Choose the most appropriate adjective to fill in the blank.
During the winter, the valleys tend to be ________ than the hilltops.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → foggier
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: During the winter, the valleys tend to be foggier than the hilltops. The sentence compares two places, the valleys and the hilltops, and has “than”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) foggier (answer) | the comparative, used with “than” to compare two: short adjectives ending in -y change y to i and add -er (foggy, foggier) | On winter mornings, our village is foggier than the town. |
| (2) more foggier | a double comparative: “foggier” already means “more foggy”, so “more” cannot be added | – |
| (3) foggiest | the superlative: used with “the” for one out of three or more, not with “than” | January is the foggiest month in Delhi. |
| (4) most foggy | “most” makes a superlative, and a superlative does not go with “than” | She is the most careful driver in our family. |