HESI A2 test Grammar- Regular Comparative And Superlative Modifiers

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

For the first time, my accomplishments felt _______ than my brother’s.

greater

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

The pile of presents was smaller than last year’s, but the children didn’t seem to care.

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

I preferred Mrs. Edwards over Mrs. Smith as a Math teacher because the latter was patienter.

Patienter

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

The climate in Florida is __________ than in Arizona, where we live.

more humid

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?

That was the most spicy hot sauce I have ever tried!

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

The more short road to my aunt’s house is the one through the woods.

More short

Select the correct words for the blank in the following sentence.

Bananas are the ___________ fruits you can eat after working out.

most nourishing

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

To make the curtains, the seamstress used the most luxurious fabric she could find.

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

And there he was, more calm than ever, pretending to read an old comic book.

More calm

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

The second guy, who was even _______ than the first one, stared at me for hours.

creepier

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?

The knight, wisest than the young esquire, decided not to take any further action.

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

The bed would have been comfortabler if it had not been replete with accent pillows.

Comfortabler

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

Christianne was hard to persuade; however, Bella, a _________ girl, would believe any story she heard.

more credulous

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

January is usually the coldest month of the year.

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

The bathroom was the most filthy of the rooms, so Jayne decided to tackle it first.

Most filthy

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

Sirius, which means “glowing” in Greek, is the _____ star in Earth’s night sky.

Brightest

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?

When I jumped out to scare my mom, she was the frightenedest I have ever seen her!

Which of the following word(s) is used incorrectly in the sentence?

Tammy, who seemed to be the most shy dog in the kennel, turned out to be pretty wild.

Most shy

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

The _________ thing about Eva is that she is constantly correcting other people’s grammar.

most irritating

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

Pitting all the cherries was the _______ part.

most tedious