Review: 6th

This tea tastes a bit ______ the other.

• bitterest than

• more bitter than

• more bitter that

Answer explanation

We use -er for one-syllable words, or two-syllable adjectives ending in -y. For two-syllable words or more, we use more to form the comparative.

For small differences, we can use a bit/a little before the comparative.

She seems _______ since she got divorced.

• more happy

• more happier

• happier

Answer explanation

➪ Two-syllable adjectives and adverbs form the comparative and superlative form with more and most. However, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y are an exception. They form the comparative and superlative turning -y into -ier and -iest.

Choose the two correct sentences.

• Your car is no cheaper than ours.
  

• Your car isn't any cheaper than ours.

• Your car isn't as cheaper as ours.

Answer explanation

➪ We can use any/no + comparative (any better, no faster, any more expensive, etc.). We use any in negative sentences and no in positive sentences.

Which two sentences mean the same?

• Tom is more intelligent than David.
  

• David is more intelligent than Tom

• David isn't as intelligent as Tom.

Answer explanation

➪ We can use not as + adjective + as as an alternative to less + adjective + than.

Could you speak ______, please? I don't understand you

• slowlier

• most slowly

• more slowly

Answer explanation

We use more and most to make the comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable adverbs ending in -ly (quickly ⇒ more quickly).

We use -ier and -iest to make the comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable adjectives ending in -y (dirty ⇒ dirtier).

• Slow is an adjective (the comparative form is slower), and slowly is an adverb (the comparative form is more slowly).

We had ________ rain last autumn.

• a lot of

• many

Answer explanation

We use a lot of because it's an affirmative sentence, and we don't normally use much or many in affirmative sentences.

You travel a lot. Have you been to _____ countries?

• many

• much

Answer explanation

We use many because countries is a plural noun (countable). We can't use few because we are talking about a large quantity, and not a small quantity; if someone travels a lot, that means that they have been to many countries, not few.

We need to go to the greengrocer's. There are _____ potatoes left.

Answer explanation

➪ We use few (without a) because the meaning is negative, the amount of potatoes we have is not enough and we need to go to the shop.

➪ The difference between a few/a little (WITH a) and few/little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/a little are positive in meaning, and few/little are negative.

There was _____ traffic so we arrived very early.

• a little

• little

Answer explanation

We use little (without a) because the meaning is negative, the amount of traffic was not enough to make us arrive late.

You look ___ good ___ the day I met you