This grammar exercise tests your ability to use different forms of the adjective. Fill in the blanks.
1He is ............... than I expected.
Wrong!
Use "later" as the comparative form before "than" when comparing time.
2He is ............... than prudent.
Wrong!
Use "more brave" when comparing two qualities in the same person.
3Janet is prettier than ............... in the class.
Wrong!
Use "any other girl" to exclude Janet from the group being compared.
4The ............... chapters are not very interesting.
Wrong!
Use "latter" for the second or later part of something already mentioned.
5Ours is the ............... house on this street.
Wrong!
Use "last" for the final position in a street or series.
6Have you heard the ............... news?
Wrong!
Use "latest" to mean the most recent news.
7She thinks her new job is much better than the ............... one.
Wrong!
Use "last" to mean the one before the present one.
8I am enjoying my ............... job.
Wrong!
Use "latest" to mean the most recent job.
9This is the ............... warning you get from me.
Wrong!
Use "last" to mean final in this warning.
10Were you at the meeting ............... Monday?
Wrong!
Use "last" directly before a day to mean the previous Monday.
11He is much ............... than his wife.
Wrong!
Use "older" as the comparative form with "than" for age.
12This is the ............... mosque in India.
Wrong!
Use "oldest" as the superlative form for things such as buildings.
Answers
- He is later than I expected.
- He is more brave than prudent.
- Janet is prettier than any other girl in the class.
- The latter chapters are not very interesting.
- Ours is the last house on this street.
- Have you heard the latest news?
- She thinks her new job is much better than the last one.
- I am enjoying my latest job.
- This is the last warning you get from me.
- Were you at the meeting last Monday?
- He is much older than his wife.
- This is the oldest mosque in India.
