Describing People and Places
About this practice test
Practise A2 Use of English through typed sentence gaps. Build accuracy with adjective comparison and descriptive word forms.
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
- Fill in the blank (text)
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 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use tall: My younger brother is ___ (tall) than me now.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- taller
Than introduces a comparison, so use taller.
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Question 2 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use friendly: Our new neighbour is very ___ (friendly).
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- friendly
The adjective friendly follows very and describes the neighbour.
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Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use quiet: The baby is sleeping, so please speak ___ (quiet).
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- quietly
Quietly is the adverb modifying speak.
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Question 4 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use the superlative of BIG: This room is larger than every other room in our flat. It is the ___ room.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- biggest
The largest among the rooms needs the superlative biggest.
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Question 5 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Form an adjective from INTEREST: The painting held our attention and made us curious about the artist. We found it very ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- interesting
Interesting describes the painting that attracts interest.
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Question 6 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: My aunt is good ___ making people laugh.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- at
Good at takes an ing form for a skill.
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Question 7 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use beauty: The village has a ___ (beauty) old square.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- beautiful
Beautiful is the adjective formed from beauty.
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Question 8 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use busy: The town is ___ (busy) on Fridays than on Mondays.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- busier
Change y to ier in the comparative busier.
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Question 9 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: This path is different ___ the one we used yesterday.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- from / to / than
Different from is widely used; different to and different than are accepted regional variants.
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Question 10 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use child: There are several ___ (child) in the playground.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- children
Children is the irregular plural of child.
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.