Fill in the blanks.
1Is she ............... better today?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We cannot use very with comparatives.
2Let's go by train. It is ............... cheaper.
Wrong!
3She isn't ............... longer working here.
Wrong!
She isn't any longer means the same as she is no longer.
4This laptop is ............... expensive than that.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
5This bag is only slightly ............... than that.
Wrong!
6I feel ............... today.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
7He is growing ...............
Wrong!
When change or progress is implied, we use the comparative form.
8The colder the weather, ............... I feel.
Wrong!
The + comparative is used in both structures.
9The younger you are, ............... to learn languages.
Wrong!
10My sister is ............... than me.
Wrong!
Elder can only go before an adjective.
11My ............... brother is a soldier.
Wrong!
Before an adjective we can use elder or older.
12It takes ............... if you go by boat.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We can modify comparatives with much; we cannot modify them with very.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Is she any/much better today?
- Let’s go by train. It is much cheaper.
- She isn’t any longer working here.
- This laptop is a lot more/much more expensive than that.
- This bag is only slightly heavier than that.
- I feel much better/very 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 Either could be used here brother is a soldier.
- It takes longer/much longer if you go by boat.
