Fill in the blanks with an appropriate degree of comparison.
1This shade is ............... than that shade.
Wrong!
Use "darker" to compare two shades with "than".
2Have you got any shades ............... than this?
Wrong!
Use "lighter" to compare this shade with another shade using "than".
3I am the ............... in my family.
Wrong!
Use "shortest" after "the" to compare one person with everyone in a group.
4We must buy a ............... car; this one is not fast enough.
Wrong!
Use "faster" because the new car must be quicker than this one; one-syllable adjectives add -er, not "more".
5You are the ............... person I have ever known.
Wrong!
Use "funniest" with "the" and "I have ever known" for the superlative meaning.
6Can a cat be as ............... as a dog?
Wrong!
Use "faithful" in the equality pattern "as... as".
7She spoke ............... than her opponent in the debate.
Wrong!
Use "more confidently" to compare how she spoke with how her opponent spoke.
8We haven’t reached the station yet. We need to walk ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "farther" and "further" can mean a greater physical distance here.
9What is the ............... price you are willing to take?
Wrong!
Use "lowest" to ask for the minimum price someone will accept.
10Lead is ............... than iron.
Wrong!
Use "heavier" to compare lead with iron using "than".
11If you had run a little ..............., you could have caught him.
Wrong!
Use "faster" to mean running more quickly than you did.
12You are ............... than anybody I know.
Wrong!
Use "more stubborn" as the comparative form before "than".
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- This shade is darker than that shade.
- Have you got any shades lighter than this?
- I am the shortest in my family.
- We must buy a faster car; this one is not fast enough.
- You are the funniest person I have ever known.
- Can a cat be as faithful as a dog?
- She spoke more confidently than her opponent in the debate.
- We haven’t reached the station yet. We need to walk farther / further.
- What is the lowest price you are willing to take?
- Lead is heavier than iron.
- If you had run a little faster, you could have caught him.
- You are more stubborn than anybody I know.