1Mount Everest is the ............... peak in the world.
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Use the superlative "highest" when comparing one thing with all others in a group.
2Mount Everest is ............... than any other peak in the world.
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Use the comparative "higher" before "than any other".
3Sachin is ............... famous than any other Indian cricketer.
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Use "more" to form the comparative of the adjective "famous".
4Osmium is ............... metal.
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Use the superlative phrase "the heaviest" when comparing osmium with all metals.
5No other metal is as ............... as osmium.
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Use the positive adjective "heavy" in the pattern "as... as".
6Mayank is ............... than any other boy in the class.
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Use the comparative "taller" before "than any other".
7The elephant is ............... land animal.
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Use the superlative phrase "the biggest" when comparing the elephant with all land animals.
8Preeti is ............... girl in the class.
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Use the superlative phrase "the prettiest" when comparing Preeti with all the girls in the class.
9The lotus is ............... than any other flower.
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Use "more beautiful" as the comparative form before "than any other".
10You are no ............... than me.
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Use the comparative adjective "better" after "no" and before "than".
11Bhim was ............... of the Pandavas.
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Use the superlative phrase "the strongest" when comparing Bhim with all the Pandavas.
12The peacock is one of the ............... birds.
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Use "most beautiful" after "one of the" before a plural noun.
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- Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.
- Mount Everest is higher than any other peak in the world.
- Sachin is more famous than any other Indian cricketer.
- Osmium is the heaviest metal.
- No other metal is as heavy as osmium.
- Mayank is taller than any other boy in the class.
- The elephant is the biggest land animal.
- Preeti is the prettiest girl in the class.
- The lotus is more beautiful than any other flower.
- You are no better than me.
- Bhim was the strongest of the Pandavas.
- The peacock is one of the most beautiful birds.