Grammar Scan - Michael Swan David Baker 2008

16 comparison
Upper Intermediate

1 A. fatter; fattest

C. larger; largest

B. thinner; thinnest

D. smaller; smallest See 137.1.

E. better; best

F. worse; worst

See 137.2.

G. happier; happiest

H. simpler; simplest

I. quieter; quietest

See 137.3.

J. more intelligent; most intelligent See 137.4.

2 B. See 139.1.

3 B. See 139.2.

4 All of them are right except D. See 137.5 and 139.4.

5 Both are right. See 137.4.

6 The correct ones are: В and C (see 139.6) and E and F (see 136.4).

7 A, В and C are correct. See 137.5 and 138.

8 A and D. See 139.7.

9 All of them are possible except B. See 140.1.