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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the sentence on the
line provided.
EXAMPLES: | I am the taller person in my
family. | | | I am the tallest person in my
family .
| | | New York is the largest city in the
U.S. | | | New York is the largest city in the
U.S. | | |
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I'm
lazier than my sister.
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She
answered the questions on the test quicklier than I did.
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3.
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He
better sings than I do.
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Fill in the blanks.
EXAMPLE: | My vacation in Toronto cost less than $2000. It was
not as expensive as my vacation in
Paris. | | |
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An
orange isn't the same ________________ a grapefruit. An orange is smaller.
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My
sister is 35 years old. Her husband is 35 years old. They are the same
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My
sister is more talented than I am. I don't play the piano ________________ well ________________ she
does.
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My
grammar book cost me $30. My reading book cost me $45. These two books are
not the same
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My
new computer didn't cost as ________________ as my old one.
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Choose the sentence with the correct form of the
adjective.
EXAMPLE: | Choose the sentence with the correct form of the
adjective. | | | a. That is the more ugly dog that I have ever
seen. | | | b. That is the ugliest dog that I have ever
seen. | | | Answer:
b | | |
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Choose the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
a. | I ate two sandwiches, but my little brother was hungrier
and he ate three. | b. | I ate two sandwiches, but my little brother was more
hungry and he ate three. | | |
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Choose the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
a. | She's too nervous for this job. We need someone
calmer. | b. | She's too nervous for this job. We need someone more
calm. | | |
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Choose the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
a. | Hawaii is a much wetter place than
Arizona. | b. | Hawaii is a much
more wet place than Arizona. | | |
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Choose the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
a. | I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you repeat that
slowlier? | b. | I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you repeat that more
slowly? | | |
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Write the simple, the comparative, or the superlative form that best completes the
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | This test is important / more important / the most
important of all the tests. | | | the
most important | | |
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That
was a very rough / rougher / roughest airplane flight.
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I
want to buy a pretty / prettier / the prettiest dress.
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Answer each question using a superlative or comparative
adjective.
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Is a
grammar test or a bad cold worse?
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Read each sentence, and then write a second sentence that means the same thing,
using not as . . . as.
EXAMPLE: | The highway is wider than the
road. | | | The road
isn't as wide as the
highway. | | |
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The
Himalayas are taller than the Alps.
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Baseball is slower than soccer.
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Complete each statement with a superlative adjective from the list
below.
easiest | wisest | rarest | largest | fastest | worst | silliest | shortest | greatest | smallest | | | | | |
EXAMPLE: | The Sears Tower is one of the world's
tallest
buildings. | | |
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February is the __________ month in the year.
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Jupiter is the __________ of all the planets.
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Monaco is one of the __________ countries in the world.
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The
cheetah is the __________ animal on four legs.
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E-mail is one of the __________ forms of communication.
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Answer each of the following questions with a complete
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | Q: What is the most beautiful city in your
country? | | | A: I
think Madrid is the most beautiful city in my
country. | | |
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Q: What animal do you think is the most intelligent?
A:
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Q: What is your hardest subject in school?
A:
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Q: Who is one of the happiest people that you know?
A:
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