6 confusing words – small & little, big & large, tall & high

1. I have two brothers; the younger one is 15, and my __________ brother is 10 years older than me.

• little

• tall

• large

• big

2. The Pentagon is a very big building, but it isn't very ________.

• • large

• • tall

• • high

3. Although my car looks ___________, six people can sit in it comfortably.

• small

• high

• big

• tall

4. The forests along Canada's west coast have some of the ____________ trees in the world.

(Remember that when we talk about things that "stand" we usually use tall.)

• tallest

• highest

5. There is ____________ reason to believe that your application will be declined.

• small

• little

6. Scientists in America have just caught the ____________ python [a type of snake] on record. It's over 18 feet long.

• • biggest

• • largest

• • both words are possible (biggest or largest)

7. The Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth. The peak of Mt. Everest is the ___________.

• • highest

• tallest

8. Tom collects spiders. He has a ________ tarantula in a glass aquarium.

(Which word would suggest that the tarantula is "cute"?)

• • little

• small

9. The Burj Khalifa, which is in Dubai, is the ____________ building in the world.

• • highest

• tallest

10. Lhasa, a city in Tibet, is one of the _________ cities in the world.

• • tallest

• • highest