Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1He is ............... man in his village.
Wrong!
Eldest is used to speak of people of a family. The superlative form is required here.
2This is ............... botanical garden in the country.
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The superlative form is used to compare a person or thing with the whole group they belong to.
3She is ............... than you think.
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Cleverer is the comparative form of clever.
4A deer is not as ............... as a tiger.
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Use the positive form of the adjective in the construction as...as....
5She is as ............... as you are.
Wrong!
Use the positive form of the adjective in the structure as...as...
6A crow is ............... than a peacock.
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7Platinum is ............... than gold.
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Costlier is the comparative form of costly.
8She was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
Younger is the comparative form of young.
9Iron is ............... than copper.
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More useful is the comparative form of useful
10Iron is ............... metal.
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11She is ............... than her sister.
Wrong!
12You might think you are ............... than him but you aren’t
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is the oldest man in his village.
- This is the largest botanical garden in the country.
- She is cleverer 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 smarter than him but you aren’t
