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 "younger" before "than" to compare two people.
2He earns as ............... as his brother.
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In the pattern "as... as", use the base form "much" for an equal comparison.
3It was ............... than I expected.
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Use the comparative form "worse" before "than" to compare two ideas.
4She is ............... than you.
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Use the comparative form "cleverer" before "than" to compare two people.
5Which is the ............... river in the world?
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Use the superlative form "longest" with "the" to compare one river with all rivers in the world.
6He works ............... than anybody I know.
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Use the comparative adverb "harder" before "than" to compare how people work.
7An eagle can fly ............... than a crow.
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Use the comparative adverb "higher" before "than" to compare how two birds can fly.
8Oil is ............... than water.
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Use the comparative form "lighter" before "than" to compare two substances.
9It was the ............... challenge I had ever faced.
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Use the superlative form "toughest" with "the" to show the challenge was the most difficult one.
10He is the ............... of my friends.
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Use the superlative form "wittiest" with "the" to compare one person with the whole group of friends.
11She is as ............... as her sister.
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In the pattern "as... as", use the base adjective "elegant" for an equal comparison.
12Solomon was the ............... of all men.
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Use the superlative form "wisest" with "the" to compare Solomon with all men.
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- 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 ever faced.
- He is the wittiest of my friends.
- She is as elegant as her sister.
- Solomon was the wisest of all men.