Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1The soup was ............... than I thought.
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Use the comparative form "hotter" before "than".
2China is ............... than India.
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Use the comparative form "bigger" before "than".
3She is the ............... student in the class.
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Use the superlative form "brightest" after "the" for one student in the whole class.
4I am not as ............... as them.
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Use the positive adjective "rich" in the pattern "as... as".
5It was the ............... dress I had ever bought.
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Use the superlative "the most expensive" with "I had ever bought" to compare this dress with every other dress the speaker has bought. Long adjectives form the superlative with "most".
6I cannot walk any ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both "farther" and "further" can refer to additional physical distance here.
7My grandfather has got the ............... collection of ancient Indian literature in his library.
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Use the superlative form "finest" after "the" to describe the best collection.
8The journey took ............... than I expected.
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Use the comparative form "longer" before "than".
9I think my kitty is the ...............
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Use the superlative form "cutest" after "the".
10Do you think this fabric is ............... that?
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The adjective "superior" is followed by "to", so the correct phrase is "superior to".
11She is the ............... girl I have ever met.
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Use the superlative "the prettiest" with "I have ever met" to compare her with every other girl the speaker has met. Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y form the superlative with -iest.
12They finished ............... than I thought.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "quicker" and "more quickly" can be used as comparative adverb forms before "than".
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- The soup was hotter than I thought.
- China is bigger than India.
- She is the brightest student in the class.
- I am not as rich as them.
- It was the most expensive dress I had ever bought.
- I cannot walk any farther / further.
- My grandfather has got the finest collection of ancient Indian literature in his library.
- The journey took longer than I expected.
- I think my kitty is the cutest.
- Do you think this fabric is superior to that?
- She is the prettiest girl I have ever met.
- They finished quicker / more quickly than I thought.