The Jirishanca flower grows in the highest part of the eastern range.
The Jirishanca flower grows in the ___ part of the eastern range.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)highest
💡 Explicación
Superlatives built with the ending 'est' require the definite article before them and identify one item among a group. The suffix follows the same spelling rules as the comparative 'er', doubled consonants and all.
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Respuesta correcta: D)highest
A)highNo. 'the high' is not a grammatical phrase here, because the bare adjective states no degree at all.
B)more highNo. 'more high' mixes the two comparative systems; a one syllable adjective never takes 'more' before it.
C)highingNo. 'highing' is not a form of this adjective in English, and it could not function as a superlative in any case.
D)highestCorrect! 'High' is a short adjective that takes the ending 'est' for the superlative, and 'the' identifies the single extreme of the range.
💡 Explicación
Superlatives built with the ending 'est' require the definite article before them and identify one item among a group. The suffix follows the same spelling rules as the comparative 'er', doubled consonants and all.
Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2 · D3Bloom: Apply
Of the two proposals, the second one is the more convincing.
Of the two proposals, the second one is the ___ convincing one.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)more
💡 Explicación
A comparison of two items is normally a comparative, but when a definite article is added to select one of them the pattern still works with 'more'. What distinguishes the two is the presence of 'than' and the absence of an explicit second term.
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Respuesta correcta: C)more
A)mostNo. 'the most' forms a superlative, and the sentence compares exactly two items rather than a group of three or more.
B)convincingestNo. The ending 'est' is never added to an adjective of more than one syllable, so this form does not exist.
C)moreCorrect! A long adjective takes 'more' before it, and the phrase 'of the two proposals' restricts the comparison to a pair.
D)mostestNo. Combining 'most' with the ending 'est' produces a word with no meaning in English.
💡 Explicación
A comparison of two items is normally a comparative, but when a definite article is added to select one of them the pattern still works with 'more'. What distinguishes the two is the presence of 'than' and the absence of an explicit second term.
Pregunta 3
Pregunta 3 · D4Bloom: Analyze
This was the worst storm that hit the coast in the last fifty years.
This was the ___ storm that hit the coast in the last fifty years.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)worst
💡 Explicación
The irregular superlatives good to best, bad to worst, far to furthest and little to least must be learned as whole words. They follow the same pattern as regular ones, with the definite article before them and a group rather than 'than'.
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Respuesta correcta: B)worst
A)worseNo. 'worse' is the comparative of bad and would need 'than' plus a second storm to be compared with.
B)worstCorrect! 'Bad' has the irregular superlative 'worst', which is preceded by 'the' and followed by the clause naming the storms being compared.
C)most worstNo. 'most' and an irregular comparative ending cannot be combined, so the phrase is not grammatical.
D)worstedNo. 'worsted' is not a form of the adjective in English; the past participle belongs to the verb worst, not to the adjective bad.
💡 Explicación
The irregular superlatives good to best, bad to worst, far to furthest and little to least must be learned as whole words. They follow the same pattern as regular ones, with the definite article before them and a group rather than 'than'.
Pregunta 4
Pregunta 4 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The smallest island of the archipelago has no permanent residents.
The ___ island of the archipelago has no permanent residents.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)smallest
💡 Explicación
Adjectives ending in a double consonant add only 'est' in the superlative, giving smallest. The definite article and the phrase of the archipelago together supply the two elements that a superlative needs: an article and a group to be compared.
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Respuesta correcta: B)smallest
A)smallNo. The bare adjective states no degree, so the sentence would not identify which island of the archipelago is meant.
B)smallestCorrect! 'Small' takes the ending 'est' directly, and the phrase 'of the archipelago' provides the group against which the extreme is measured.
C)smallerNo. 'smaller' is a comparative and would require 'than' plus a second island in the group.
D)most smallNo. 'most small' mixes the two superlative systems and is not a grammatical form of the adjective small.
💡 Explicación
Adjectives ending in a double consonant add only 'est' in the superlative, giving smallest. The definite article and the phrase of the archipelago together supply the two elements that a superlative needs: an article and a group to be compared.
Pregunta 5
Pregunta 5 · D4Bloom: Analyze
She is the most talented designer who has graduated from that school.
She is the ___ designer who has graduated from that school.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)most talented
💡 Explicación
Syllable count decides the system: one syllable uses 'est', two or more syllables use 'the most'. An adjective of two syllables ending in 'ed' can sometimes take 'er' as well, but the superlative still requires 'the most'.
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Respuesta correcta: D)most talented
A)talentedestNo. The ending 'est' is reserved for one syllable adjectives, and this adjective has two syllables and ends in 'ed'.
B)more talentedNo. 'more talented' is the comparative and would need 'than' plus another designer to compare against.
C)talentederNo. Adding 'er' directly to an adjective that already ends in 'ed' is not a rule of English comparative formation.
D)most talentedCorrect! An adjective of more than one syllable takes 'the most' before it, and the clause after it defines the group of graduates being compared.
💡 Explicación
Syllable count decides the system: one syllable uses 'est', two or more syllables use 'the most'. An adjective of two syllables ending in 'ed' can sometimes take 'er' as well, but the superlative still requires 'the most'.
Pregunta 6
Pregunta 6 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The Aleutian Islands are among the loneliest places on the planet.
The Aleutian Islands are among the ___ places on the planet.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)loneliest
💡 Explicación
Superlatives can appear inside the pattern among the plus superlative plus noun, which is common in written English. The form of the adjective itself follows the usual rule, and no 'than' is present because the group is not named item by item.
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Respuesta correcta: C)loneliest
A)more lonelyNo. 'more lonely' is a comparative and would need 'than', so it cannot appear among a superlative set.
B)loneliestnessNo. 'Loneliness' is a noun, and a noun cannot be modified by 'the' in a comparative or superlative construction.
C)loneliestCorrect! 'Lonely' takes the ending 'est', and the expression 'among the' signals that the items belong to a wider group without ranking them absolutely.
D)most lonelyNo. 'most' belongs with longer adjectives, so 'most lonely' is not the form used with this one syllable word.
💡 Explicación
Superlatives can appear inside the pattern among the plus superlative plus noun, which is common in written English. The form of the adjective itself follows the usual rule, and no 'than' is present because the group is not named item by item.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta 7 · D4Bloom: Apply
The old bridge is the widest structure in the valley.
The old bridge is the ___ structure in the valley.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)widest
💡 Explicación
Spelling is the main difficulty with regular superlatives. An adjective ending in a silent 'e' keeps that 'e' and adds 'est', which is why wide becomes widest and not wideest.
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Respuesta correcta: D)widest
A)widerNo. 'wider' is a comparative and would need 'than' plus a second structure to be compared with.
B)most wideNo. 'most' is used with adjectives of two or more syllables, so it cannot precede this one syllable adjective.
C)wideestNo. When an adjective ends in a silent 'e' the ending 'est' is added directly, keeping only one 'e' in the final word.
D)widestCorrect! 'Wide' takes the ending 'est' without doubling the final letter, and 'the' selects it as the greatest of the structures in the valley.
💡 Explicación
Spelling is the main difficulty with regular superlatives. An adjective ending in a silent 'e' keeps that 'e' and adds 'est', which is why wide becomes widest and not wideest.
Pregunta 8
Pregunta 8 · D4Bloom: Analyze
That was the funniest performance of the entire festival.
That was the ___ performance of the entire festival.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)funniest
💡 Explicación
Adjectives ending in a consonant plus 'y' drop the 'y' and take 'i' before 'est' or 'er'. The spelling rule also applies after a vowel plus 'y', where the 'y' is simply kept, as in grey and greyer.
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Respuesta correcta: A)funniest
A)funniestCorrect! 'Funny' changes its final 'y' to 'i' before the ending 'est', which gives the form that names the best item of the festival.
B)more funnyNo. 'more funny' is the comparative of this adjective and belongs with 'than', not with a superlative set.
C)most funnyNo. 'most' is not used with a one syllable adjective in the superlative, so this form is ungrammatical.
D)funniestestNo. The ending 'est' is added once, and adding it twice produces a word that does not exist.
💡 Explicación
Adjectives ending in a consonant plus 'y' drop the 'y' and take 'i' before 'est' or 'er'. The spelling rule also applies after a vowel plus 'y', where the 'y' is simply kept, as in grey and greyer.
Pregunta 9
Pregunta 9 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The northern region is the coldest of the four regions in the country.
The northern region is the ___ of the four regions in the country.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)coldest
💡 Explicación
The superlative is the form used whenever a definite group is named with a phrase of the plus numeral or plural noun. What the group is has no effect on how the adjective itself must be spelled.
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Respuesta correcta: C)coldest
A)colderNo. 'colder' is a comparative and would need 'than' plus a second region, and no such comparison appears in the sentence.
B)most coldNo. 'most cold' mixes the two superlative systems and is not a form English uses.
C)coldestCorrect! 'Cold' takes the ending 'est' directly, and the phrase 'of the four regions' names the group that makes the superlative possible.
D)coldiestNo. No English adjective takes the ending 'iest'; the rule for a final 'y' applies only after a consonant.
💡 Explicación
The superlative is the form used whenever a definite group is named with a phrase of the plus numeral or plural noun. What the group is has no effect on how the adjective itself must be spelled.
Pregunta 10
Pregunta 10 · D4Bloom: Analyze
This recipe is the most practical one for students who live in small flats.
This recipe is the ___ one for students who live in small flats.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)most practical
💡 Explicación
Long adjectives always form the superlative with 'the most', and the noun they modify comes after the adjective. In this sentence the clause at the end restricts the group to a particular kind of user.
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Respuesta correcta: A)most practical
A)most practicalCorrect! A long adjective takes 'the most' before it, and the clause about students defines the group the recipe is best for.
B)practicalerNo. Adding 'er' to this adjective is not a rule of English, because it already ends in a consonant plus 'al'.
C)practicalestNo. The ending 'est' applies only to one syllable adjectives, and this adjective has three.
D)more practicalNo. 'more practical' is the comparative and would require 'than' plus another recipe to be compared with.
💡 Explicación
Long adjectives always form the superlative with 'the most', and the noun they modify comes after the adjective. In this sentence the clause at the end restricts the group to a particular kind of user.
Pregunta 11
Pregunta 11 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
Nothing in the shop was cheaper than the price advertised on the window.
Nothing in the shop was ___ than the price advertised on the window.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)cheaper
💡 Explicación
The presence of 'than' is the surest signal that a comparative is required, whatever the rest of the sentence says. A superlative never takes 'than', so the two forms cannot be mixed in a single sentence.
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Respuesta correcta: A)cheaper
A)cheaperCorrect! 'Cheap' takes the ending 'er' for the comparative, and the negative subject 'nothing' makes the comparison an extreme one.
B)the cheapestNo. 'the cheapest' is a superlative and cannot be followed by 'than', which belongs only to comparisons.
C)most cheapNo. 'most cheap' mixes the two superlative systems and is not a form English produces.
D)cheapesterNo. The ending 'er' forms comparatives, not superlatives, and adding 'est' to it is not a rule.
💡 Explicación
The presence of 'than' is the surest signal that a comparative is required, whatever the rest of the sentence says. A superlative never takes 'than', so the two forms cannot be mixed in a single sentence.
Pregunta 12
Pregunta 12 · D4Bloom: Analyze
The heaviest load the truck can carry is written on the side panel.
The ___ load the truck can carry is written on the side panel.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)heaviest
💡 Explicación
The spelling change from 'y' to 'i' is applied before both comparative and superlative endings. In this sentence the superlative is used because the load described is the limit, the greatest that the truck is able to carry.
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Respuesta correcta: A)heaviest
A)heaviestCorrect! 'Heavy' changes the final 'y' to 'i' before the ending 'est', and the clause that follows defines the limit being described.
B)heavierNo. 'heavier' is the comparative and would need 'than' plus a second load to compare with.
C)more heavyNo. 'more heavy' mixes the two systems, since a one syllable adjective never takes 'more' before its comparative.
D)most heavyNo. 'most' is used with long adjectives, so it cannot precede this one syllable adjective.
💡 Explicación
The spelling change from 'y' to 'i' is applied before both comparative and superlative endings. In this sentence the superlative is used because the load described is the limit, the greatest that the truck is able to carry.
Pregunta 13
Pregunta 13 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
Of all the singers in the competition, she is the most expressive.
Of all the singers in the competition, she is the ___.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)most expressive
💡 Explicación
The expression of all plus the definite group is one of the most common contexts for the superlative in written English. The adjective itself follows the syllable rule, so a long one appears after 'the most' unchanged.
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Respuesta correcta: B)most expressive
A)expressiveerNo. This form does not exist; a long adjective of more than two syllables never takes a comparative ending directly.
B)most expressiveCorrect! The superlative of a long adjective is built with 'the most', and the phrase of all the singers names the whole group.
C)more expressiveNo. 'more expressive' is the comparative and would need 'than' plus another singer to be compared against.
D)expressiveestNo. Adding the ending 'est' to a long adjective is not a formation pattern that English uses.
💡 Explicación
The expression of all plus the definite group is one of the most common contexts for the superlative in written English. The adjective itself follows the syllable rule, so a long one appears after 'the most' unchanged.
Pregunta 14
Pregunta 14 · D4Bloom: Apply
The driest month of the year in that region is usually August.
The ___ month of the year in that region is usually August.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)driest
💡 Explicación
When a vowel stands immediately before the final 'y', English keeps the 'y' and simply adds the ending: dry becomes drier and driest. Only a consonant before the 'y' triggers the change to 'i'.
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Respuesta correcta: B)driest
A)dryerNo. 'dryer' is a comparative and would need 'than' plus a second month to be compared with.
B)driestCorrect! 'Dry' ends in a vowel plus 'y', so the 'y' is kept when the ending 'est' is added, giving 'driest'.
C)most dryNo. 'most dry' mixes the two superlative systems, since 'most' belongs with long adjectives.
D)dryestNo. 'Dryest' would apply the consonant plus 'y' rule to a word where the letter before the 'y' is a vowel.
💡 Explicación
When a vowel stands immediately before the final 'y', English keeps the 'y' and simply adds the ending: dry becomes drier and driest. Only a consonant before the 'y' triggers the change to 'i'.
Pregunta 15
Pregunta 15 · D4Bloom: Analyze
The safest route to the summit passes through the northern pass.
The ___ route to the summit passes through the northern pass.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)safest one
💡 Explicación
A silent final 'e' is retained when the comparative or superlative ending is added, which gives safer and safest. The rest of the structure then follows the ordinary pattern, with the article before and no 'than' after.
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Respuesta correcta: A)safest one
A)safest oneNo. Repeating 'one' after the superlative is redundant here, since the noun 'route' already identifies a single item.
B)more safeNo. 'more safe' is a possible comparative, but this sentence names one single route, so a superlative is needed instead.
C)safesterNo. This form does not exist; an adjective ending in a silent 'e' keeps the 'e' when the ending is added.
D)safestCorrect! The bare word 'safest' is the superlative of safe, and the definite article names it as the one route with that quality.
💡 Explicación
A silent final 'e' is retained when the comparative or superlative ending is added, which gives safer and safest. The rest of the structure then follows the ordinary pattern, with the article before and no 'than' after.
Pregunta 16
Pregunta 16 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The best result of the experiment was obtained in the third trial.
The ___ result of the experiment was obtained in the third trial.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)best
💡 Explicación
Irregular superlatives behave like regular ones from the point of view of the surrounding structure. The word 'best' is placed after the article and before the noun, and it can be followed by a clause that defines the group in question.
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Respuesta correcta: C)best
A)most goodNo. 'most good' mixes the two superlative systems and ignores the irregular form of the adjective good.
B)goodestNo. The ending 'est' is never applied to this adjective, whose superlative is an entirely different word.
C)bestCorrect! The superlative of good is the irregular 'best', used with the definite article exactly like any other superlative.
D)the betterNo. 'the better' belongs to a comparative reading and would need 'than' plus a second result to compare against.
💡 Explicación
Irregular superlatives behave like regular ones from the point of view of the surrounding structure. The word 'best' is placed after the article and before the noun, and it can be followed by a clause that defines the group in question.
Pregunta 17
Pregunta 17 · D4Bloom: Analyze
That museum holds the rarest collection of coins in the whole region.
That museum holds the ___ collection of coins in the whole region.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)rarest
💡 Explicación
A superlative identifies the greatest degree within a group that is named explicitly, whether by a phrase of the plus plural or by a wider expression such as in the whole region. The adjective simply follows the regular spelling rule for its syllable count.
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Respuesta correcta: B)rarest
A)more rareNo. 'more rare' is a comparative and would need 'than' plus another collection to compare with.
B)rarestCorrect! 'Rare' takes the ending 'est' directly, and the phrase 'in the whole region' names the complete group for the comparison.
C)most rareNo. 'most' is not used with a one syllable adjective in the superlative, so this form is ungrammatical.
D)rarelyNo. 'Rarely' is an adverb of frequency and cannot stand in the adjective slot between the article and the noun.
💡 Explicación
A superlative identifies the greatest degree within a group that is named explicitly, whether by a phrase of the plus plural or by a wider expression such as in the whole region. The adjective simply follows the regular spelling rule for its syllable count.
Pregunta 18
Pregunta 18 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The northern slope is the most exposed part of the mountain.
The northern slope is the ___ part of the mountain.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: C)most exposed
💡 Explicación
Partitives such as part, side, area and section are common after superlatives because a whole can be divided into portions. The adjective still obeys the syllable rule, and the phrase of the mountain supplies the group.
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Respuesta correcta: C)most exposed
A)exposedestNo. The ending 'est' applies to one syllable adjectives only, and this adjective has two.
B)more exposedNo. 'more exposed' is the comparative and would need 'than' plus a second part of the mountain.
C)most exposedCorrect! A long adjective takes 'the most' before it, and the phrase 'of the mountain' names the whole set of its parts.
D)exposederNo. Adding 'er' directly to this adjective is not a formation rule of English.
💡 Explicación
Partitives such as part, side, area and section are common after superlatives because a whole can be divided into portions. The adjective still obeys the syllable rule, and the phrase of the mountain supplies the group.
Pregunta 19
Pregunta 19 · D4Bloom: Evaluate
The thinnest book of the shelf belongs to the student in the second row.
The ___ book of the shelf belongs to the student in the second row.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)thinnest
💡 Explicación
A short vowel followed by a single consonant doubles that consonant before 'er' or 'est'. This is the rule behind thin to thinner and big to bigger, and it keeps the stress on the correct syllable of the resulting word.
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Respuesta correcta: D)thinnest
A)thinnerNo. 'thinner' is a comparative and would need 'than' plus a second book to be compared with.
B)most thinNo. 'most' belongs with adjectives of two or more syllables and cannot precede this one syllable word.
C)the thinnerNo. 'the thinner' would need 'than' to complete the comparison, and no second book is named in the sentence.
D)thinnestCorrect! 'Thin' doubles its final consonant before 'est', which gives 'thinnest', and the phrase 'of the shelf' names the group.
💡 Explicación
A short vowel followed by a single consonant doubles that consonant before 'er' or 'est'. This is the rule behind thin to thinner and big to bigger, and it keeps the stress on the correct syllable of the resulting word.
Pregunta 20
Pregunta 20 · D4Bloom: Analyze
The final report was the least useful of the three documents produced.
The final report was the ___ of the three documents produced.
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: D)least useful
💡 Explicación
Least is the extreme member of the little family, and it functions with adjectives exactly as the superlative of the negative degree. It is preceded by the article and followed by the adjective it modifies, with no 'than' anywhere in the sentence.
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Respuesta correcta: D)least useful
A)littleNo. 'the little' would express a small quantity of something countable and does not name the lowest degree of usefulness.
B)less usefulNo. 'less useful' is the comparative and would need 'than' plus another document to be compared with.
C)most usefulNo. 'the most useful' states the opposite, since the sentence says this report was the least useful of the three.
D)least usefulCorrect! 'Least' is the superlative of 'little' used with adjectives, and it takes the definite article in the same way as any other superlative.
💡 Explicación
Least is the extreme member of the little family, and it functions with adjectives exactly as the superlative of the negative degree. It is preceded by the article and followed by the adjective it modifies, with no 'than' anywhere in the sentence.
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