Comparatives and prepositions

... animal I've ever seen was locked in a zoo in London.

• The most sad

• The sadder

• The saddest

The bus was going

• fast and faster

• the fastest

• faster and faster.

Answer explanation

de plus en plus (vite, loin) =

It's either:

more and more + adjective with 3 syllables

i.e.: more and more complicated

Or:

-er and -er for adjectives of 1 or 2 syllables

i.e.1: faster and faster

i.e.2: further and further

This option isn't as ... the first one.

• interesting as

• interesting

• more interesting as

The ... you get, the wiser you become.

• old

• older

• oldest

Answer explanation

Comparing two elements, you use a comparative structure twice (= two times).

The more you study, the better your results.

Of course you'll be fond of her. She's the ... person I've ever met.

• wittier

• wittiest

• most witty

Answer explanation

The superlative of adjectives ending in 'y' = iest.

the prettiest

the happiest

the funniest

This new cake you baked tastes even ... than the one before.

• worst

• bad

• worse

Answer explanation

Adjectives that are irregular:

bad - worse - the worst

good - better - the best

far - further - the furthest

She looks so ... to see her grandad again.

• excited

• exciting

Don't leave me alone with this spider, I'm really ...

• frightening

• frightened

What a ... story, you should tell it to the press.

• fascinated

• fascinating

As he's getting older, he's becoming .... .

• stubborn.

• more and more stubborn.

• the most stubborn.