Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1The three bags weigh 4 kg, 6 kg and 9 kg, so the 9 kg bag is ...............
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Among three bags, the 9 kg bag is "the heaviest" because it weighs more than both others.
2Mia finishes before everyone else in every class race, so she is the ............... runner in our class.
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Finishing before everyone else makes Mia the "fastest" runner in the whole class.
3The three buses take 20, 30 and 40 minutes to reach town, so the 20-minute bus is the ...............
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The shortest journey time makes the 20-minute bus the "quickest" of the three.
4We enjoyed every day of our holiday except Sunday, when it rained from morning to night; Sunday was the ............... day.
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The comparison includes every day of the holiday, so Sunday was the "worst" day.
5There are four shops in the village, and the food shop is bigger than all the others; it is the ............... shop there.
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Being bigger than all the other shops makes it the "largest" shop.
6I find science more interesting than every other school subject, so for me it is the ............... subject.
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The cue "every other school subject" requires the superlative "most interesting".
7January is colder than every other month here, so it is usually the ............... month of the year.
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Being colder than every other month makes January the "coldest" month.
8I tried all the chairs in the room, and this one felt better than the rest, so it was ...............
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The comparison is with all the chairs, so this one was "the most comfortable".
9Nina thought the star cake was more beautiful than every other cake in the bakery, so she chose the ............... one.
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The star cake was compared with every other cake, so it was the "most beautiful" one.
10Our flat is at the top of a six-floor building, so we live on the ............... floor.
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A flat at the top of the building is on the "highest" floor.
11The café serves 80 people on Monday, 60 on Tuesday and 100 on Wednesday, so Tuesday is the ............... day.
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Tuesday has the lowest number of customers, so it is the "least busy" day.
12Tonight's soup is better than every other meal I have cooked, so it is the ............... meal I have ever made.
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The meal is compared with every other meal the speaker has made, so "best" is required.
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- The three bags weigh 4 kg, 6 kg and 9 kg, so the 9 kg bag is the heaviest .
- Mia finishes before everyone else in every class race, so she is the fastest runner in our class.
- The three buses take 20, 30 and 40 minutes to reach town, so the 20-minute bus is the quickest .
- We enjoyed every day of our holiday except Sunday, when it rained from morning to night; Sunday was the worst day.
- There are four shops in the village, and the food shop is bigger than all the others; it is the largest shop there.
- I find science more interesting than every other school subject, so for me it is the most interesting subject.
- January is colder than every other month here, so it is usually the coldest month of the year.
- I tried all the chairs in the room, and this one felt better than the rest, so it was the most comfortable .
- Nina thought the star cake was more beautiful than every other cake in the bakery, so she chose the most beautiful one.
- Our flat is at the top of a six-floor building, so we live on the highest floor.
- The café serves 80 people on Monday, 60 on Tuesday and 100 on Wednesday, so Tuesday is the least busy day.
- Tonight’s soup is better than every other meal I have cooked, so it is the best meal I have ever made.