Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The Boeing 747 makes ____ noise than Concorde.
a- much
b- less
c- most
d- least

Answer 1

Hint: Adjectives are those words that describe nouns or pronouns. Degrees of comparison of adjectives are used to describe different qualities of people, things, animals, and places.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, there are three degrees of comparison-
Positive degree- It is used to emphasize a specific quality or feature of someone or something. For example- He is a fat boy.
Comparative degree- It is used to show a comparison between two people based on a particular quality or characteristic. For example- He is fatter than him.
Superlative degree- It is used to show a comparison between two or more people based on a particular trait. For example- He is the fattest boy in the class.
In the given question- We can conclude that the Boeing 747 makes less noise than Concorde. Here, we have used ‘less’ because two things are being compared.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘much’ is an incorrect option because it is generally not used as a degree of comparison.
Option b- ‘less’ is the correct option because it helps in comparing two things.
Option c- ‘most’ is an incorrect option because ‘most’ is used in the superlative degree of comparison for comparing two or more things.
Option d- ‘least’ is an incorrect option because ‘least’ is used in the superlative degree of comparison for comparing two or more things. The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
Keep in mind, many adjectives form their comparative and superlative degree by adding more and most to the base word. For example- More intelligent, most beautiful, etc.