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Comparative-superlative exercise

December 6th, 2011 in Improve English

Rewrite the following sentences using adjectives in the superlative degree.

1. James is taller than any other boy in the class.

2. Milk is more nourishing than any other food.

3. Bombay is richer than any other city in India.

4. Iron is more useful than most other metals.

5. Shakespeare was greater than any other English playwright.

6. Munnar is prettier than most other hill stations in India.

7. Few books are more popular than Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’.

8. Gold is more precious than most other metals.

9. She is taller than her three sisters.

10. She sings better than anybody else in the class.

Answers

1. James is the tallest boy in the class.

2. Milk is one of the most nourishing foods.

3. Bombay is the richest city in India.

4. Iron is one of the most useful metals.

5. Shakespeare is the greatest English poet.

6. Munnar is one of the prettiest hill stations in India.

7. Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’ is one of the most popular books.

8. Gold is one of the most precious metals.

9. She is the tallest of the four sisters.

10. She is the best singer in the class.