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Let's solve this exercise step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective — either the comparative or superlative — based on the context.

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Rules Reminder:

- Comparative: used when comparing two things.
- For short adjectives (1-2 syllables): add -er (e.g., bigger).
- For longer adjectives (3+ syllables): use more + adjective (e.g., more beautiful).
- Superlative: used when comparing three or more things, or something against all others.
- For short adjectives: add -est (e.g., biggest).
- For longer adjectives: use most + adjective (e.g., most beautiful).

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. Your bag is ________ (easy) than mine.
→ Comparing two bags → comparative
→ "easier"
✔ easier

2. My mother’s advice is ________ (useful) for me.
→ No comparison mentioned; it's a general statement about her advice being helpful. But since it says “for me,” and no other advice is compared, it might be absolute. However, if we interpret it as implying it's *the most useful*, then superlative. But the structure lacks "than" or "the".
But note: It's not clear what it's comparing to. However, the word "is" and no comparison marker suggests no comparative/superlative needed? Wait — but the instruction says to use comparative or superlative. So likely, it's implied that it's more useful than others.
So: more useful
✔ more useful

3. The summer this year is ________ (dry) as ever.
→ "as...as ever" structure → uses positive form.
→ "dry"
✔ dry

4. It is ________ (difficult) rule of all.
→ "of all" → superlative
→ "the most difficult"
✔ the most difficult

5. This pen writes ________ (good) than my previous one.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "good" → comparative = better
✔ better

6. This athlete is ________ (strong) than his competition.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "strong" → comparative = stronger
✔ stronger

7. This pupil is ________ (clever) in the class.
→ "in the class" → superlative
→ "the cleverest"
✔ the cleverest

8. This is the ________ (cold) castle in Britain.
→ "in Britain" → superlative
→ "coldest"
✔ coldest

9. Health is ________ (important) than money.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "more important"
✔ more important

10. This path is ________ (narrow) than the parallel one.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "narrower"
✔ narrower

11. This actor is ________ (famous) actors from Spain.
→ This seems incorrect. Likely meant: "This actor is ________ (famous) than any other actor from Spain."
But as written: "This actor is ________ (famous) actors from Spain." → grammatically flawed.
Possibility: "This actor is one of the most famous actors from Spain."
So: one of the most famous
✔ one of the most famous

12. Kenyans are ________ (good) sprinters.
→ "are" + no comparison point → probably means they are the best.
→ "the best"
✔ the best

13. Luxurious hotels are ________ (expensive) than those of economic class.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "more expensive"
✔ more expensive

14. My ________ (old) sister is afraid of mice.
→ Refers to the eldest among siblings → superlative
→ "oldest"
✔ oldest

15. Saturn is the ________ (large) planet in our solar system.
→ "in our solar system" → superlative
→ "largest"
✔ largest

16. We have ________ (much) homework today than we had yesterday.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "more" (much → more)
✔ more

17. If you need any ________ (information), please contact your assistant.
→ No comparison. "any information" is neutral.
→ But the instruction says to use comparative/superlative.
Wait — maybe it's a typo? Or perhaps it's meant to be "more information"?
But "any" doesn't require comparison.
Alternatively, maybe it's testing that "information" is uncountable and doesn't take comparative.
But the instruction says to fill in the blank with adjective form.
But "information" is a noun, not an adjective.
Wait — the blank is after "any", so likely:
"any (information)" → but the word is already there.
Wait — looking back:
> "If you need any ________ (information), please contact your assistant."
So the blank is before "(information)", meaning the word to be filled is an adjective modifying "information"?
But "information" is uncountable, and doesn't typically take adjectives like "more" unless in a comparative sense.
But here, it's just "any information" — no comparison.
So perhaps this is a trick — no comparative/superlative needed.
But the instruction says to use them.
Alternatively, maybe it's supposed to be "more information"?
But that would change the meaning.
Wait — perhaps the intended answer is "more" — but that doesn't fit grammatically.
Actually, "information" is a noun, so the blank should be an adjective describing it? But no such adjective is provided.
Wait — perhaps it's a mistake in the exercise.
But likely, the intended answer is "more", even though it's not an adjective.
Wait — "more" is a determiner, not an adjective.
But in this context, it's acceptable.
But the instruction says: "adjective in brackets" — so "information" is not an adjective.
Wait — the bracket says "(information)" — but the blank is before it.
So maybe the blank is for an adjective to describe "information"?
But that doesn’t make sense.
Alternative interpretation: the blank is for the comparative/superlative of the word "information" — but "information" is not an adjective.
So likely, this sentence is incorrectly constructed.
Perhaps it's supposed to be:
"If you need any more information, please contact..."
Then the blank would be "more", which is a comparative form of "much".
Even though "more" is not an adjective, it's often used in such contexts.
Given the pattern, likely intended answer: more
✔ more

18. The second part of the film is ________ (boring) than the first one.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "more boring"
✔ more boring

19. In childhood my aunt was ________ (thin), but now she is rather fat.
→ Two time periods: past vs present.
→ She was thin in childhood → no comparison, but implies she was thinner than now.
But the sentence is stating a fact: "was thin" — not necessarily comparative.
But the blank is before "thin", and we’re to use the correct form.
Since it’s comparing past and present, and she was thinner then, but now fat, we can infer "thinner"?
But the sentence says "was ________ (thin)" — so it's describing her state in the past.
But no comparison is made explicitly.
However, given the contrast with "now she is rather fat", it implies she was thinner.
So: thinner
✔ thinner

20. This highway is ________ (wide) than that highway.
→ "than" → comparative
→ "wider"
✔ wider

21. My house is ________ (near) to the library.
→ "to the library" — but no comparison.
But it could be interpreted as closer than others?
But no "than" or comparison.
Possibly a typo. Should it be "closer than yours"?
But as written, no comparison.
But the instruction requires comparative/superlative.
So perhaps it's meant to be: "My house is the nearest to the library." → superlative
That makes sense — implies it's closest among possible locations.
So: the nearest
✔ the nearest

22. We live in ________ (small) country in the world.
→ "in the world" → superlative
→ "the smallest"
✔ the smallest

23. My ________ (good) friend lives in the country.
→ "friend" — implies the best friend
→ "best"
✔ best

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✔ Final Answers:

1. easier
2. more useful
3. dry
4. the most difficult
5. better
6. stronger
7. the cleverest
8. coldest
9. more important
10. narrower
11. one of the most famous
12. the best
13. more expensive
14. oldest
15. largest
16. more
17. more
18. more boring
19. thinner
20. wider
21. the nearest
22. the smallest
23. best

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📝 Notes:

- Sentence 11: "This actor is one of the most famous actors from Spain" — grammatically correct and idiomatic.
- Sentence 16 & 17: Both use "more" as comparative of "much" (though "more" is a determiner). Since the instruction asks for the form of the adjective, and "information" is not an adjective, but the blank is likely for "more", it's accepted in context.
- Sentence 21: "the nearest" — assumes it's the closest among multiple places.

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