Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adjective.
1He is ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use "more patient" for the comparative form before than.
2He sings ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use "worse" as the comparative form of badly.
3As I was feeling sleepy, I went to bed ............... than usual.
Wrong!
Use "earlier" for the comparative form before than usual.
4He performed ............... than expected.
Wrong!
Use "better" as the comparative form of well.
5These instructions should have been ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "simpler" and "more simple" are acceptable comparative forms here.
6Can you move a bit ............... away?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "further" and "farther" can refer to physical distance here.
7The train takes ............... than the car.
Wrong!
Use "longer" for the comparative form before than.
8The exam was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
Use "tougher" for the comparative form before than.
9She is the ............... girl in my class.
Wrong!
Use "prettiest" as the superlative form after the.
10She was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
Use "younger" for the comparative form before than.
11This model is as ............... as the other one.
Wrong!
Use "expensive" in the as + adjective + as structure.
12Who was the ............... person to climb Mt. Everest?
Wrong!
Use "youngest" as the superlative form after the.
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- He is more patient than me.
- He sings worse than me.
- As I was feeling sleepy, I went to bed earlier than usual.
- He performed better than expected.
- These instructions should have been simpler / more simple.
- Can you move a bit further / farther away?
- The train takes longer than the car.
- The exam was tougher than I thought.
- She is the prettiest girl in my class.
- She was younger than I thought.
- This model is as expensive as the other one.
- Who was the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest?