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Positive, comparative and superlative

October 30th, 2014 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using appropriate comparative, superlative or positive forms.

1. She is …………………. than I thought.

a) old
b) older
c) oldest

2. China is ……………………. India.

a) bigger than
b) as big
c) biggest than

3. She is …………………. in the class.

a) best
b) the best
c) as good as

4. She is as pretty …………………… her sister.

a) as
b) than
c) then

5. It was ……………………. expensive dress I have ever bought.

a) most
b) the most
c) the more
d) more

6. It was …………………… complicated than I thought.

a) less
b) least
c) lesser

7. He is …………………….. man in the village.

a) oldest
b) the oldest
c) the older

8. He is …………………….. boy I have ever taught.

a) brighter
b) the brightest
c) brightest
d) bright

9. Which is …………………… of the two.

a) more difficult
b) most difficult
c) the more difficult
d) the most difficult

10. She is as old …………………. her husband.

a) as
b) than
c) then

Answers

1. She is older than I thought.

2. China is bigger than India.

3. She is the best in the class.

4. She is as pretty as her sister.

5. It was the most expensive dress I have ever bought.

6. It was less complicated than I thought.

7. He is the oldest man in the village.

8. He is the brightest boy I have ever taught.

9. Which is the more difficult of the two?

10. She is as old as her husband.