Question

Which form of likely best completes this sentence? 

Of all the boys on the team, Tony was the __________ choice for captain.



 
A.
likelier


 
B.
more likely


 
C.
likeliest

Answer 1

Of all the boys on the team, Tony was the likeliest choice for captain. 

(Superlative) 

Answer 2

B: more likely
Sounds most right to me