Degrees Of Comparison Worksheet For Classes 5 And 6
An English adjective has three forms – positive, comparative and superlative. Short adjectives form their comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est to the positive adjective.
Examples:
Positive / comparative / superlative
- Big / bigger / biggest
- Tall / taller / tallest
- Warm / warmer / warmest
- Long / longer / longest
- Small / smaller / smallest
Longer adjectives form their comparative and superlative forms by adding more or most to the positive adjective.
- Careful / more careful / most careful
- Interesting / more interesting / most interesting
- Brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the adjective given in the brackets.
1. A car is ………………………… than a bicycle. (fast)
2. She is …………………….. than you. (smart)
3. She is as ……………………… as me. (tall)
4. I was the …………………………. girl in my class. (short)
5. This is …………………….. than that. (easy)
6. She is ……………………….. than me. (old)
7. She is as ………………………. as me. (old)
8. It was …………………….. than I thought. (hard)
9. China is …………………… than India. (large)
10. My house is not as ………………………. as yours. (big)
11. Raju is the ……………………….. boy in the class. (clever)
12. The sun is the ……………………….. object in the sky. (bright)
Answers
1. A car is faster than a bicycle. (Use the comparative adjective before than.)
2. She is smarter than you.
3. She is as tall as me. (Use the positive adjective in the structure as…as)
4. I was the shortest girl in my class. (Use the superlative form after the)
5. This is easier than that.
6. She is older than me.
7. She is as old as me.
8. It was harder than I thought.
9. China is larger than India.
10. My house is not as big as yours.
11. Raju is the cleverest boy in the class.
12. The sun is the brightest object in the sky.
Worksheet 2
1. Light travels ……………….. than sound. (fast / faster / fastest)
2. She earns ……………………. money than I do. (more / much / most)
3. I took …………………… time to finish than him. (little / less / least)
4. I arrived ………………….. than them. (early / earlier / earliest)
5. Why don’t you work ……………………..? (hard / harder / hardest)
6. The task was ………………………. than I thought. (difficult / more difficult / most difficult)
7. The exam was ……………………. than I thought. (easy / easier / easiest)
8. Rani is the ……………………. girl in my class. (beautiful / more beautiful / most beautiful)
9. He got …………………….. after taking the medicine. (good / better / best)
10. It was the …………………….. day of my life. (happy / happier / happiest)
11. Which is the ……………………. star in the sky? (bright / brighter / brightest)
12. This is the …………………… of the three routes. (short / shorter / shortest)
Answers
faster; 2. more; 3. less; 4. earlier; 5. harder; 6. more difficult; 7. easier; 8. most beautiful; 9. better; 10. happiest; 11. brightest; 12. shortest
Worksheet 3
Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison. When a comparison is made between two people or things, use the comparative adjective.
1. Taking the bus is ………………… than hiring a cab. (cheap)
2. This restaurant is ……………………. than the one we visited yesterday. (expensive)
3. This rod is ……………………. than that. (thin)
4. He is ……………………. than me. (patient)
5. He is ………………….. than me. (old)
6. I would like to have a …………………… home. (big)
7. This morning, I woke up ……………………. than usual. (early)
8. My headache is getting ……………………. (bad)
9. His illness was …………………….. than we thought. (serious)
10. Today I was ……………………. than usual. (busy)
11. The governments should create ……………………… jobs. (much)
12. She is the …………………… of the two sisters. (nice)
Answers
cheaper; 2. more expensive; 3. thinner; 4. more patient; 5. older; 6. bigger; 7. earlier; 8. worse; 9. more serious; 10. busier; 11. more; 12. nicer