Practise the positive, comparative and superlative degrees, and changing the degree of comparison without changing the meaning, a favourite in school and competitive exams. The answer key is at the end.
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Degrees of Comparison Worksheet with Answers
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A. Write the comparative and superlative
Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective.
- tall
- big
- happy
- beautiful
- good
- bad
- far
- careful
B. Fill in the blanks
Write the correct degree of the adjective in brackets.
- Mount Everest is the __________ (high) mountain in the world.
- Delhi is __________ (hot) than Shimla in summer.
- This is the __________ (interesting) book I have read.
- My bag is as __________ (heavy) as yours.
- Gold is __________ (costly) than silver.
- Ravi is the __________ (good) player in our team.
- Today is __________ (bad) than yesterday.
- Of the two sisters, Neha is the __________ (tall).
C. Change the degree of comparison
Rewrite each sentence in the degree given in brackets without changing its meaning.
- Mumbai is the largest city in India. (comparative)
- Mumbai is the largest city in India. (positive)
- Gold is more precious than silver. (positive)
- Very few boys are as clever as Arjun. (comparative)
- Very few boys are as clever as Arjun. (superlative)
- No other river in India is as long as the Ganga. (superlative)
- Kolkata is not as big as Mumbai. (comparative)
- Lata Mangeshkar was one of the greatest singers of India. (positive)
D. Correct the mistakes
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.
- She is more taller than her brother.
- This is the most easiest question.
- He is senior than me.
- Ravi is better than any boy in the class.
Answer Key
A. Write the comparative and superlative
- taller, tallest
- bigger, biggest
- happier, happiest
- more beautiful, most beautiful
- better, best
- worse, worst
- farther / further, farthest / furthest
- more careful, most careful
B. Fill in the blanks
- highest
- hotter
- most interesting
- heavy
- costlier (or more costly)
- best
- worse
- taller (we use the comparative for two)
C. Change the degree of comparison
- Mumbai is larger than any other city in India.
- No other city in India is as large as Mumbai.
- Silver is not as precious as gold.
- Arjun is cleverer than most other boys.
- Arjun is one of the cleverest boys.
- The Ganga is the longest river in India.
- Mumbai is bigger than Kolkata.
- Very few singers of India were as great as Lata Mangeshkar.
D. Correct the mistakes
- She is taller than her brother.
- This is the easiest question.
- He is senior to me.
- Ravi is better than any other boy in the class.