Question

Put the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets, adding any
necessary words.
The sinking of the Titanic is one 1) …the most famous… (famous) shipwreck stories
…of… all time. The Titanic was said to be 2) ………. (safe) ocean liner ……. the
world. When it set sail, all the cabins were full, from 3) ……………. (expensive) to
4) ………. (cheap) ones on the lower deck. Some of 5) ……….. (rich) people
………… the world set sail for America on one of 6) ……………… (long) and 7)
…………. (dangerous) crossings attempted by such a liner. The captain was one of 8)
………. (good), but he made a big mistake which caused hundreds of deaths. As they
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sailed on, the going became 9) ………….. (difficult). Suddenly the captain saw an
iceberg ahead but, by then, it was too late to do anything. They sailed 10) …………
(close) until finally they hit it. Everyone rushed to the lifeboats. Some survived but
many died. The survivors said it was 11) …………. (frightening) experience …….
their lives and they felt like 12) ………… (lucky) people on earth to have survived.

Answer 1

1. Of. Famous
2. The most safe. In
3. The most expensive
4 cheapest
5. Richest
6. Longest
7. The most dangerous
8. The best
9. Difficult
10. Very close
11. The most frightening
12. The luckiest