Degrees Of Comparison Exercises Class 6 With Answers CBSE – English Grammar

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Degrees Of Comparison Exercises Class 6 With Answers CBSE – English Grammar

Look at the following sentences:

Naina is a tall girl.
Jolly is taller than Naina.
Saumya is the tallest of the three.

What do you notice in the above sentences? Adjectives change in form (tall, taller, tallest) to show comparison. These three forms are known as the three Degrees of Comparison.

• The adjective ‘tall’ denotes the simple quality. It is called the Positive Degree.
• When comparing two objects or persons and saying that one possesses a certain quality in a greater degree than the other, we use the comparative form of the adjective. Thus, the adjective ‘taller’ is the Comparative Degree of tall.
  Note: The Comparative Degree is generally followed by ‘than’.
• When an object or a person possesses a quality in the greater degree of all that are being compared, then the superlative form of the adjective is used. Thus, the adjective ‘tallest’ is the Superlative Degree of tall.Note: (i) The Superlative form of the adjective is used when we compare more than two objects or persons.
  (ii) The Superlative Degree is preceded by ‘the’ and is generally followed by ‘of.

Formation of Degrees of Comparison

Comparative and Superlative degrees are formed:

(i) by adding ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ to the positive degree; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
bold	bolder	boldest
short	shorter	shortest
deep	deeper	deepest
cold	colder	coldest
warm	warmer	warmest
strong	stronger	strongest
poor	poorer	poorest
rich	richer	richest

(ii) by adding only ‘r’ and ‘st’ when the positive ends in ‘e’; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
large	larger	largest
wise	wiser	wisest
brave	braver	bravest
fine	finer	finest
noble	nobler	noblest
simple	simpler	simplest

(iii) by changing ‘y’ into ‘i’ and adding ‘er’ and ‘est’ if positive ends in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
noisy	noisier	noisiest
ugly	uglier	ugliest
holy	holier	holiest
happy	happier	happiest
pretty	prettier	prettiest
easy	easier	easiest

Note: If ‘y’ of a positive degree is preceded by a vowel than ‘y’ remains intact and ‘-er’ and ‘est’ are added to make them Comparative and Superlative; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
grey	grayer	grayest
gay	gayer	gayest

(iv) by doubling the final consonant before adding ‘-er’ and ‘est’ if the positive ends in one consonant preceded by a vowel; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
fat	fatter	fattest
big	bigger	biggest
hot	hotter	hottest
thin	thinner	thinnest
sad	sadder	saddest
red	redder	reddest
wet	wetter	wettest

(v) by placing ‘more’ and ‘most’ before all adjectives of more than two syllables and many adjectives of two syllables; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent
beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
dangerous	more dangerous	most dangerous
famous	more famous	most famous
popular	more popular	most popular
handsome	more handsome	most handsome
pleasant	more pleasant	most pleasant
expensive	more expensive	most expensive

(vi) Some adjectives form their Comparative and Superlative in an irregular way; as

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
far	farther	farthest
much	more	most
many	more	most
late	later, latter	latest, last

(vii) Double Comparative and double Superlative should be avoided; as

Incorrect : This is more safer place.
Correct : This is a safer place.
Incorrect : He is the most busiest man in the office.
Correct : He is the busiest man in the office.

(viii) The words like senior, junior, superior, inferior are always followed by to instead of than; as

Incorrect : Mr. Sharma is more inferior than me.
Correct : Mr. Sharma is inferior to me.
Incorrect: I am junior than you.
Correct: I am junior to you.
Incorrect : Mr. Sinha is the most superior of all.
Correct : Mr. Sinha is superior to all.

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Many	______	most
Happy	more famous	happiest most famous
bad	worse	______
fat	fatter	______
______	gayer	gayest
wise	______	wisest
______	thinner	thinnest
good	______	best
far	farther	______
ugly ______	uglier more pleasant	______ most pleasant
little much	______ more	least ______

Answer:

1. more            2. happier          3. famous    4. worst
5. fattest          6. gay                 7. wiser        8. thin
9. better          10. farthest         11. ugliest    12. pleasant
13. less           14. most

Exercise 2

Choose the right word from within the brackets:

1. He is cleverer ………… me. (than, to)
2. He is senior ………… me by five years. (than, to)
3. Reeta is the most intelligent ………… all the students of the class. (than, of)
4. Choose the ………… (better, best) of the two.
5. Uttar Pradesh is the ………… populated state of India. (more, most)
6. Make ………… noise. (little, less)
7. Shabana is the ………… painter of the two. (good, better)
8. You are junior ………… me. (than, to)
9. Health is ………… than wealth. (better, best)
10. The Taj Mahal is one of the ………… beautiful buildings in the world., (more, most)

Answer:

1. than         2. to           3. of            4. better
5. most        6. less        7. better      8. to
9. better    10. most

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with proper form (Comparative or Superlative) of adjectives.

1. Kavita is the ____   girl in the class. (good)
2. Mt. Everest is the ____ mountain peak in the world. (high)
3. Delhi is ____ than Chennai. (hot)
4. Diamond is the ____ of all gems. (costly)
5. Iron is the ____ of all metals. (heavy)
6. My doll is ____ than yours. (pretty)
7. Sarita is the ____ girl in the class. (popular)
8. Africa is the ____ of all the five continents. (hot)
9. My car is ____ than yours. (expensive)
10. Rachna is ____ than her sister. (tall)
11. This photograph is the ____ of the two. (good)
12. The streets of Karachi are ____ than Mumbai (wide)
13. He is the ____ runner here. (fast)
14. Your accent is ____ than mine. (bad)
15. Lead is ____ than any other metal. (heavy)

Answer:

1. best                            2. highest        3.  hotter                  4. costliest
5. heaviest                     6. prettier         7.  most popular       8. hottest
9. more expensive       10. taller           11. better                  12. wider
13. fastest                    14. worse        15. heavier

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