Mastering Comparative Adjectives Quiz

Given the adjectives "tall," "short," and "fast," which sentence correctly uses a comparative adjective with "-er" to compare two people?

• John is the tallest in the class.

• John is taller than Mike.

• John is tall than Mike.

• John is more tall than Mike.

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You are writing a story about two mountains. How would you use the adjective "high" to compare them using the correct comparative form?

• Mount Everest is high than Mount Fuji.

• Mount Everest is higher than Mount Fuji.

• Mount Everest is the highest than Mount Fuji.

• Mount Everest is more high than Mount Fuji.

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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the superlative form of the adjective "small"?

• This is the small house in the street.

• This is the smaller house in the street.

• This is the smallest house in the street.

• This is more small than the other house.

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Imagine you are comparing three cars: a red car, a blue car, and a green car. The red car is the fastest. Which sentence correctly uses the superlative form?

• The red car is faster than the blue car.

• The red car is the fastest of all.

• The red car is fast than the green car.

• The red car is more fast than the blue car.

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Choose the sentence that best differentiates between the use of "-er" and "-est" forms.

• She is the smarter in the class.

• She is smarter than her brother, but her sister is the smartest.

• She is more smart than her brother.

• She is smart than her brother.

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Given the adjective "cold," which sentence uses the comparative form correctly in context?

• Today is the coldest day of the week.

• Today is colder than yesterday.

• Today is cold than yesterday.

• Today is more cold than yesterday.

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You are writing a report comparing the heights of three buildings. Which sentence uses the superlative form correctly?

• The Empire State Building is the taller of the three.

• The Empire State Building is taller than the Chrysler Building.

• The Empire State Building is the tallest of the three.

• The Empire State Building is more tall than the others.

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Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comparative adjective to compare two animals?

• The elephant is the largest animal.

• The elephant is larger than the horse.

• The elephant is more large than the horse.

• The elephant is large than the horse.

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You are asked to compare three test scores: 85, 90, and 95. Which sentence uses the superlative form correctly?

• 95 is the higher score.

• 95 is higher than 90.

• 95 is the highest score.

• 95 is more high than 90.

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Which sentence best demonstrates the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives?

• This book is interesting than that one.

• This book is more interesting than that one.

• This book is the most interesting of all.

• This book is interestingest of all.

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