Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1They have ............... money.
Wrong!
Use the positive form "little" when there is no comparison.
2I earn ............... money than my brother.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "less" before "than" to compare amounts.
3The evening was rather ............... .
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective "cold" after "rather" when there is no comparison.
4She is ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "younger" before "than" to compare two people.
5Susie is the ............... of the four siblings.
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "youngest" with "the" when comparing one person with a group.
6Which is the ............... body in the sky?
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Use the superlative form "brightest" with "the" when asking about one item in a whole group.
7Oil is ............... than water.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "lighter" before "than" to compare two substances.
8She is ............... than him.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "more popular" before "than" with a longer adjective.
9She is not as ............... as her brother.
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective "ambitious" in the pattern "not as... as".
10Honey isn't ............... than sugar.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "sweeter" before "than" to compare two things.
11That was not a ............... thing to do.
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective "clever" before a noun when there is no comparison.
12Both sisters are pretty, but Ann is the ............... of the two.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "prettier" with "of the two" because only two people are being compared.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- They have little money.
- I earn less money than my brother.
- The evening was rather cold .
- She is younger than me.
- Susie is the youngest of the four siblings.
- Which is the brightest body in the sky?
- Oil is lighter than water.
- She is more popular than him.
- She is not as ambitious as her brother.
- Honey isn’t sweeter than sugar.
- That was not a clever thing to do.
- Both sisters are pretty, but Ann is the prettier of the two.
