Fill in the blanks.
1. Is she ........................ better today?
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use very with comparatives.
2. Let's go by train. It is ........................ cheaper.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. She isn't ............................. longer working here.
Correct!
Wrong!
She isn't any longer means the same as she is no longer.
4. This laptop is ................................ expensive than that.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
5. This bag is only slightly ............................. than that.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I feel .............................. today.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He is growing .............................................
Correct!
Wrong!
When change or progress is implied, we use the comparative form.
8. The colder the weather, ............................. I feel.
Correct!
Wrong!
The + comparative is used in both structures.
9. The younger you are, ................................. to learn languages.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. My sister is ............................... than me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Elder can only go before an adjective.
11. My .......................... brother is a soldier.
Correct!
Wrong!
Before an adjective we can use elder or older.
12. It takes .............................. if you go by boat.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
We can modify comparatives with much; we cannot modify them with very.
Answers
- Is she any better today?
- Let’s go by train. It is much cheaper.
- She isn’t any longer working here.
- This laptop is a lot more expensive than that.
- This bag is only slightly heavier than that.
- I feel much better today.
- He is growing taller and taller.
- The colder the weather, the worse I feel.
- The younger you are, the easier it is to learn languages.
- My sister is older than me.
- My older / elder brother is a soldier.
- It takes longer / much longer if you go by boat.
