Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... book I have read.
Wrong!
The superlative is used to compare one person or thing with the whole group to which he/she/it belongs.
2You are ............... than anyone I know.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form in expressions with than.
3She is younger than ...............
Wrong!
Object pronouns are considered more appropriate than and as.
4It was ten times ............... than I expected.
Wrong!
5He was ............... of all the runners.
Wrong!
6This is ............... than that.
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
7He plays ............... than anyone else in the team.
Wrong!
8My grandfather was one of the ............... persons in my neighborhood.
Wrong!
9I have ............... interest in economics.
Wrong!
10He is ............... than stupid.
Wrong!
When we compare two descriptions of the same person, comparatives with more are used.
11I am ............... mother in the world.
Wrong!
12That was ............... of you.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It is the best book I have read.
- You are more generous than anyone I know.
- She is younger than me
- It was ten times more difficult than I expected.
- He was the fastest of all the runners.
- This is less expensive than that.
- He plays better than anyone else in the team.
- My grandfather was one of the the most influential persons in my neighborhood.
- I have little interest in economics.
- He is more lazy than stupid.
- I am the happiest mother in the world.
- That was most kind of you.

