Question 1
This chair is _____ comfortable than that one.
Less + adjective + than is the opposite of more … than: less comfortable than = not as comfortable as. Not the least, because than needs a comparative, not a superlative.
Question 2
Both of them are skiing very badly, but she is skiing even _____ than he is.
Bad has an irregular comparative: bad – worse – the worst. Than needs the comparative, so even worse than.
Question 3
The _____ you start, the _____ you’ll finish.
The pattern the + comparative …, the + comparative … shows that two things change together: the sooner …, the more quickly …. Not sooner / quickly, because both parts need a comparative.
Question 4
The play I saw yesterday was _____ than this one.
Than tells us we need a comparative. The comparative of bad is irregular: worse.
Question 5
Mary is much _____ than Ann, though they look alike.
Much + comparative + than: much taller than. Short adjectives add -er: tall – taller.
Question 6
My arm felt hot but that ache was _____ than the pain that burned in my breast.
We compare two pains with than, so we need the comparative: strong – stronger.
Question 7
Your dictation is _____ of all.
Of all shows we compare one thing with the whole group, so we need a superlative: the worst of all. Not worse, because a comparative goes with than.
Question 8
My room is _____ than yours.
Than needs a comparative. Large ends in -e, so we add only -r: larger.
Question 9
“Family Album” is _____ than “Follow Me”.
Long adjectives form the comparative with more: more interesting than. Not as interesting, because it would need as … as, not than.
Question 10
This exercise is _____ than the last one.
Good has an irregular comparative: good – better – the best. Than needs better.
Question 11
The longer the way, the _____ tired we are.
The pattern the + comparative …, the + comparative …: the longer …, the more tired …. The is already in the sentence, so only more is needed.
Question 12
Today _____ and _____ people are coming to understand that learning English is _____.
More and more shows a number that keeps growing: more and more people. The last gap needs the plain adjective, useful, because nothing is being compared.
Question 13
_____ goods you sell, _____ profit you’ll make.
The pattern the more …, the more … needs the in both parts: The more goods you sell, the more profit you’ll make. Not more / the more, because the first part also needs the.
Question 14
Yesterday was _____ day we’ve had this summer.
We’ve had this summer compares one day with all the days of the summer, so we need a superlative: the hottest day.
Question 15
Our new flat is much _____ than the old one.
Much + comparative + than: much quieter than. Not the quietest, because a superlative cannot go with than.
Question 16
Do you need any _____ help?
Any more + noun means 'extra, in addition': Do you need any more help? Not most, because any most is not possible.
Question 17
Actions speak _____ than words.
Than needs a comparative: loud – louder. This proverb means what you do shows more than what you say.
Question 18
It is _____ work I’ve ever done.
I’ve ever done after a noun usually goes with a superlative: the worst work I’ve ever done. Not best, because a superlative needs the.
Question 19
Uncle Nick was the _____ son of the family.
Elder is used for people in the same family: the elder son, my elder sister. Not old, because the old son does not compare anybody.
Question 20
This room is _____ than that one.
Than needs a comparative: small – smaller. Not little, because it is not a comparative form.
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