General grammar exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.

1. We are going ……………………

a) more slowly and more slowly
b) more and more slowly

2. The older I get, the ………………….

a) happier am I
b) happier I am

3. The more ………………….., the more I like it.

a) it is dangerous
b) dangerous it is

4. The more I read, …………………………

a) the less I understand
b) I understand the less

5. Mary is ……………….. of the four sisters.

a) taller
b) the tallest
c) tallest

6. He plays better than ………………….. in the team.

a) everybody else
b) everybody

7. He is ………………… in the team.

a) the best
b) the better
c) best

8. Can’t you drive ………………..

a) any fast
b) any faster?

9. You are getting ……………………..

a) fatter and fatter
b) more and more fat

10. She is the fastest player ………………….

a) in the team
b) of the team

Answers

1. We are going more and more slowly.

2. The older I get, the happier I am.

3. The more dangerous it is, the more I like it.

4. The more I read, the less I understand.

5. Mary is the tallest of the four sisters.

6. He plays better than everybody else in the team.

7. He is the best in the team.

8. Can’t you drive any faster?

9. You are getting fatter and fatter.

10. She is the fastest player in the team.