Fill in the blanks with a comparative or superlative adjective.
1You are ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "shorter" before "than" to compare two people.
2Which is the ............... country in the world?
Wrong!
Use the superlative adjective "largest" after "the" to compare one country with all countries.
3She is ............... successful than her sister.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective to make a negative comparison with "than".
4He is ............... than you think.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "smarter" before "than" to compare what he is with what you think.
5His health is getting ...............
Wrong!
Use the comparative "worse" to show that his health is getting increasingly bad over time; "more bad" is not a correct comparative form.
6They are ............... than us.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "wealthier" and "more wealthy" are acceptable comparative forms of "wealthy" before "than".
7The baby is ............... ugly than you.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective to make a negative comparison with "than".
8Choose the ............... of the two evils.
Wrong!
Use "lesser" in the fixed phrase "the lesser of the two evils".
9You are no ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "better" in the structure "no better than".
10You sing ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adverb "worse" before "than" to compare singing ability.
11None of us sing well, but I am the ...............
Wrong!
Use the superlative adjective "worst" after "the" to compare one person with the whole group.
12I earn ............... money than a street sweeper.
Wrong!
Use "less" with an uncountable noun like "money" before "than".
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- You are shorter than me.
- Which is the largest country in the world?
- She is less successful than her sister.
- He is smarter than you think.
- His health is getting worse
- They are wealthier / more wealthy than us.
- The baby is less ugly than you.
- Choose the lesser of the two evils.
- You are no better than me.
- You sing worse than me.
- None of us sing well, but I am the worst
- I earn less money than a street sweeper.