This grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures. Fill in the blanks.
1She is ............... older than him.
Wrong!
"Much" is used to make the comparative adjective "older" stronger.
2She is ............... brilliant student in the class.
Wrong!
"The most" is used before long adjectives to form a superlative.
3The journey is as important ............... the destination.
Wrong!
"As" completes the equality structure "as important as."
4He is ............... successful than me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much more" and "more" are correct comparative forms before "successful."
5It is more expensive ............... I thought.
Wrong!
"Than" is used after a comparative adjective.
6She is ............... woman I have ever seen.
Wrong!
"The most beautiful" is the correct superlative form.
7I can't walk any ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Farther" and "further" can both refer to physical distance.
8This fabric is inferior ............... that fabric.
Wrong!
"To" is used after "inferior" in this comparison.
9Who is the ............... of the two sisters?
Wrong!
"Prettier" is the comparative form used for two people.
10Your accent is ............... than mine.
Wrong!
"Worse" is the comparative form of "bad."
11The car is running ............... since it had a service.
Wrong!
"More smoothly" is the correct comparative adverb form.
12She earns ............... than I do.
Wrong!
"Less money" is the correct comparative phrase for an uncountable noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She is much older than him.
- She is the most brilliant student in the class.
- The journey is as important as the destination.
- He is much more / more successful than me.
- It is more expensive than I thought.
- She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
- I can’t walk any farther / further
- This fabric is inferior to that fabric.
- Who is the prettier of the two sisters?
- Your accent is worse than mine.
- The car is running more smoothly since it had a service.
- She earns less money than I do.
