Exercise in Grammar

Irregular Comparison

Compare the following Adjectives:-

Black, excellent, ill, gloomy, mad, safe, bad, unjust, gay, able, dry, timid, ugly, true,

severe, exact, agreeable, difficult, little, few, numerous, merry.

Exercise in Composition

(a) Fill the blank spaces with 'later' or 'latter' :-

1. The majority accepted the --- proposal.

2. The --- part of the book shows signs of hurry.

3. At a --- date, he was placed in charge of the whole taluka.

4. I prefer the --- proposition to the former.

5. Is there no --- news than last week's?

(b) Fill the blank spaces with ‘older’ or ‘elder’ :-

1. I have an --- sister.

2. Rama is --- than Had by two years.

3. His --- brother is in the Indian Police Service.

4. She is the --- of the two sisters.

5. The nephew is --- than his uncle.

(c) Fill the blank spaces with 'oldest' and 'eldest' :-

1. Rustam is the --- of my uncle's five sons.

2. He is the --- member of the School Committee.

3. That is Antonio, the duke's --- son.

4. The --- mosque in the town is near the railway station.

5. Mr. Smith is the --- teacher in the school.

(d) Fill the blank spaces with 'farther' or 'further':-

1. I can't walk any ---.

2. No --- reasons were given.

3. He walked off without --- ceremony.

4. Until --- orders Mr. K.S. Dave will act as Headmaster of Nira High School.

5. To let, a bungalow at Ridge Road. For --- particulars apply to Box. No. 65.

(e) Fill the blank spaces with 'latest' or 'last':-

1. The --- news from China is very disquieting.

2. The --- time I saw him, he was in high spirits.

3. To-day is the --- day for receiving lenders.

4. We expect to get the --- news in a few hours.

5. The --- Moghul Emperor came to an ignominious end.

(j) Fill the blank spaces with 'nearest' or 'next':-

1. This is the --- post office to my house.

2. The pillar-box is --- to my house.

3. The burglar was taken to the --- police station.

4. His house is --- to mine.

5. The --- railway station is two miles from here.