Test yourself

Choose the correct word.

1. You shouldn’t feel (bad/badly) because you missed the submission deadline; so did many others, and as a result the cookbook schedule has been rejigged.
   

   Answer 1:

   a. bad b. badly
2. I like both your charcoal sketches, but I prefer the one of the sasquatch because it’s the (most/more) lifelike.
   

   Answer 2:

   a. most b. more
3. Septima is one of the (more/most) outrageous performance artists New York has ever seen.
   

   Answer 3:

   a. more b. most
4. The deadly rat poison did not kill Hugo, but he felt (strange/strangely) for nearly a week after swallowing it with his cocoa.
   

   Answer 4:

   a. strange b. strangely
5. Allan and Craig are both bright, well spoken and handsome, but Allan is by far the (best/better) dressed.
   

   Answer 5:

   a. best b. better
6. The panel of deejays has unanimously chosen the Tragically Hip as the most (unique/creative) Canadian rock band.
   

   Answer 6:

   a. unique b. creative