Comparative and Superlative

What is the purpose of using comparative and superlative forms in language?

• To express opinions

• To compare qualities of different entities

• To emphasize singular qualities

• To indicate past actions

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Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of the superlative form?

• She is the most taller girl in her class.

• This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

• He runs more faster than anyone else on the team.

• That movie was good, but this one is better.

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Which word is the superlative form of "good"

• Goodest

• Gooder

• Best

• Better

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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative form: "The Nile River is _______ than any other river in Africa.

• Longer

• More Long

• Long

• Longly

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Choose the correct superlative form to complete the sentence: "Of all the planets in our solar system, Saturn is the.....

• more beautiful

• most beautiful

• beautiful

• beautifuler

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Which of the following sentences contains a COMPARATIVE EROR?

• My house is bigger than yours.

• She is the smartest student in the class.

• His car runs more faster than mine.

• This book is more interesting than the last one I read.

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Identify the SUPERLATIVE form in the following sentence: "The Empire State Building is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world."

• tallest

• Empire

• Skyscrapers

• World

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What is the superlative form of "bad"?

• worst

• worse

• bad

• not good

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Choose the correct superlative form to complete the sentence: "Out of all the animals in the zoo, the elephant is _______."

• biggest

• bigger

• big

• smallest

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Which sentence demonstrates correct usage of both the comparative and superlative forms?

• She is the smartest student in the class, but he studies more smarter than her.

• My dog runs faster than yours, but yours runs the fastest in the park.

• This book is interesting, but the other one is most interesting I've ever read.

• This mountain is higher than that one, but that one is highest in the range.

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CCSS.L.3.1G