Fill in the blanks.
1This is ............... birthday gift I have ever had.
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Use "the best" as the superlative form before a singular noun in this sentence.
2You are old enough to know ...............
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The fixed expression is "better" in "old enough to know better."
3No other woman in the village is ............... than her.
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Use "richer" before "than" to make a comparative sentence.
4Apples are not ............... as oranges.
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Use "as cheap" in the negative comparison pattern "not as... as."
5He is ............... than stupid.
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Use "more lazy" when comparing two qualities of the same person.
6The elephant is ............... land animal.
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Use "the biggest" as the superlative form of the short adjective "big."
7She is not as intelligent ............... I am.
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Use "as" to complete the comparison pattern "not as... as."
8It took ............... than expected.
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Use "longer" before "than" to make a comparative sentence.
9The doctor advised him to use ............... oil for cooking.
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Use "less" as the comparative form with the uncountable noun "oil."
10He is ............... than his brother.
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Use "less successful" before "than" to compare the two brothers.
11No other continent is ............... Africa.
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Use "as hot as" after "No other" to show that Africa is the hottest continent.
12Which is ............... snake in the world?
Select 2 answers.
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Both "the deadliest" and "the most deadly" are correct superlative forms here.
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- This is the best birthday gift I have ever had.
- You are old enough to know better
- No other woman in the village is richer than her.
- Apples are not as cheap as oranges.
- He is more lazy than stupid.
- The elephant is the biggest land animal.
- She is not as intelligent as I am.
- It took longer than expected.
- The doctor advised him to use less oil for cooking.
- He is less successful than his brother.
- No other continent is as hot as Africa.
- Which is the deadliest / the most deadly snake in the world?