Are you able to use comparative structures correctly? Test your understanding with this grammar exercise.
1. Your accent is ……………… than mine.
Correct!
Wrong!
Worse is the comparative form of bad.
2. He is ……………… in the team.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use 'the' before superlative adjectives.
3. I am getting …………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
4. We have got ……………….. clothes for the fuller figure.
Correct!
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
5. The older I get, ………………….. I am.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The more dangerous it is, .....................
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She is twice ……………….. as her sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He explained it again and again but I was still …………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate comparative or superlative form.
Answers
1. Your accent is worse than mine.
2. He is the best in the team.
3. I am getting fatter and fatter.
4. We have got less expensive clothes for the fuller figure.
5. The older I get, the more optimistic I am.
6. The more dangerous it is, the more I like it.
7. She is twice as lively as her sister.
8. He explained it again and again but I was still none the wiser.
