Degrees of Comparison Worksheet for Class 6
English adjectives recognise three degrees – positive, comparative and superlative. Positive is the base form of the adjective. Examples are given below:
Positive / Comparative / Superlative
Tall / taller / tallest
Hot / hotter / hottest
Smart / smarter / smartest
Loud / Louder / loudest
As you can see, most adjectives form their comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est to the positive.
Long adjectives (adjectives of more than two syllables) form their comparative and superlative with more and most.
Careful / more careful / most careful
Brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant
Intelligent / more intelligent / most intelligent
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks using an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. Milk is not as …………………. as honey. (sweet)
2. She is …………………. than us. (wealthy)
3. You are no ………………….. than me. (good)
4. Eat ………………… if you want to be healthy. (little)
5. Their house is ………………….. than ours. (big)
6. The crow is ………………….. than the pigeon. (clever)
7. This pit is …………………… than that pit. (deep)
8. The sun is the …………………….. object in the sky. (bright)
9. Which is the ………………………. metal? (expensive)
10. I am as …………………….. as her. (pretty)
11. She is ……………………. than me. (intelligent)
12. Airfares have become ……………………. over the years. (cheap)
Answers
1. sweet, 2. wealthier, 3. better, 4. less, 5. bigger, 6. cleverer, 7. deeper, 8. brightest, 9. most expensive, 10. pretty, 11. more intelligent, 12. cheaper
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks using an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. She is ……………………. than I thought. (tall)
2. Norway is ……………………. than Italy. (cold)
3. Milk is not as ……………………. as honey. (sweet)
4. I am not as ……………………… as my brother. (tall)
5. I am the …………………….. in my family. (short)
6. Today is ………………….. than yesterday. (hot)
7. She sings …………………… than I do. (good)
8. Which is the …………………… metal? (useful)
9. She is not ………………………. than her sister. (intelligent)
10. The journey took …………………………. than expected. (long)
11. Einstein is ……………………. than any other scientist. (famous)
12. This shade is ………………….. than that. (light)
13. A dog is ………………….. than a cat. (loyal)
14. The test was ………………………. than I thought. (difficult)
15. Who scored the ……………………. marks in Maths? (high)
16. This restaurant is ……………………. than that. (expensive)
17. I don’t earn as …………………… as she does. (much)
18. She earns …………………….. than me. (much)
19. You eat …………………… than a bird. (little)
20. It is as ……………………. to smile as it is to frown. (easy)
Answers
1. taller, 2. cold, 3. sweet, 4. tall, 5. shortest, 6. hotter, 7. better, 8. most useful, 9. as intelligent, 10. longer, 11. more famous, 12. lighter, 13. more loyal, 14. more difficult, 15. highest, 16. more expensive, 17. much, 18. more, 19. less, 20. easy
Notes
Use the comparative form of the adjective before than.
Use the positive form of the adjective in the structure as…as…
Always write ‘the’ with superlative adjectives.
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