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Comparison Of Adjectives

August 13, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. The exam was ……………………. than I thought.

Correct! Wrong!

We need a comparative adjective before than. Tougher is the comparative form of tough.

2. This restaurant is ……………………. than that.

Correct! Wrong!

3. It was …………………… thing to do.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He is ……………………. than you.

Correct! Wrong!

More foolish is the comparative form of foolish.

5. She is …………………….. than her brother.

Correct! Wrong!

Younger is the comparative form of young.

6. He got the job because he was ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

7. Which is ………………………….. metal?

Correct! Wrong!

Most useful is the superlative form of useful.

8. Take the ………………………. of the two routes.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the comparative form when a comparison is made between two people or things.

9. This perfume is ………………………. than that.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She seemed the …………………….. interested.

Correct! Wrong!

Least is the superlative form of little.

11. He is older but not ……………………..

Correct! Wrong!

12. He was the ……………………… loved writer of his times.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. The exam was more difficult than I thought.
  2. This restaurant is cheaper than that.
  3. It was the stupidest thing to do.
  4. He is more foolish than you.
  5. She is younger than her brother.
  6. He got the job because he was more experienced.
  7. Which is the most useful metal?
  8. Take the shorter of the two routes.
  9. This perfume is more pleasant than that.
  10. She seemed the least interested.
  11. He is older but not wiser.
  12. He was the most loved writer of his times.
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