Fill in the blanks.
1. I think the ……………………………. half of the movie is better than the former half.
Correct!
Wrong!
Latter means the second.
2. See you ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Later refers to time.
3. I could not answer the ……………………………… question.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Have you heard the …………………………… news?
Correct!
Wrong!
Latest means most recent.
5. The ………………………….. person to arrive was Peter.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Sam is ……………………………. than Peter.
Correct!
Wrong!
Elder and eldest are not used in predicative positions.
7. Who is the ………………………….. man in your village?
Correct!
Wrong!
Eldest is used to talk about the order of birth in a family.
8. They live ……………………………. away so we don’t see them often.
Correct!
Wrong!
Farther shows distance.
9. How far is the ……………………………. charging station from here?
Correct!
Wrong!
Nearest denotes distance.
10. Do you think that dogs are superior ……………………………… cats in intelligence?
Correct!
Wrong!
11. We got ……………………………….. help from them.
Correct!
Wrong!
Little means hardly any.
12. …………………………… people understand me better than my mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
Few means almost none.
Answers
- I think the latter half of the movie is better than the former half.
- See you later.
- I could not answer the last question.
- Have you heard the latest news?
- The last person to arrive was Peter.
- Sam is older than Peter.
- Who is the oldest man in your village?
- They live farther away so we don’t see them often.
- How far is the nearest charging station from here?
- Do you think that dogs are superior to cats in intelligence?
- We got little help from them.
- Few people understand me better than my mother.
