(Sweety Gyan)

English Language Notes

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Class-V
Topic: Degrees of Comparison
(All the work to be done in fair English
Language notebook.)
I. Underline the adjectives in the sentences
given below and state their degrees.
1. Put all the wet clothes outside in the sun.
1. Adjective-wet Degree- Positive
2. It is more important to complete your
homework than to play.
2.Adjective-more important Degree-Comparative
3. My birthday is the happiest day of my life.
3.Adjective-happiest Degree-Superlative
4. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument.
4.Adjective-beautiful Degree- Positive
5.Rini is the thinnest girl of the class.
5.Adjective-thinnest Degree- Superlative
6. This building is older than that one.
6.Adjective- older Degree- Comparative
II. Complete the sentences with the suitable
degrees of adjectives given in the brackets.
1. Shakespeare was the greatest dramatist in the
world. (great)
2. A wooden box is lighter than an iron box. (light)
3. It became dark after we switched off the lights.
(dark)
4. Arun’s project was the best in the group. (good)
5. My uncle has more books than my father.
(much)
6. The elephant is the largest land animal. (large)
7. A tennis ball is heavier than a table tennis ball.
(heavy)
8. Solomon was the wisest of all men. (wise)
9. His new shoes are worse than his old ones. (bad)
10. A tiger is as ferocious as a lion. (ferocious)
III. The degrees of adjectives in the sentences
given below is incorrect. Rewrite the sentences
using the correct degree. The first one is done
for you.
1. Priyanka’s house is as bigger as mine.
1. Priyanka’s house is as big as mine.
2. Subash is four years young than me.
2. Subash is four years younger than me.
3. Jim is the naughty boy in the class.
3. Jim is the naughtiest boy in the class.
4. My pen is cheap than Rohan’s pen.
4. My pen is cheaper than Rohan’s pen.
5. Ashoka was the greater of all the Indian kings.
5. Ashoka was the greatest of all the Indian kings.
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a most
famous fairy tale.
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a famous
fairy tale.
IV. There are errors in the sentences given
below. Rewrite them after correcting the errors.
One is done for you.
1. This is a tallest building in my locality.
1. This is the tallest building in my locality.
2. The panda is a rarer animal.
2. The panda is a rare animal.
3. Jenny’s hair is most longer than Kavita’s hair.
3. Jenny’s hair is longer than Kavita’s hair.
4. Gandhi ji was a greatest man.
4. Gandhi ji was a great man.
5. Oranges are as costliest as apples.
5. Oranges are as costly as apples.
6. A dog is faithful than a human being.
6. A dog is more faithful than a human being.
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