Degrees of comparison exercise

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 -

An English adjective has three forms – positive, comparative and superlative.

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective.
1. She is …………………… than her sister.

a) pretty
b) prettier
c) prettiest

2. Martha is a …………………….. girl.

a) nice
b) nicer
c) nicest

3. Supriya is the ……………………… girl in the class.

a) intelligent
b) more intelligent
c) most intelligent

4. Martin speaks English …………………..

a) well

b) better
c) best

5. Russia is the ……………………. country in the world.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

6. China is a ……………….. country.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

7. China is …………………… than India.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

8. This is the …………………… book I have ever read.

a) interesting
b) more interesting
c) most interesting

9. I am …………………. than you.

a) smart
b) smarter
c) smartest

10. Take the ………………….. of the two routes.

a) short
b) shorter
c) shortest
Answers
1. She is prettier than her sister.

2. Martha is a nice girl.

3. Supriya is the most intelligent girl in the class.

4. Martin speaks English well.

5. Russia is the biggest country in the world.

6. China is a big country.

7. China is bigger than India.

8. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.

9. I am smarter than you.

10. Take the shorter of the two routes.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of word in the bracket.
1) I think the parrot is the ____________ bird in the whole world.(clever)

2) My puppy is ____________ than my cousin’s puppy.(big)

3) This road is as ____________ as the highway.(wide)

4) Mount Everest is the ____________ peak in the world. (high)

5) This book is ____________ than a dictionary.(thin)

6) I find walking to school ____________ than going by bus.(good)

7) India is not as ____________ as Africa.(hot)

8) My little sister is the ____________ in the family.(short)

9) Her hands were as ____________ as ice.(cold)

10) The roads in Australia are much ____________ than these roads.(clean)

Now let us look at some other sentences.

Yatin is the most courageous boy in the town.

Preethi is more beautiful than all her sisters.

No one is as capable as Kavita in completing the job on time.

Q. IV) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of word given in the bracket.

1) Jatin is the most ________________________ boy in the class. (intelligent)

2) The Times of India is _______________________ than any other newspaper in India. (popular)

3) He is the ________________________ Bollywood star today. (famous)

4) No other metal is as ________________________ as gold. (precious)

5) To be honest is ________________________ than to be successful. (important)

DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE Fill in blanks with appropriate word from the box, more than
two do not make, two things.
(a) We use Positive Degree of an adjective when we __________ any comparison.
(b) We use comparative degree of an objective when we __________ person or things.
(c) We use Superlative Degree of an adjective when compare __________ person or things.

Fill in the blanks with correct degree of comparison.

Positive Comparative Superlative
Old __________ Oldest
__________ longer __________
kind __________ kindest
Tall __________ __________
__________ younger __________
__________ __________ Greatest
Easy __________ Easiest
Heavy heavier __________
Beautiful __________ most beautiful
Difficult __________ __________