Fill in the blanks with less, little, least or lesser.
1The apple is ............... than the mango.
Wrong!
Use "less sweet" before "than" to make a comparative with an adjective.
2Copper is ............... useful than iron.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective and "than" to compare two things.
3Silver is ............... precious than gold.
Wrong!
Use "less" with "than" to show a lower degree of the adjective.
4This is the ............... useful of my gadgets.
Wrong!
Use "least" after "the" for the lowest degree in a group.
5Platinum is one of the ............... common minerals.
Wrong!
Use "least" in the phrase "one of the least" to mean among the lowest in degree.
6All other fruits are ............... sour than the wild apple.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective when the sentence includes "than" for comparison.
7The baby is ............... ugly than you.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective and "than" to compare two people or things.
8I used to have ............... energy than I have now.
Wrong!
Use "less" with an uncountable noun before "than" in a comparison.
Done.
Score: 0/8
Answers
- The apple is less sweet than the mango.
- Copper is less useful than iron.
- Silver is less precious than gold.
- This is the least useful of my gadgets.
- Platinum is one of the least common minerals.
- All other fruits are less sour than the wild apple.
- The baby is less ugly than you.
- I used to have less energy than I have now.
Notes
- Less and
- least are used to talk about inequality by focusing on the ‘lower’ end of the cycle.
- Less is the comparative form. It is followed by
- than.
- Least is the superlative form.
