Fill in the blanks.
1She is ............... woman in her village.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "the richest" to compare one person with everyone in the village.
2This is ............... birthday gift I have ever received.
Wrong!
Use the irregular superlative "the best" before a noun in this sentence.
3I don't drink as ............... as you do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable idea of drinking in this comparison.
4Tom is ............... of my four children.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "the youngest" because Tom is compared with all four children.
5Haven't you paid the fees ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yet" in a negative question about something expected before now.
6They ............... ever go out.
Wrong!
The phrase "hardly ever" means almost never.
7She is ............... late for work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "never" and "hardly ever" correctly show that she is not late or is almost never late.
8I have not heard from them ...............
Wrong!
Use "yet" with the present perfect in a negative sentence about something expected.
9She can speak French ............... fluently.
Wrong!
The adverb "quite" means to a fairly high degree.
10She is ............... than I thought.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "more clever" and "cleverer" are acceptable comparative forms of clever.
11You ate ............... anything.
Wrong!
The phrase "hardly anything" means almost nothing.
12She said ...............
Wrong!
Use "nothing" to mean that she did not say anything.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She is the richest woman in her village.
- This is the best birthday gift I have ever received.
- I don’t drink as much as you do.
- Tom is the youngest of my four children.
- Haven’t you paid the fees yet?
- They hardly ever go out.
- She is never / hardly ever late for work.
- I have not heard from them yet
- She can speak French quite fluently.
- She is more clever / cleverer than I thought.
- You ate hardly anything.
- She said nothing
