2. Select the correct form in parentheses in the following sentences.
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best). 2. Phil is the (happier/happiest) person that we know. 3. Pat's car is (faster/fastest) than Dan's. 4. This the (creamier/creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time. 5. This poster is (colourfuler/more colourful) than the one in the hall. 6. Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yester¬day? 7. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/well). 8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkwarder/more awkwardly) than her daughter. 9. Jane is the (less/least) athletic of all the women. 10. My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two. 11. This summary is (the better/the best) of the pair. 12. Your heritage is different (from/than) mine. 13. This painting is (less impressive/least impressive) than the one in the other gallery. 14. The colder the weather gets (sicker/the sicker) I feel. 15. No sooner had he received the letter (when/than) he called Maria. 16. A mink coat costs (twice more than/twice as much as) a sable coat. 17. Jim has as (little/few) opportunities to play tennis as I. 18. That recipe calls for (many/much) more sugar than mine does. 19. The museum is the (farther/farthest) away of the three buildings. 20. George Washington is (famouser/more famous) than John Jay.
Answers & Comments
2/ happiest
3/ faster
4/ creamiest
5/ more colourful
6/ better
7/ good
8/ more awkwardly
9/ least
10/ prettiest
11/ the best
12/ from
13/ less impressive
14/ sicker
15/ then
16/ twice more then
17/ little
18/ much
19/ farthest
20/ more famous.