Exercise 1
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Complete the following chart:
| Positive degree | Comparative degree | Superlative degree |
| beautiful | _______ | ________ |
| ________ | _______ | ugliest |
| _______ | better | _______ |
| _______ | larger | _______ |
| careful | _______ | _______ |
| _______ | more difficult | _______ |
| _______ | _______ | lowest |
| fat | _______ | _______ |
| _______ | hotter | _______ |
| _______ | worse | _______ |
| _______ | _______ | driest |
| _______ | _______ | thinnest |
| _______ | taller | _______ |
| _______ | _______ | least |
| populous | _______ | _______ |
| _______ | bigger | _______ |
| tender | _______ | _______ |
Answer:
| Positive degree | Comparative degree | Superlative degree |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| ugly | uglier | ugliest |
| good | better | best |
| large | larger | largest |
| careful | more careful | most careful |
| difficult |
more difficult | most difficult |
| low |
lower | lowest |
| fat |
fatter | fattest |
| hot |
hotter | hottest |
| bad |
worse | worst |
| dry |
drier | driest |
| thin |
thinner | thinnest |
| tall |
taller | tallest |
| little |
less | least |
| populous |
more populous | most populous |
| big |
bigger | biggest |
| tender |
tenderer | tenderest |
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the proper form (comparative degree or superlative degree) of adjectives.
1. Ratul is my …………. brother. (young)
2. She is the ………… girl of all in the class. (bad)
3. She is ……………. than his elder brother. (intelligent)
4. February is the …………. month of the year. (short)
5. This question is the ………… of all. (easy)
6. Piya is singing ………….. than Nandini. (sweet)
7. Kolkata is the …………… city in India. (large)
8. Piyali is ………….. than Susmita. (beautiful)
9. Gold is …………… than iron. (valuable)
10. The college is …………… than that. (old)
11. The Ganga is the ……………. river in India. (long)
12. Paramita is …………… than her sister. (happy)
13. He is the ………….. boy of the class. (good)
14. Rimli’s house is …………. than mine. (big)
15. He is the ………….. in the village. (wise)
16. The monkey is the …………… animal of all. (clever)
Answer:
1. younger 2. worst 3. more intelligent
4. shortest 5. easiest 6. sweeter
7. largest 8. more beautiful 9. more valuable
10. older 11. longest 12. happier
13. best 14. bigger 15. wisest
16. cleverest
Exercise 3
Put the following words in their appropriate places (positive, comparative, superlative) in the table.
1. Faithful 2. best 3. hire
4. good 5. oldest 6. highest
7. most beautiful 8. tall 9. fat
10. strong 11. elder 12. later
13. worse 14. more careful 15. dangerous
16. holiest 17. early 18. weaker
19. brave 20. noblest
ANSWER:
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| 1. faithful 4. good 8. tall
9. fat 10. strong 15. dangerous 17. early 19. brave |
3. higher 11. elder 12. later
13. worse 14. more careful 18. weaker |
2. best 5. oldest 6. highest
7. most beautiful 16. holiest 20. noblest |
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable word from the brackets:
1. I am junior ……….. him. (to/than)
2. Rajiv is superior ………… all the students. (than/to)
3. There is …………. milk in the pot. (more/much)
4. Sunilbabu is the ………….. experienced of all the teachers of this school. (more/most)
5. We need …………. help. (further/furthest)
6. This book is undoubtedly the …………… (better/best)
7. He is one of the …………… students in the class. (bright/brightest)
8. Riya is as ………… as Gita. (old/older)
ANSWER:
1. to 2. to 3. much
4. most 5. further 6. best
7. brightest 8. old
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