An adjective can exist in three forms – positive, comparative and superlative. The positive form is the base form of the adjective. The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree.
Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective given in the brackets.
1How is your mother today? Is she any ...............?
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "better" after "any" when asking about improvement.
2In India, May is ............... than June.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "hotter" before "than" to compare two months.
3Julie is ............... than her sister.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "prettier" before "than" to compare two people.
4Who is the ............... girl in your class?
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "most beautiful" after "the" when choosing one from a class.
5Which is the ............... of all metals?
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "most precious" after "the" and before "of all".
6Her husband is ten years ............... than she is.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "older" before "than" to compare two people.
7All of us are bad singers, but I sing the ............... of all.
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "worst" after "the" and before "of all".
8I think you need a ............... diet.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "more nutritious" to mean a diet with a higher level of nutrition than the current one.
9Which is the ............... part of India?
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "driest" after "the" when asking about one part of India.
10It was the ............... moment of my life.
Wrong!
Use the superlative form "proudest" after "the" to describe the greatest moment of pride.
Answers
- How is your mother today? Is she any better?
- In India, May is hotter than June.
- Julie is prettier than her sister.
- Who is the most beautiful girl in your class?
- Which is the most precious of all metals?
- Her husband is ten years older than she is.
- All of us are bad singers, but I sing the worst of all.
- I think you need a more nutritious diet.
- Which is the driest part of India?
- It was the proudest moment of my life.
Notes
- The comparative adjective is usually followed by the preposition
- than. The superlative adjective should be used with the article
- the.
