This document discusses the three degrees of comparison used to describe or compare people and things: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree is used to describe a single person or thing. The comparative degree is used to compare two people or things. The superlative degree uses "the" and adds "-est" to the positive form to compare more than two people or things. Examples are provided for each degree.

1. Degrees of comparison are
used when we describe or
compare persons or things.

3. 1. Positive Degree

4. • This is used for when we
only describe person or
thing.

5. •The house is big.
Example

6. 2. Comparative Degree

7. •This is used when we
compare two people or
things to each other.

8. Example
• The house is bigger than my house.
Big Bigger

10. 3. Superlative degree

11. Used when comparing more than
two people or things. “The” will be
used before the superlative degree.
Add –est in the positive degree to
make it superlative.
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12. • The house is the biggest house in the block.
Example:

17. A. Identify the degree of highlighted words:
31.8.21 Practice Work
Topic: Degree of Comparison
1. Raveena is taller than her sister. _____________________
2. The Alps are the highest mountain ranges in Europe. _____________________
3. The test was very easy. _____________________
4. The test was easier than I thought. _____________________
5. She is older than him. _____________________
6. Who is the tallest man in the world? _____________________
7. I can run faster than you. _____________________
8. Ravi’s house is as big as Peter’s house. _____________________
9. She took the strongest ropes to tie the bags together. _____________________
10. This story is more interesting than that story. _____________________

18. B. Fill the correct form of degree of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1. Is your father ………….. now. (well)
2. There is no animal ………………………………………….. than the dog. (faithful)
3. June is ……………………..……….. than April or May. (hot)
4. Her condition is now …………………………….. than what it was ? (bad)
5. She is ………………………..…….. than her sister. (pretty)
6. Sita is the ……………………………….. of the two. (tall)
7. He is the ……………………………..….. man of our city. (rich)
8. Who is the ……………………………... man of the 20th century ? (great)
9. Sheela is two years ………………………………. than Radha. (old)
10.Name the ……………………………….. state of India. (large)
11. This patient needs a ………………………..….. diet. (nutritious)
12. He is the ……………………………………….. friend I have. (good)

19. 7. He is the ……………………………..….. man of our city. (rich)
8. Who is the ……………………………... man of the 20th century ? (great)
9. Sheela is two years ………………………………. than Radha. (old)
10.Name the ……………………………….. state of India. (large)
11. This patient needs a ………………………..….. diet. (nutritious)
12. He is the ……………………………………….. friend I have. (good)

20. 1. Raveena is taller than her sister.
2. The Alps are the highest mountain ranges in Europe.
3. The test was very easy.
4. The test was easier than I thought.
5. She is older than him.
6. Who is the tallest man in the world?
7. I can run faster than you.
8. Ravi’s house is as big as Peter’s house.
9. She took the strongest ropes to tie the bags together.
10. This story is more interesting than that story.

21. Supply the proper form (Comparative or Superlative) of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1. Is your father ………….. now. (well)
2. There is no animal ………….. than the dog. (faithful)
3. June is ………….. than April or May. (hot)
4. Her condition is now ………….. than what it was ? (bad)
5. She is ………….. than her sister. (pretty)
6. Sita is the ………….. of the two. (tall)
Answers
1. better
2. more faithful
3. hotter
4. worse
5. prettier
6. taller

22. 7.12.21 Practice Work
Topic: Degree of Comparison

23. D. Find the errors and write the correct degree of adjectives.
1. My house is bigger than yours.
2. That’s a good book.
3. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.
4. Sam is the most handsome boy in the whole school.
5. Danny is as smart as Phillip.
6. Learning Japanese is more difficult than learning Italian.
7. She is not so beautiful as her older sister.
8. My job is worse than yours.
9. She has the pinkest cheeks I’ve ever seen!
10. Her hair is short.
11. That’s the best ice cream I’ve ever tasted!
12. This is a charming house.