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Exercise 30: Comparisons


Exercise 30: Comparisons

Select the correct form in parentheses in the following sentences.
1.      Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best).
Best

2.      Phil is (happier/happiest) person that we know
happier

3.      Pat’s car is (faster/fastest) than Dan’s
faster

4.      This is the (creamier/creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time
creamiest

5.      This poster is (colorfuler/more colorful) than the one in the ball
more colorful

6.      Does fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yesterday
better

7.      This vegetable soup tastes very (good/well)
good

8.      While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkwarder/more awkwardly) than her daughter
more awkwardly

9.      Jane is the (less/least) athletic of all the women
less

10.  My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two
Prettiest

11.  This summary is (the better/the best) of the pair.
the best

12.  Your heritage is different (from/than) mine.
from

13.  This painting is (less impressive/least impressive) than the one in the other gallery.
less impressive

14.  The colder the weather gets, (sicker/the sicker) I feel.
the sicker

15.  No sooner had he received the letter (when/than) he called Maria.
than

16.  A mink coat costs (twice more than/twice as much as) a sable coat.
twice more than

17.  Jim has as (little/few) opportunities to play tennis as I.
little

18.  That recipe calls for (many/much) more sugar than mine does.
many

19.  The museum is the (farther/farthest) away of the three buildings.
farther

20.  George Washington is (famouser/more famous) than John Jay.
more famous

Exercise 29: Comparisons



     Ø  Exercise 29: Comparisons
Supply than, as, or from in each of the following sentences.
      1)      The Empire State Building  is taller             the Statue of Liberty.
than
      2)      California is farther from New York            Pennsylvania.
than
        3)      His assignments is different            mine.
from
        4)      Louie reads more quickly             his sisters.
than
        5)      No animal is so big            King Kong.
from
       6)      That report is less impressive           the government’s.
than
      7)      Sam wears the same shirt           his teammates.
as
      8)      Dave paints much more realistically          his professor.
than
      9)      The twins have less money at the end of the month             they have at the beginning.
than
      10)  Her sports car is different              Nancy’s.
from


Exercise 28: Comparisons




Ø  Exercise 28: Comparisons
Supply the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses. Let asand thanbe your clues. Add any other words that may be necessary.
             1)      John and his friends left           as the professor had finished his lecture.
as soon
              2)      His job is             than his friends.
more important
         3)      He plays the guitar           as Andres Segovia.
as well
       4)      A new house is much          than an older one.
more expensive
     5)      Last week was             as this week.
as hot
        6)      Martha is             than her cousin.
more talented
   7)      Bill’s descriptions are           than his wife’s.
more colorful
         8)      Nobody is           than Maria Elena.
more happy
       9)      The boys felt         than the girls about losing the game.
worse bad
        10)  A greyhound runs        than a Chihuahua.
more fast