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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.   
 

1. 

I'm lazier than my sister.
_________________________________________________________________________.
 

2. 

She answered the questions on the test quicklier than I did.
_________________________________________________________________________.
 

3. 

He better sings than I do.
_________________________________________________________________________.
 
 
Fill in the blanks.

EXAMPLE:
My vacation in Toronto cost less than $2000. It was not as    expensive    as my vacation in Paris.
 

4. 

An orange isn't the same ________________ a grapefruit. An orange is smaller.
 

5. 

My sister is 35 years old. Her husband is 35 years old. They are the same ________________.
 

6. 

My sister is more talented than I am. I don't play the piano ________________ well ________________ she does.
 

7. 

My grammar book cost me $30. My reading book cost me $45. These two books are
not the same ________________.
 

8. 

My new computer didn't cost as ________________ as my old one.
 
 
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
 

9. 

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.
 

10. 

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.
 

11. 

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.
 

12. 

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?
 
 
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                      
 

13. 

That was a very rough / rougher / roughest airplane flight.
____________________________
 

14. 

I want to buy a pretty / prettier / the prettiest dress.
____________________________
 
 
Answer each question using a superlative or comparative adjective.
 

15. 

Is a grammar test or a bad cold worse?
____________________________________________________________
 
 
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.                                      
 

16. 

The Himalayas are taller than the Alps.
____________________________________________________________
 

17. 

Baseball is slower than soccer.
____________________________________________________________
 
 
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.
 

18. 

February is the __________ month in the year.
 

19. 

Jupiter is the __________ of all the planets.
 

20. 

Monaco is one of the __________ countries in the world.
 

21. 

The cheetah is the __________ animal on four legs.
 

22. 

E-mail is one of the __________ forms of communication.
 
 
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.       
 

23. 

Q:  What animal do you think is the most intelligent?
A:  ________________________________________________________
 

24. 

Q:  What is your hardest subject in school?
A:  ________________________________________________________
 

25. 

Q:  Who is one of the happiest people that you know?
A:  ________________________________________________________
 



 
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