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Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete each sentence. The clues

in the brackets will help you.

1. Take the shorter shortest of the three routes.
(three)

2. A train is faster fastest than a car. (two)

(more than three)
3. Mount Everest is the higher highest peak in the world.

4. John is taller tallest than Praveen. (two)

5. An apple is the sweeter sweetest fruit. (more than three)

6. Delhi is hotter hottest than Chennai. (two)

Study skills

We use a set of punctuation marks (‘…’) to show the speaker’s actual words.
For example,

• Hare said, ‘Good afternoon, Elephant!’

• Elephant said, ‘I am stronger than you.’

This set of punctuation marks is known as inverted commas (‘…’).

In each set, tick (3) the sentence that uses the inverted commas correctly.

1. Lucy ‘said, I am reading a novel’.

Lucy said, ‘I am reading a novel.’ Note
The first letter of the first word
2. Omar said, ‘I love my kitten very much.’ within the beginning inverted

Omar said, ‘I love my kitten very’ much. commas will be a capital letter.
There is a comma before the
3. ‘Sudeep said, Are you coming with us?’ beginning inverted comma. There
will be a punctuation mark before
Sudeep said, ‘Are you coming with us?’ the closing inverted comma.

4. Amos said, ‘The roller coaster was a lot of fun.’

‘Amos said,’ The roller coaster was a lot of fun.

5. Rajesh ‘asked, What’s your brother’s’ name?

Rajesh asked, ‘What’s your brother’s name?’

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