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