Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1He is ............... man in his village.
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Use the superlative for age in a whole group. "Eldest" is normally used only for members of a family, so the correct answer is "the oldest".
2This is ............... botanical garden in the country.
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Use the superlative for one thing in a whole group, so the correct answer is "the largest".
3She is ............... than you think.
Select 2 answers.
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Both comparative forms are acceptable here, so the correct answers are "more clever" and "cleverer".
4A deer is not as ............... as a tiger.
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Use the base adjective in the pattern as... as, so the correct answer is "fast".
5She is as ............... as you are.
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Use the base adjective in the pattern as... as, so the correct answer is "intelligent".
6A crow is ............... than a peacock.
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Use the comparative form before than, so the correct answer is "cleverer".
7Platinum is ............... than gold.
Select 2 answers.
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Both comparative forms are acceptable here, so the correct answers are "costlier" and "more costly".
8She was ............... than I thought.
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Use the comparative form before than, so the correct answer is "younger".
9Iron is ............... than copper.
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Use more with longer adjectives such as useful, so the correct answer is "more useful".
10Iron is ............... metal.
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Use the before a superlative adjective, so the correct answer is "the most useful".
11She is ............... than her sister.
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Use the comparative form before than, so the correct answer is "prettier".
12You might think you are ............... than him, but you aren’t.
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Add -er to a short one-syllable adjective like "smart" before than, so the correct answer is "smarter".
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- He is the oldest man in his village.
- This is the largest botanical garden in the country.
- She is more clever / 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 / more costly 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.