The champ

GRAMMAR SELF-STUDY

III YEAR, II TERM

KEY to ‘THE ADJECTIVE AND THE ADVERB’

TASK 1. Underline the right forms in these sentences. Mind that in some cases both forms are right.

1. I bought the (last/ latest) edition of today’s paper.

2. My house is much (father / further) along the road than yours.

3. Who is the (oldest / eldest) in this class?

4. Your driving is (worse / worst) than mine.

5. It's the (less/ lesser) of two evils.

6. Have you heard the (last/ latest) news?

7. We have no (further / farther) information.

8. Jane Somers, (the last/ latest) Booker Prize winner, writes (good/ well).

9. The dying man’s (latest/ last) words were, 'This is the end'.

10. This is the town's (oldest / eldest) house.

11. My flat is (less/ smaller) than yours.

12. I've got (less /lesser) time than you.

13. Jane is 5 years (older /elder) than I am.

14. This dress is the (more /most) expensive of the two.

15. His English is (the best / better) of the four candidates.

16. It's the (better /best) alternative.

17. It's the (furthest/ farthest) point west.

18. This oak is the (oldest / eldest) tree in the park.

19. There are five sisters in out family. Telma is my (elder /older) sister.

20. It’s not fair! I've got the (least / less)! And you've got the (more/ most)!

TASK 2. Put in the right forms. Alternatives are possible.

THE CHAMP

Two men were sitting at the bar. The one nearer to me was the biggest and strongest man I have ever seen. The one farther from me was smaller and weaker. They were having the most violent argument I had ever heard. Suddenly the little man said. 'It's a case of the smallest brain in the world fitted into the biggest head!' They were his last words. The little man didn't know what hit him as he fell to the floor. 'When Shortie wakes up, tell him that was my best Karate chop,' the big man told the barman as he left. The next evening, King Karate was at the bar as usual when Shortie crept in quietly, swung his arm and the champ fell to the floor. 'When King Karate wakes up,' Shortie said, tell him it was my oldest Land Rover starting handle.'