Degrees Of Comparison Exercise

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

1. Sam is the …………………………… boy I have ever met. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)

2. This is the …………………………. solution I can recommend. (good / better / best)

3. You are not ……………………………. than me. (intelligent / intelligenter / more intelligent)

4. I am the ………………………….. mother in the world. (happy /happier / happiest)

5. It is as ………………………….. as that. (simple / simpler / simplest)

6. Can you suggest a …………………………. solution? (simpler / simplest)

7. The exam was ………………………….. than I thought. (easy / more easy / easier)

8. The tea is too ………………………. to drink. (hot / hotter / hottest)

9. She looks ……………………………….. than her age. (young / younger / youngest)

10. That was so ……………………………… of you. (kind / kinder / kindest)

11. She is the …………………………. woman I have ever met. (kind / kinder / kindest)

Answers

1. Sam is the cleverest boy I have ever met.

2. This is the best solution I can recommend.

3. You are not more intelligent than me.

4. I am the happiest mother in the world.

5. It is as simple as that.

6. Can you suggest a simpler solution?

7. The exam was easier than I thought.

8. The tea is too hot to drink.

9. She looks younger than her age.

10. That was so kind of you.

11. She is the kindest woman I have ever met.