1) Examine the following sentences
a) ‘Badam’ mangoes are SWEET.
b) ‘Kesar’ mangoes are SWEETER than
‘Badam’.
c) ‘Alphanso’ mangoes are the SWEETEST of all
mangoes. Adjectives used in the above
sentences --------,
--------------,
---------Sweet’,
‘Sweeter’
‘SweeteSt’
2) ‘Sweet’, ‘Sweeter’ & ‘SweeteSt’ theSe are
the three forms of --------------adjective


3) KESAR’ mangoes are sweeter than ‘BADAM’
in this sentence the comparison is made
between Kesar mangoes & Badam
mangoes.

4) In the sentence, Alphanso’ mangoes are
the sweetest of all mangoes; the comparison
Alphanso
is made among ---------mangoes
& -----all
mangoes.
5) Examine the following sentences.
a) My father is as rich as my father- in -law.
Write the adjectives used in the above sentence
-----------rich
b) Virtue is as important as money
Write the adjectives used in the above
sentence. ---------important
c) My aunt is as sober as my mother is.
Write the adjectives used in the above
sentence. ----------sober
6) In above sentences which word is used
before & after the adjective?
as-----as
7) Write the adjectives used in the above
sentence.
a)Suman is as tall as Pallavi
b) This chapter is as easy as ABC.
c) Mayank is as clever as Bhavika
tall, easy, clever
8) In above sentences which word is use before
& after the adjective?
as-----as
9) THIS CONSTRUCTION INDICATES EQUALITY
BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS. WHEN
TWO PERSONS OR THINGS THAT HAVE THE
SAME DEGREE OF QUALITY ARE COMPARED,
THE SENTENCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN A
P--------------- DEGREE OF COMPARISON
POSITIVE
11) Now complete the following Idiomatic
comparison
brave
A) as b----------------as a lion
B) as c----------------as
ice
cold
C) as w-----------------as
snow
white,
D) as cun----------------as
fox
cunning
E ) as-g----------------as
grass
green
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





12) Choose correct alternative.
a) Kavita is as -------------------as Savita.
beautiful
(beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful)
Long
b)Brahmaputra is not as -------------------as Ganga.( longer, long ,longest)
costly
c) Silver jewels are not as -----------as
gold jewels. (costly, more costly, most costly )
cool,
d) Simla is as ------------------- as Ooty.
(cool, cooler, coolest )
clever
e) Sunita is not so ---------------as Babita.
( clever ,cleverer, cleverest)
13) Examine the following sentences.
a) Bhavika’s father is handsome and so is
Bhavika. We may write this sentence by
using as ------ as.
Let us examine :
Bhavika is as handsome as his father.
b) Last summer was very hot and so this
summer. Rewrite this sentence by using as
---as.

• This summer is as hot as last
summer
14) Read carefully the following sentences
a) An airplane travels FASTER than a ship.
Airplane
In this sentence, comparison made between --------& --------.
ship
b) I get up EARLIER than my brother does.
In this sentence, comparison made between -------I
brother
& ---------.
c) A hawk flies HIGHER than an eagle.
hawk
In this sentence, comparison made between --------& --------.
eagle
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15) It means in the sentences comparison
made between the two objects. You also
- er
notice d that --------suffix added to the
adjectives.
16) Examine the following sentence
‘A hawk flies higher than an eagle.’ In
this sentence, comparison is made
hawk
between -----eagle
& ------.

 17)
In above sentence ‘Who flies
higher than an eagle?
a
hawk
18) It means comparison made
between two objects. One is
superior to another. This Degree
of Comparison called C-comparative
-------Degree.
19) Choose the correct alternative
than
a) Reading is better ------------------writing.
(that, than, then)
bigger than Pune.
b) Mumbai is ------------(big, bigger, biggest )
is bigger
c) Our new house -----------than the one we
used to live. (is big, are biggest, is bigger)
20) Write ‘P’ if it is Positive Degree & write
‘C’ if it is Comparative Degree.
P
a) His simple word is as good as an oath. ---
C
b) My knife is sharper than yours. -----
c) Lead is heavier than any other metal. ---C
d) The boys seemed to enjoy the whole
exercise as much as the mangoes they
received as a reward for their efforts. ----P
21) Read the following sentences and
choose correct alternative.
a) If I had been more careful, I would
not have made that mistake.
(Positive Degree/ comparative Degree)
b) Surekha is more emotional than
Anjali. (Positive Degree/comparative
Degree)
comparative Degree
22) THUS, WE MAY SAY THAT WHEN
ADJECTIVE HAVE TWO SYLLABLE i.e.
CARE + FUL, ‘EMOTION + AL in its
comparative form it takes ------more
before it.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fist form
Second form
handsome
-----------intelligent
famous
difficult
Proper,
----------courageous
-------more handsome
more Intelligent
more famous
--------more difficult
------------------more proper
---------more courageous
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24) Some adjectives compared irregularly.
Observe the following adjectives;
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
4
Fist form
Second form
good
little
bad
many
better
Less, lesser
worse
more
25) Choose the correct alternative.
taller
 My uncle is ---------than my father.
( tall, more tall, taller)
 b) Prevention is -------than
cure.
better
( good, better, more good)
 c) He is -------------- than his
more handsome
brother.
( handsome, more handsome,
handsomer)


26) Examine the following sentences:
a) This is the oldest church in India.
b) Everest is the highest peak on the
Earth.
Above sentences are the examples of
_______
superlative degree.
27) Examine the following examples and
answer the following question:
a. Sanjay is the tallest boy in the class.
b. This is the biggest house in the
street.
These sentences are in the superlative
degree. Because ------is added to
est
the adjectives.
the
28) Article -------is added
before the Superlative form of
adjectives.
29) Examine the following examples:
a) This News is the most important news.
b) Unemployment is the most serious
problem facing our country.
 These are the examples of _____
superlative
degree.
30) you learnt that adjectives having
two or more than two syllable they
take ‘MORE’ to form their comparative
form of adjectives. Same way they
take ‘MOST’ to form superlative form
of adjectives.
SR.NO. POSITIVE
FORM
1
2
3
4
5
6
COMPARATIVE
FORM
SUPERLATIVE FORM
Beautiful More
Most beautiful
beautiful
Serious More serious Most serious
Useful
Stupid
Nutritiou
s
Famous
More useful
More stupid
More
nutritious
More famous
Most useful
Most stupid
Most nutritious
Most Famous
32 ) Carefully read the following examples:
 Gandhiji is ONE OF THE GREASTEST
POLITICAL LEADERS OF INDIA.


Gandhiji is THE GREASTEST political leader of
India.
Do both the sentences convey same meaning?
No

33) ‘ONE OF THE GREASTEST’, means there
are many political leaders but some political
leaders are great and Gandhiji is one of them.
34) Carefully observe the following sentences:
a) Gold is THE MOST precious metal.
b) NO OTHER metal is AS precious AS gold.
c) Gold is MORE precious metal THAN any
other metal.
35) Do these sentences convey same meaning?
36) Yes, these sentences are in
superlative, positive & comparative
degree but convey same meaning.
This is transformation of degrees.
37) Now, study the following sentences:
a) THE JUPITER IS THE BIGGEST PLANET
b) The Jupiter is BIGGER THAN ANY OTHER
PLANET.
c) NO OTHER PLANET IS AS BIG AS THE
JUPITER.
 We can change the superlative degree in:
Comparative
positive
38) Observe carefully the following sentences:
 Gandhiji is one of the greatest political
leaders of India.(Superlative degree)


Very few political leaders of India are as great
as Gandhiji. (Positive)
Gandhiji is greater than most other political
leaders in India. (Comparative)



39) Gandhiji is the greatest political
leader of India. .(Superlative degree)
No other political leader is as great as
Gandhiji. (Positive)
Gandhiji is greater than any other
political leader in India. (Comparative)
41) Change the degree of comparison without
changing the meaning:
a) Riding is the best kind of exercise.
(Superlative degree)


POSITIVE: No other __________________
exercise is as good as riding.
is better than any other exercises
COMPARATIVE: Riding _________________
42) Bhimsen Joshi is one of the most
outstanding singers of Hindustani classical
music.
Positive Degree:_____________________
Very few singers of Hindustani classical music are
as outstanding as Bimsen Joshi
Comparative Degree:____________
Bhimsen Joshi is a more outstanding singer of
Hindustani classical music

43) Kalidas is one of the greatest poets.
(Superlative degree)

Very few poets are as great as Kalidas.

Kalidas_ is greater than most other poets.
Platinum is as heavy as Gold. (Positive)
Gold is not heavier than Platinum. (Comparative)
There is comparison made between ________
Platinum
& ____. Gold.
Therefore, we cannot interchange this sentence into superlative degree.
45) Vinay is as tall as Vikas. (Change this into comparative degree)
______________
Vikas is not
not ___________________
taller
than Vinay.
46) Suman is as bold as Pinki. (Change this into comparative degree)
Pinki is not bolder than Suman.
47) Archana is not more intelligent than Manisha.(change into positive degree)
Manisha is as intelligent as Archana

49) Thus, from above all the examples we can
conclude that Superlative degree is
interchangeable into positive degree &
comparative degree. Positive degree is
interchangeable into Comparative degree and
Comparative degree into positive degree.
50) Transform the following sentences in all
possible ways:
a) My school building is bigger than my house.
b) Sachin is one of the best bowlers of Indian
players.
c)Sachin is one of the best bowlers of Indian
players.
d) It is easier than to speak.
e) Milk is the most nourishing food for the
children.
f) A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
a) Positive: My house is not as big as my school
building.
b) Positive: Very few bowlers of Indian players
are as good as Sachin.
b)Sachin is one of the best bowlers of Indian
players.
c) Comparative:Sachin is better than most
other bowlers of Indian players
 Speak is not as easy as It is.
 No other food is as nourishing as Milk
 A foolish friend is not as good as a wise
enemy