Correcting Comparisons and Quantities
About this practice test
Practise A2 Use of English through sentence editing. Build accuracy with comparisons and count and noncount quantities.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
10 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Error correction
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. This suitcase is more heavy than mine.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- This suitcase is heavier than mine.
Heavy changes to heavier in this comparison.
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Question 2 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We need a few milk for breakfast.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We need a little milk for breakfast. / We need some milk for breakfast.
Milk is uncountable and cannot follow a few.
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Question 3 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. There are much customers in the shop.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- There are many customers in the shop.
Plural countable customers takes many.
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Question 4 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. This is the cheaper shirt in the whole shop.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- This is the cheapest shirt in the whole shop.
Comparison with the whole shop requires the superlative cheapest.
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Question 5 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The blue bag is as bigger as the red one.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The blue bag is as big as the red one.
As...as uses the base adjective big.
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Question 6 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We don't have many money left.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We don't have much money left. / We do not have much money left.
Uncountable money takes much rather than many in a negative quantity phrase.
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Question 7 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
The shoes do not fit because they are smaller than my feet. Remove the unnecessary word and write the complete corrected sentence. These shoes are too small enough for me.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- These shoes are too small for me.
Too small expresses excessive smallness; enough must be removed.
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Question 8 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. How much oranges do you want?
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- How many oranges do you want?
Countable plural oranges requires how many.
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Question 9 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The new shop is further away then the old one.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The new shop is further away than the old one.
Comparisons use than, not then.
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Question 10 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. This bread is more fresher than yesterday's.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- This bread is fresher than yesterday's.
Fresher is already a comparative. Remove more; do not mark the same comparison twice.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.