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Degrees of comparison exercise

June 1st, 2011 in Improve English

Complete the following sentences.

1. No other boy is as ……………………. as James. (tall / taller / tallest)

2. Milk is ………………….. than any other food. (nourishing / more nourishing / most nourishing)

3. Radium is one of the ……………………… metals. (valuable / more valuable / most valuable)

4. Few English poets were as ……………………. as Wordsworth. (great / greater / greatest)

5. Shimla is ………………….. than most other hill stations in India. (famous / more famous / most famous)

6. Gold is one of the ……………………. metals. (precious / more precious / most precious)

7. Solomon was …………………… than any other king. (wise / wiser / wisest)

8. Few historians write as ………………….. as Macaulay. (well / better /best)

9. Very few books are as ……………………. as David Copperfield. (popular / more popular / most popular)

10. A train is …………………. than a car. (fast / faster / fastest)

Answers

1. No other boy is as tall as James.

2. Milk is more nourishing than any other food.

3. Radium is one of the most valuable metals.

4. Few English poets were as great as Wordsworth.

5. Shimla is more famous than most other hill stations in India.

6. Gold is one of the most precious metals.

7. Solomon was wiser than any other king.

8. Few historians write as well as Macaulay.

9. Very few books are as popular as David Copperfield.

10. A train is faster than a car.