Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1The exam was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form before "than", so "tougher" is correct.
2This restaurant is ............... than that one.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form before "than", so "cheaper" is correct.
3It was ............... thing to do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "the stupidest" and "the most stupid" are correct superlative forms here.
4He is ............... than you.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form before "than", so "more foolish" is correct.
5She is ............... than her brother.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form before "than", so "younger" is correct.
6He got the job because he was ............... than the other candidates.
Wrong!
The sentence compares him with other candidates, so "more experienced" is correct.
7Which is ............... metal?
Wrong!
Use the superlative form of a longer adjective, so "the most useful" is correct.
8Take the ............... of the two routes.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form for two choices, so "shorter" is correct.
9This perfume is ............... than that one.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "more pleasant" and "pleasanter" are correct comparative forms here.
10She seemed the ............... interested person in the group.
Wrong!
After "the", use the superlative form, so "least" is correct.
11He is older but not ...............
Wrong!
This balanced comparison needs the comparative form "wiser".
12He was the ............... loved writer of his time.
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The superlative phrase is formed with "most" before the adjective.
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- The exam was tougher than I thought.
- This restaurant is cheaper than that one.
- It was the stupidest / the most stupid thing to do.
- He is more foolish than you.
- She is younger than her brother.
- He got the job because he was more experienced than the other candidates.
- Which is the most useful metal?
- Take the shorter of the two routes.
- This perfume is more pleasant / pleasanter than that one.
- She seemed the least interested person in the group.
- He is older but not wiser.
- He was the most loved writer of his time.