Degrees of Comparison
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I met my (good) friend yesterday.
a) goodest
b) better
c) best
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Dorothy is (young) in her family.
a) the youngest
b) the younger
c) young
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Henry is not (strong) his elder brother Bob.
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so strong as
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strong as
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stronger
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–It isn't very warm today, is it?
-No, it was (warm) yesterday.
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more warm
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warmer
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the warmest
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Your friend looked upset yesterday. I'm glad he looks (happy) today.
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more happy
b) happier
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happy as
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6. Where is (near) post-office, please?
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the nearest
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the next
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nearer
7. That's (good) film I've ever seen.
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a good
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the goodest
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the best
8. Public transport in London is (expensive) in Europe.
a) the expensivest
b) the most expensive
c) more expensive
9. Do you think Americans are (nice) English people?
a) nicer than
b) the nicest
c) nice than
10. The 22nd of December is (short) day in the year.
a) the short
b) the shorter
c) the shortest
11. Pluto is (cold) of all the planets.
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the coldest
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a coldest
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a colder
12. This is (old) theatre in London.
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an older
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the oldest
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the eldest
13. My (old) sister doesn't live with us.
a) older
b) elder
14. This house is (old) of all the houses in the street.
a) as old as
b) older
c) the oldest
15. Go to the library if you need (far) information.
a) farther
b) further
c) farer
16. Life is (easy) it used to be.
a) so easy as
b) more easy than
c) easier than
17. I'm getting (fat) and (fat).
a) the fattest and the fattest
b) fatter and fatter
c) fat and fat
18. The problem was (serious) we expected.
a) seriouser than
b) more serious than
19. Moscow is (large) city in Russia.
a) the largest
b) largest
c) larger
20. Let's go by train. It's much (cheap).
a) cheap
b) cheaper
c) the cheapest
21. Is Alan (tall) than Jim?
a) taller
b) tall
c) as tall as
22. I earn (little) money than he does.
a) littler
b) more little
c) less
23. He has … time than me.
a) bigger
b) much
c) more
24. Your cottage isn't (far) I thought.
a) farther
b) so far as
c) as father as
25. (Old) I get, (happy) I am.
a) the oldest, the happiest
b) older, happier
c) the older, the happier
26. The grass is always (green) on the other side.
a) greener
b) green
27. Dad often says that Mom is his (good) half.
a) good
b) better
c) the better