Comparatives and Superlatives Error Correction
B1 Level
This comparatives and superlatives error correction exercise trains the
proofreading decisions learners miss most often: avoiding double forms such as
more + -er, choosing comparative or superlative meaning from context,
adding the before superlatives, and keeping as...as
comparisons in the base adjective form.
Wrong: "This sofa is more softer than the chair." Correct: "This sofa is softer than the chair."
Wrong: "It was most exciting film in the festival." Correct: "It was the most exciting film in the festival."
Some sentences are already correct, so this route is not a mechanical form-changing drill. Read the comparison first: are there two things, a whole group, or an equal comparison? Then decide whether the sentence needs -er, more, the -est, the most, an irregular form, or no correction at all.
Wrong: "This sofa is more softer than the chair." Correct: "This sofa is softer than the chair."
Wrong: "It was most exciting film in the festival." Correct: "It was the most exciting film in the festival."
Some sentences are already correct, so this route is not a mechanical form-changing drill. Read the comparison first: are there two things, a whole group, or an equal comparison? Then decide whether the sentence needs -er, more, the -est, the most, an irregular form, or no correction at all.
Quick Rule
comparative + than | the + superlative | as + base adjective + as | never combine more with -er
- 1.The blue bag is lighter than the black one.
- 2.This is the cheapest ticket on the website.
- 3.Their office is as busy as ours.
- 4.The journey was worse than we expected.
- 5.The later train is more convenient for everyone.
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