This grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures correctly. Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree or a conjunction.
1He was older ............... I thought.
Wrong!
Use "than" after a comparative adjective to introduce the comparison.
2China is ............... India.
Wrong!
Use "bigger than" to compare the size of two places.
3Susie is ............... of the four girls.
Wrong!
Use "the prettiest" when one person is compared with a group of four.
4I am not ............... my brother.
Wrong!
Use "as successful as" in this negative equality comparison.
5That was the ............... film I have ever seen.
Wrong!
Use the superlative adjective "funniest" after "the" and before "I have ever seen".
6It was ............... gift I have ever received.
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Use "the most expensive" for a superlative before a noun.
7For ............... information, please visit our website.
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Use "further" to mean additional in this common phrase.
8She owns a ............... collection of antiques.
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Use the base adjective "fine" because no comparison is being made.
9It was ............... than I was expecting.
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Use the comparative adjective "cheaper" before "than".
10They are both good girls, but I think Mary is the ............... of the two.
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Use "better" when comparing two people.
11This is the ............... kitchen I have ever seen.
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Use the superlative adjective "filthiest" with "the" and "I have ever seen".
12The older I get, ...............
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Use "the happier I am" to complete the parallel comparative structure.
Answers
- He was older than I thought.
- China is bigger than India.
- Susie is the prettiest of the four girls.
- I am not as successful as my brother.
- That was the funniest film I have ever seen.
- It was the most expensive gift I have ever received.
- For further information, please visit our website.
- She owns a fine collection of antiques.
- It was cheaper than I was expecting.
- They are both good girls, but I think Mary is the better of the two.
- This is the filthiest kitchen I have ever seen.
- The older I get, the happier I am.