Question

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives given in the
brackets:
One day, my........(old) brother began to test my knowledge.
"Who was the.........(powerful) king of the Maurya Dynasty?" he asked.
"I have..... (little) knowledge of History. But I am........(confident) that I know my Geography and General Science."
"All right. Mt Everest, the .......
(high) peak of the world is in India. Right
or wrong?"
"Wrong! It is in Tibet-Nepal."
"Of the two peaks, the Kanchenjunga and the Nanda Devi, which one is the
...... (high)?"
"The Kanchenjunga.Which planet is the......(close) to the sun?"
"Mercury."
"And which one is the ....
(far) from the sun?"
"Neptune."
"Of South Korea and Thailand, which country is the
(rich)?"
"South Korea."
"You know these subjects well. It was a
(great) pleasure interacting
with you," said my brother.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. elder
2. most powerful
3. least, very confident
4. highest
5. higher
6. closest
7. furthest
8. richer
9. great