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Degrees Of Comparison Exercise

March 27, 2019 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences with an adjective of the appropriate degree.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Mount Everest is the ............... peak in the world.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "highest" when comparing one thing with all others in a group.
2Mount Everest is ............... than any other peak in the world.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "higher" before "than any other".
3Sachin is ............... famous than any other Indian cricketer.
Wrong!
Use "more" to form the comparative of the adjective "famous".
4Lead is ............... metal.
Wrong!
Use the superlative phrase "the heaviest" when comparing lead with all metals.
5No other metal is as ............... as lead.
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective "heavy" in the pattern "as... as".
6Mayank is ............... than any other boy in the class.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "taller" before "than any other".
7The elephant is ............... land animal.
Wrong!
Use the superlative phrase "the biggest" when comparing the elephant with all land animals.
8Preeti is ............... girl in the class.
Wrong!
Use the superlative phrase "the prettiest" when comparing Preeti with all the girls in the class.
9The lotus is ............... than any other flower.
Wrong!
Use "more beautiful" as the comparative form before "than any other".
10You are no ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "better" after "no" and before "than".
11Bhim was ............... of the Pandavas.
Wrong!
Use the superlative phrase "the strongest" when comparing Bhim with all the Pandavas.
12The peacock is one of the ............... birds.
Wrong!
Use "most beautiful" after "one of the" before a plural noun.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.
  2. Mount Everest is higher than any other peak in the world.
  3. Sachin is more famous than any other Indian cricketer.
  4. Lead is the heaviest metal.
  5. No other metal is as heavy as lead.
  6. Mayank is taller than any other boy in the class.
  7. The elephant is the biggest land animal.
  8. Preeti is the prettiest girl in the class.
  9. The lotus is more beautiful than any other flower.
  10. You are no better than me.
  11. Bhim was the strongest of the Pandavas.
  12. The peacock is one of the most beautiful birds.
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