Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. This color is …………………….. than that color.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the comparative form to compare two people or things.
2. She is ……………………… than you.
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Wrong!
Use a comparative adjective before than.
3. She earns ……………………. money in my family.
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Wrong!
Use the with superlatives.
4. The day my daughter was born is the ……………………….. day of my life.
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Wrong!
5. I was ………………………… today than yesterday.
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Wrong!
Use a comparative form before than.
6. She is ………………………. than her sister.
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Wrong!
7. The task was …………………………. difficult than I thought.
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Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
8. She is ………………………. of the four girls.
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Wrong!
Use the superlative to compare a person or thing with the whole group to which they belong.
9. Iron is …………………….. useful metal.
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Wrong!
10. She is not as ………………………. as her sisters.
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Wrong!
Use the positive form of the adjective in the expression as...as...
11. She speaks English ……………………….. than me.
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Wrong!
Better is the comparative form of good.
12. All of them are nice but she is ………………………
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Wrong!
Answers
- This color is darker than that color.
- She is cleverer than you.
- She earns the most money in my family.
- The day my daughter was born is the happiest day of my life.
- I was busier today than yesterday.
- She is more generous than her sister.
- The task was less difficult than I thought.
- She is the prettiest of the four girls.
- Iron is the most useful metal.
- She is not as rich as her sisters.
- She speaks English better than me.
- All of them are nice but she is the nicest.
