Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1She is ............... than her brother.
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Use the comparative form before than.
2He earns as ............... as his brother.
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Use the positive form of the adjective in the structure as...as...
3It was ............... than I expected.
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Worse is the comparative form of bad.
4She is ............... than you.
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5Which is the ............... river in the world?
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The superlative is used to compare one person or thing with the whole group to which they belong.
6He works ............... than anybody I know.
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7An eagle can fly ............... than a crow.
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8Oil is ............... than water.
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9It was the ............... challenge I had to encounter.
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10He is the ............... of my friends.
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11She is as ............... as her sister.
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Use an positive adjective in the expression as...as...
12Solomon was the ............... of all men.
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Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She is younger than her brother.
- He earns as much as his brother.
- It was worse than I expected.
- She is cleverer than you.
- Which is the longest river in the world?
- He works harder than anybody I know.
- An eagle can fly higher than a crow.
- Oil is lighter than water.
- It was the toughest challenge I had to encounter.
- He is the wittiest of my friends.
- She is as elegant as her sister.
- Solomon was the wisest of all men.
