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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. This habit is useful for B1 writing because comparison errors often hide inside otherwise accurate sentences. It also builds careful editing confidence.

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 not as busy as ours.
  • 4.The journey was worse than we expected.
  • 5.The later train is more convenient than the earlier one.