Comparison Of Adjectives

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Give the comparative and the superlative of the following adjectives.
No	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
1	strong
2	merry
3	wide
4	difficult
5	good
6	fortunate
7	bad
8	useful
9	nice
10	beautiful
11	valuable
12	wonderful
13	much
14	far
15	greedy
16	many
17	nervous
18	correct
19	tidy
20	boring
21	certain
22	elegant
23	silly
24	small
25	recent

Fill in the blanks with as, of or than. 1.   This dress is newer..................................that one. 2.   This dress is .............................new ......................................that one. 3.   This dress is the newest.........................the three. 4.   Tan is older ..............................Johan. 5.   Joseph is not.........................old ..........................Johan. 6.   Tan is the oldest.........................the three. 7.   This book is better...............................that. 8.   This book is not.........................good........................that. 9.   This book is the best..............................the three. 10.  This pot is...............................black...........................that one.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.    Saiful is the ................................(clever) boy in the class. 2.    Kavitha is .................................(tall) than Susan. 3.    This exercise is ............................................(difficult) than the first one. 4.    My bag is ................................(good) than yours. 5.    My house is .............................................(far) of all. 6.    My cold is ...............................(bad) than it was yesterday. 7.    Ngiap Teen has the ....................................(little) rice on her plate. 8.    Mrs. Donald is the ................................................(kind) person I have ever met. 9.    She is said to be the ..............................................(beautiful) woman in the world. 10.  Mr. Raj is ..................................(rich) than Encik Halim, but I don’t think he is        .......................................(happy) than Encik Halim.  11.  I need a ......................................(big) suitcase to put my clothes. This one is too small. 12.  Of all the children, Ben is the ...........................................(hardworking). 13.  This homework is the .................................(bad) you have ever done. 14.  Milk chocolate is ........................................(sweet) than dark chocolate.

Read the given statements and answer the questions that follow. 1.   A car goes faster than a bicycle but not as fast as an aeroplane. a.  Which is the fastest? ......................................................................................................... b.  Which is the slowest? ........................................................................................................ 2.  Nora got fewer marks than Siti. Kumar got more marks than Siti. a.  Which pupil got the most marks? ................................................................................... b.  Which pupil got the fewest marks? ................................................................................ 3.  Science is more difficult than English but not as difficult as Mathematics. a.  Which is the most difficult? .............................................................................................. b.  Which is the least difficult? ............................................................................................... 4.  A dictionary is thicker than a reference book. A reference book is thicker than an      exercise book. a.  Which is the thickest? ....................................................................................................... b.  Which is the thinnest? ....................................................................................................... 5.  Gopal is heavier than Boboi and Boboi is heavier than Yaya. a.  Who is the heaviest? ......................................................................................................... b.  Who is the lightest? ........................................................................................................... 6.  My bag is bigger than Mary’s bag but not as big as Chin’s bag. a.  Whose bag is the biggest? .............................................................................................. b.  Whose bag is the smallest? .............................................................................................. 7.  A carnation is cheaper than a rose. A daisy is cheaper than a carnation. a.  Which flower is the cheapest? ........................................................................................ b.  Which flower is the most expensive? .............................................................................. 8.  Zubaidah is younger than Mei Mei, Sheena is younger than Zubaidah. a.  Who is the youngest? ....................................................................................................... b.  Who is the oldest? ............................................................................................................. 9.  Aida is taller than Jessy and Jessy is taller than Amutha. a.  Who is the tallest? ............................................................................................................. b.  Who is the shortest? ..........................................................................................................