Degrees Of Comparison Exercise For Class 7

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. She is ……………………….. than me.

a) more tall

b) taller

c) more taller

d) tallest

2. This is the …………………………. course of action.

a) most wisest

b) wisest

c) more wise

d) most wiser

3. He is ………………………….. than anyone else.

a) more strong

b) stronger

c) more stronger

d) strongest

4. Of the two evils, choose …………………………..

a) the less

b) the least

c) the little

d) the lesser

5. Health is ……………………….. to wealth.

a) preferable

b) more preferable

c) most preferable

d) All of these

6. He is ………………………… than me.

a) elder

b) older

c) Either could be used here

7. He is ……………………………. of the three.

a) the cleverer

b) the cleverest

c) the clever

8. Of the the two plans, this is …………………………….

a) the good

b) the better

c) the best

9. Raipur is ………………………….. than Shimla.

a) hot

b) hotter

c) more hot

d) more hotter

10. I am not as …………………………… as him.

a) wealthy

b) wealthier

c) wealthiest

Answers

1. She is taller than me.

2. This is the wisest course of action.

3. He is stronger than anyone else.

4. Of the two evils, choose the lesser.

5. Health is preferable to wealth.

6. He is older than me.

7. He is the cleverest of the three. (Use the superlative when a comparison is made between more than two people or things.)

8. Of the two plans, this is the better. (Use the comparative when a comparison is made between two people or things.)

9. Raipur is hotter than Shimla.

10. I am not as wealthy as him.