Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. The exam was ……………………. than I thought.
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Wrong!
We need a comparative adjective before than. Tougher is the comparative form of tough.
2. This restaurant is ……………………. than that.
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Wrong!
3. It was …………………… thing to do.
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4. He is ……………………. than you.
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More foolish is the comparative form of foolish.
5. She is …………………….. than her brother.
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Younger is the comparative form of young.
6. He got the job because he was ……………………….
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Wrong!
7. Which is ………………………….. metal?
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Most useful is the superlative form of useful.
8. Take the ………………………. of the two routes.
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Use the comparative form when a comparison is made between two people or things.
9. This perfume is ………………………. than that.
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Wrong!
10. She seemed the …………………….. interested.
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Least is the superlative form of little.
11. He is older but not ……………………..
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12. He was the ……………………… loved writer of his times.
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Answers
- The exam was more difficult than I thought.
- This restaurant is cheaper than that.
- It was the stupidest thing to do.
- He is more foolish than you.
- She is younger than her brother.
- He got the job because he was more experienced.
- Which is the most useful metal?
- Take the shorter of the two routes.
- This perfume is more pleasant than that.
- She seemed the least interested.
- He is older but not wiser.
- He was the most loved writer of his times.
