Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1These apples are ............... than those apples.
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Use the comparative form "sweeter" before "than" to compare two groups of apples.
2She is ............... than him.
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Use the comparative form "cleverer" before "than" to compare two people.
3You are not as ............... as him.
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Use the positive adjective "intelligent" in the pattern "not as... as".
4It was the ............... day of my life.
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Use the superlative form "saddest" after "the" to mean the most sad.
5Merlin is as ............... as her siblings.
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Use the positive adjective "rich" in the pattern "as... as".
6She is ............... than her sisters.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "kinder" and "more kind" are acceptable comparative forms of "kind" before "than".
7That was the ............... thing to do.
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Use the superlative form "stupidest" after "the" to mean the most stupid.
8She can run ............... than me.
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Use the comparative adverb "faster" before "than" to compare running speed.
9Iron is ............... than copper.
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Use the comparative form "more useful" because "useful" normally takes "more".
10I am ............... than my sisters.
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Use the comparative form "shorter" before "than" to compare heights.
11Which is the ............... metal?
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Use the superlative form "most useful" after "the" to ask about one metal in a group.
12He is the ............... of the four brothers.
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Use the superlative form "youngest" after "the" to compare one brother with the whole group.
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- These apples are sweeter than those apples.
- She is cleverer than him.
- You are not as intelligent as him.
- It was the saddest day of my life.
- Merlin is as rich as her siblings.
- She is kinder / more kind than her sisters.
- That was the stupidest thing to do.
- She can run faster than me.
- Iron is more useful than copper.
- I am shorter than my sisters.
- Which is the most useful metal?
- He is the youngest of the four brothers.