Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison. The adjective is given in the brackets.
1Sam can run ............... than you.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "faster" before "than".
2Raghu is ............... than his friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "more clever" and "cleverer" are acceptable comparative forms before "than".
3You are no ............... than him.
Wrong!
The comparative form of "good" is "better".
4It was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
The comparative form of "easy" is "easier".
5Lead is one of the ............... metals.
Wrong!
After "one of the", use the superlative form "heaviest".
6A rabbit is ............... than a deer.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "smaller" before "than".
7This is ............... than that.
Wrong!
The comparative form of "attractive" is "more attractive".
8Your voice is ............... than mine.
Wrong!
The comparative form of "bad" is "worse".
9She earns ............... money than I do.
Wrong!
Use the comparative quantifier "less" before "than" with uncountable nouns.
10Of all the holidays we have taken, the ............... expensive one was the best.
Wrong!
When we compare one holiday with all the others, we use the superlative "the least expensive"; "less" is the comparative, and "lesser" is not used before an adjective like this.
11I was not as intelligent as the others, but I was the ...............
Wrong!
After "the", use the superlative form "prettiest".
12As you get older, you get ...............
Wrong!
In this parallel structure, use the comparative form "more tolerant".
Answers
- Sam can run faster than you.
- Raghu is more clever / cleverer than his friends.
- You are no better than him.
- It was easier than I thought.
- Lead is one of the heaviest metals.
- A rabbit is smaller than a deer.
- This is more attractive than that.
- Your voice is worse than mine.
- She earns less money than I do.
- Of all the holidays we have taken, the least expensive one was the best.
- I was not as intelligent as the others, but I was the prettiest.
- As you get older, you get more tolerant.