Exercise: Comparesion

Exercise: correct the underlined parts if they are incorrect.

1.     Australia is the flatter and drier of all the continents.

2.     The calmer of the two horses was more suitable for amateur riders

3.     The hunter fired gun when the heavy of the two bears charged at him.

4.     The more the grasslands are overgrazed, the fast they become deserts.

5.     The more populated the area becomes, the more noise one has to contend with.

6.     The most early set of cards found in Italy is the Tarot Deck.

7.     The finer the particles, the better they bond together when compacted.

8.     Waiting to be developed is smaller of the two islands.

9.     Harder the government tried to settle the nomads the stronger their resistance to change became.

10.                        Only the 100 wealthiest were allowed to become members of the club.

Answer Keys: 1. Flattest and driest 2. Correct 3. the heavier 4. the faster 5.

Correct 6. the earliest 7. Correct 8. the smaller 9. the harder 10. correct

Exercise: Now choose the correct option:

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

2.     This is the (most prettiest/most pretty/prettiest) dress in the store.

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

4.     Who is the (most/more) famous novelist in the country?

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

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

7.     You have more experience than (anybody/anybody else) applying for the position.

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

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

10.                        She takes her responsibility (seriouser/more seriously) than anyone else I know.

11.                        The (later/latter) part of the address contained some important points.

12.                        Our hotel suite is (farther/further) from the elevator than yours is.

13.                        Comparing other types of weather, we find the sunset (more colorful, most colorful) after a rainstorm.

14.                        My suit is (less appropriate, least appropriate) than hers.

15.                        Tuesday was the (cloudier, cloudiest) day of the week.

Answer Keys: 1. the better 2. prettiest 3. from 4. most 5. less impressive 6. the sicker 7. anybody else 8. farthest 9. more famous 10. more seriously 11. latter 12. farther 13. more colorful 14. less appropriate 15. cloudier