ............... than that.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "commoner" and "more common" are acceptable comparative forms of "common".
8He is ............... than stupid.
Wrong!
Use "more lazy" in the structure "more adjective than adjective" to contrast two qualities.
9Her boyfriend is ............... than her.
Wrong!
Use "much older" because "much" can intensify a comparative adjective.
10He is ............... than he looks.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "cleverer" and "more clever" are acceptable comparative forms of "clever".
Answers
- Your car is smaller than mine.
- My house is bigger than yours.
- You should write more often than you do.
- It is easier than you think.
- The baby is less ugly than you.
- I have got less energy than I used to have.
- This is commoner / more common than that.
- He is more lazy than stupid.
- Her boyfriend is much older than her.
- He is cleverer / more clever than he looks.
