Fill in the blanks with less, little, least or lesser.
1The apple is ............... than the mango.
Wrong!
2Copper is ............... useful than iron.
Wrong!
3Silver is ............... precious than gold.
Wrong!
4This is the ............... useful of my gadgets.
Wrong!
5Platinum is one of the ............... common minerals.
Wrong!
6All other fruits are ............... sour than the wild apple.
Wrong!
7The baby is ............... ugly than you.
Wrong!
8I used to have ............... energy than I have got now.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/8
Answers
- The apple is less sweet than the mango.
- Copper is less useful than iron.
- Silver is less precious than gold.
- This is the least useful of my gadgets.
- Platinum is one of the least common minerals.
- All other fruits are less sour than the wild apple.
- The baby is less ugly than you.
- I used to have less energy than I have got now.
Notes
- Less and
- least are used to talk about inequality by focusing on the ‘lower’ end of the cycle.
- Less is the comparative form. It is followed by
- than.
- Least is the superlative form.
