Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. He is ……………………… man in his village.
Correct!
Wrong!
Eldest is used to speak of people of a family. The superlative form is required here.
2. This is …………………. botanical garden in the country.
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Wrong!
The superlative form is used to compare a person or thing with the whole group they belong to.
3. She is …………………………. than you think.
Correct!
Wrong!
Cleverer is the comparative form of clever.
4. A deer is not as ………………………. as a tiger.
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Wrong!
Use the positive form of the adjective in the construction as...as....
5. She is as …………………………. as you are.
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Wrong!
Use the positive form of the adjective in the structure as...as...
6. A crow is ……………………….. than a peacock.
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Wrong!
7. Platinum is ……………………… than gold.
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Wrong!
Costlier is the comparative form of costly.
8. She was …………………….. than I thought.
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Wrong!
Younger is the comparative form of young.
9. Iron is ………………………. than copper.
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Wrong!
More useful is the comparative form of useful
10. Iron is ………………………….. metal.
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Wrong!
11. She is ………………………. than her sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. You might think you are ………………………. than him but you aren’t
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- He is the oldest man in his village.
- This is the largest botanical garden in the country.
- She is more intelligent than you think.
- A deer is not as fast as a tiger.
- She is as intelligent as you are.
- A crow is cleverer than a peacock.
- Platinum is costlier than gold.
- She was younger than I thought.
- Iron is more useful than copper.
- Iron is the most useful metal.
- She is prettier than her sister.
- You might think you are more intelligent than him but you aren’t.
