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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU fill in the blanks?

Last updated on: June 7, 2012 18:39 IST

Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with English degrees of comparison! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh

Are you good, better or the best when it comes to degrees of comparison?

Fill in the blanks for each sentence in the following pages with the appropriate degree of comparison -- positive, comparative or superlative.

Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!

Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
That has got to be __________ movie I have ever seen.

1) the worst
2) worse
3) most worst

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU fill in the blanks?

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
Back in school, Rajul was the __________ of the two sisters.

1) most smart
2) smartest
3) smarter

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
To cheer him up, Grandpa told him __________ story he could come up with.

1) a funny
2) the funniest
3) the most funny

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
That is one __________ apple pie!

1) delicious
2) deliciousest
3) more delicious

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
Is Pluto __________ planet from the sun?

1) farther
2) the farthest
3) most farthest

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
Must you always pick __________ item in the store?

1) the expensiver
2) the most expensive
3) the expensive

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
A R Rahman has composed some of the __________ music the world has ever heard.

1) best
2) better
3) good

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
Of all Amar's ex-girlfriends, Ambika was __________.

1) crazy
2) crazier
3) the craziest

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
At 72 kilos, Soham is considerably __________ than she was last year.

1) fat
2) fatter
3) more fatter

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
Opinions are divided as to whether tea or coffee is __________ beverage.

1) the healthiest
2) the healthier
3) healthy

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
New York is one of __________ visited holiday destinations in America.

1) the most
2) most
3) the mostest

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
He is a __________ child if ever there was one!

1) bratty
2) brattier
3) brattiest

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
I can't think of a __________ way to tell my boss I'm resigning than via e-mail.

1) polite
2) most polite
3) more polite

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
The taste of Alphonso mangoes is __________ to other varieties of the fruit.

1) the best
2) far superior
3) better

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Fill in the blank with the correct degree of comparison:
And then he laid eyes on __________ girl he had ever seen.

1) the beautifullest
2) the most beautiful
3) the beautifuller

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