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Comparison of adjectives

January 25th, 2015 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjective forms.

1. Mandarin is the …………………. widely spoken language in the world.

(a) much
(b) more
(c) most

2. The fox is the …………………. of all animals.

(a) clever
(b) cleverer
(c)  cleverest

3. Nithya is one of the ……………….. girls in the college.

(a) beautiful
(b) more beautiful
(c)  most beautiful

4. Very few girls in the college are so ………………. as Nithya.

(a) beautiful
(b) more beautiful
(c)  most beautiful

5. Nithya is a …………………. girl.

(a) beautiful
(b) more beautiful
(c) most beautiful

6. Nithya is …………………… than most other girls in the college.

(a) beautiful
(b) more beautiful
(c) most beautiful

7. Collecting stamps is an ……………………. hobby.

(a) interesting
(b) more interesting
(c) most interesting

8. The sun is …………………… than the earth.

(a) big
(b) bigger
(c) biggest

Answers

1. Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world.

2. The fox is the cleverest of all animals.

3. Nithya is one of the most beautiful girls in the college.

4. Very few girls in the college are so beautiful as Nithya.

5. Nithya is a beautiful girl.

6. Nithya is more beautiful than most other girls in the college.

7. Collecting stamps is an interesting hobby.

8. The sun is bigger than the earth.