Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. Do you believe that Shakespeare is the ……………………… playwright of all times? (great / greater / greatest)

2. She sings …………………. than I do. (good / better / best)

3. We winter arrives, the nights become ……………….. and ………………… (cold / colder / coldest)

4. She is the …………………….. of the two sisters. (nice / nicer / nicest)

5. She is ………………… than her siblings. (famous / more famous / most famous)

6. Of the two evils choose the …………………. (little / lesser / least)

7. Health is ……………………. to wealth. (preferable / more preferable / most preferable)

8. She speaks …………………. English than I do. (good / better / best)

9. No other metal is as ………………….. as iron. (useful / more useful / most useful)

10. My house is not as ………………….. as yours. (big / bigger / biggest)

Answers

1. Do you believe that Shakespeare is the greatest playwright of all times?

2. She sings better than I do.

3. We winter arrives, the nights become colder and colder.

4. She is the nicer of the two sisters.

5. She is more famous than her siblings.

6. Of the two evils choose the lesser.

7. Health is preferable to wealth.

8. She speaks better English than I do.

9. No other metal is as useful as iron.

10. My house is not as big as yours.