Adjectives Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adjective.

1. My ………………….. sister is a journalist.

elder
older
Either could be used here
Before a noun elder and older can both be used to talk about the order of birth of the
members of a family.

2. He is the ………………………. member of the club.

oldest
eldest
Either could be used here
Elder and eldest are only used to talk of members of a family.

3. She was happy when she got the job but two weeks …………………….
she was fired.
later
latter
Either could be used here
Later means after that time.

4. She could become an actor or a model – she chose the ……………………..

option.
later
latter
Either could be used here
Latter means the second of the two.

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5. She is still on good terms with her ……………………………. boyfriend.

former
then
Either could be used here
Former means the first of the two. It can also mean erstwhile.

6. I cannot walk any ………………………

farther
further
Either could be used here
Further and farther can both be used to talk about distance.

7. They refused to give any …………………………. details.

farther
further
Either could be used here
Further can mean additional.

8. There were ………………………… applicants than expected.

fewer
less
lesser
We use fewer before plural nouns.

9. I have ……………………………… interest in politics.

little
less
lesser
We use the positive degree of the adjective when there is no idea of comparison.

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10. He earns ………………………….. money than his wife.

less
few
lesser
Before uncountable nouns we use less.

11. You didn’t eat ………………………… food.

many
much
Either could be used here
We use much before uncountable nouns.

12. There aren’t ……………………….. apples left.

many
much
Either could be used here
We use many before plural nouns.

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Answers
1. My elder / older sister is a journalist.

2. He is the oldest member of the club.

3. She was happy when she got the job but two weeks later she was fired.

4. She could become an actor or a model – she chose the latter option.

5. She is still on good terms with her former boyfriend.

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6. I cannot walk any farther / further.

7. They refused to give any further details.

8. There were fewer applicants than expected.

9. I have little interest in politics.

10. He earns less money than his wife.

11. You didn’t eat much food.

12. There aren’t many apples left.

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