Fill in the blanks.
1. Mount Everest is ………………………… peak of the Himalayas.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the with superlatives. The superlative of high is highest.
2. ………………………. woman in the village is as rich as my aunt.
Correct!
Wrong!
My aunt is also a woman. Hence, we cannot say that no woman is as rich as my aunt.
3. ……………………… metal is as useful as iron.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The elephant is bigger than …………………………. land animal.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The sword is not as …………………………… as the pen.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Africa is ……………………………. of all continents.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. This is better than ………………………… birthday gift I have received.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Today is …………………………. than yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She is not as …………………………… as her sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use an adjective of the positive degree in the expression as...as...
10. Beethoven is …………………………… than most other composers of music.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The blue whale is ………………………….. animal on earth.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. …………………………. animal is as big as the blue whale.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.
- No other woman in the village is as rich as my aunt.
- No other metal is as useful as iron.
- The elephant is bigger than any other land animal.
- The sword is not as mighty as the pen.
- Africa is the hottest of all continents.
- This is better than any other birthday gift I have received.
- Today is hotter than yesterday.
- She is not as successful as her sister.
- Beethoven is greater than most other composers of music.
- The blue whale is the biggest animal on earth.
- No other animal is as big as the blue whale.
