Scholar's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION || Class 6 || Section I | Unit I || Lesson 16 : Degrees of Comparison

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives:

(a) low, gay, sweet, clever, grey, fast, clean, vain, proud, thick, small, tall

Ans:

🔹low - lower - lowest

🔹gay - gayer - gayest

🔹sweet - sweeter - sweetest

🔹clever - cleverer - cleverest

🔹grey - greyer - greyest

🔹fast - faster - fastest

🔹clean - cleaner - cleanest

🔹vain - vainer - vainest

🔹proud - prouder - proudest

🔹thick - thicker - thickest

🔹small - smaller - smallest

🔹tall - taller - tallest

(b) able, dense, grave, true, white, large, base, humble, rude

Ans:

🔹able - abler - ablest

🔹dense - denser - densest

🔹grave - graver - gravest

🔹true - truer - truest

🔹white - whiter - whitest

🔹large - larger - largest

🔹base - baser - basest

🔹humble - humbler - humblest

🔹rude - ruder - rudest

(c) dim, fit, mad, slim, trim, wet, sad, hot, red, big

Ans:

🔹dim - dimmer - dimmest

🔹fit - fitter - fittest

🔹mad - madder - maddest

🔹slim - slimmer - slimmest

🔹trim - trimmer - trimmest

🔹wet - wetter - wettest

🔹sad - sadder - saddest

🔹hot - hotter - hottest

🔹red - redder - reddest

🔹big - bigger - biggest

(d) dry, easy, busy, holy, jolly, merry, pretty, wealthy, healthy

Ans:

🔹dry - drier - driest

🔹easy - easier - easiest

🔹busy - busier - busiest

🔹holy - holier - holiest

🔹jolly - jollier - jolliest

🔹merry - merrier - merriest

🔹pretty - prettier - prettiest

🔹wealthy - wealthier - wealthiest

🔹healthy - healthier - healthiest

(e) diligent, hardworking, honest, cunning, intelligent, active, difficult, interesting, careful, polite

Ans:

🔹diligent - more diligent - most diligent

🔹hardworking - harder-working - hardest-working

🔹honest - more honest - most honest

🔹cunning - more cunning - most cunning

🔹intelligent - more intelligent - most intelligent

🔹active - more active - most active

🔹difficult - more difficult - most difficult

🔹interesting - more interesting - most interesting

🔹careful - more careful - most careful

🔹polite - more polite - most polite

(f) ill, good, fore, in, out, little, many, bad, well, much, hind, old, near, far

Ans:

🔹ill - worse - worst

🔹good - better - best

🔹little - less - least

🔹many - more - most

🔹bad - worse - worst

🔹well - better - best

🔹much - more - most

🔹near - nearer - nearest

🔹far - farther - farthest

Exercise 2. Supply an adjective in the positive degree for each blank.

1. Mr Smith is an __________ person.

Ans: honest 

2. We have bought a __________ house.

Ans: beautiful 

3. Soon, we entered __________ a forest.

Ans: dense

4. It was a __________ day yesterday.

Ans: pleasant 

5. The lion is a very __________ animal.

Ans: strong 

6. India is a fairly __________ country.

Ans: large 

7. Susan is an extremely __________ lass.

Ans: kind

8. Lions are __________ but tigers are __________.

Ans: brave, fierce 

9. Uma is __________ but Uma is __________.

Ans: tall, short 

10. The ass kicked the lion with its __________ legs.

Ans: strong 

11. The cow is a very __________ animal.

Ans: gentle 

12. Miss Cary is a __________ girl.

Ans: smart