Choose the correct form of the adjective to fill in the blank:
For Ananya, travelling to college by metro is ______ tiring than going by an auto at peak hours.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → less
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: For Ananya, travelling to college by metro is less tiring than going by an auto at peak hours. The metro and the auto are compared, and the clue is “than”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) least | picks out one from three or more, so it does not go with “than” | Of all my friends, Sonu is the least talkative. |
| (2) lesser | smaller or less important; it comes before a noun, not before another adjective | He got a lesser punishment for his first mistake. |
| (3) less (answer) | “less” is the opposite of “more”: less + adjective + “than” shows that one of two things has a quality to a lower degree | This year’s maths paper was less difficult than last year’s. |
| (4) little | small, or not much; it is the plain form, so it cannot be used with “than” | There is very little sugar left in the jar. |