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1. 1.

   Complete this table with the correct forms of the adjectives.

   Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative degree
   1. young	younger	youngest
   2. sensible
   3. tasty
   4. humble
   5. friendly
   6. polite
   7. high
   8. lucky
   9. urgent
   10. courageous

    

2. 2.

   Complete these sentences by using the correct forms of the words in brackets.

   1. Ravi is better at tennis than Shakoor. (good)
   2. This essay is the ______________ of the six. (bad)
   3. The hedge is ______________ than the wall. (high)
   4. My writing is ______________ than yours. (untidy)
   5. This emerald ring is ______________ that one. (valuable)
   6. Usha is the ______________ of them all. (old)
   7. This bag is ______________ than the one I bought. (expensive)
   8. Anita's work is ______________ than Vimla's. (neat)
3. 3.

   Complete the second sentences using as...as and the word in brackets. The second sentence must convey the same meaning as the first.

   1. Riaz and Alice scored 8 points in the quiz.
      Riaz did as well as Alice in the quiz. (well)
   2. Mother and Father are thirty-eight years of age.
      Father is _________________________ Mother. (old)
   3. The temperature has been at 40 degrees both yesterday and today.
      Today is _________________________ yesterday. (hot)
   4. Kapil went to bed at 8 o'clock. Hanif went to bed later than that.
      Hanif didn't go to bed _________________________ Kapil. (early)
   5. I can throw a ball farther than you.
      You can't throw a ball _________________________ me. (far)
4. 4.

   Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.

   delicious	hard	comfortable
   fast	early	good

   1. I scored 63% in the test. You scored 78%.
      You did better than me.
   2. We both finished the swimming race at the same time
      You swam _________________________ I did.
   3. Sheila gets up at 7 o,clock. Leela gets up at 7.30. Sheila gets up _________________________ Leela.
   4. This sofa is quite comfortable. The other one is not as comfortable. This sofa is _________________________ the other one.
   5. Micheal works hard. Peter doesn't work hard. Micheal works _________________________ Peter.
   6. This mushroom soup is delicious! I have never had a soup that was more delicious. This is _________________________ soup I have ever had!
5. 5.

   Correct these sentences.

   1. Which river is the longer longest in Africa?
   2. Although Ankul is a faster runner, he missed the bus.
   3. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher until the water level was high than it was before.
   4. Sanjay wishes he had a newest bicycle.
   5. Sarah is a best singer than Elizabeth.
   6. That is the more exciting film I have ever seen.
   7. Your sister is old than your brother, but she is shortest than he is.
   8. The weather is bright today than it was yesterday. Yesterday was brightest, but not as brighter as today.
6. 6.

   Rewrite these sentences using a different degree of comparison. Make sure that the meaning does not change. Use the clues for help.

   1. I prefer tea to coffee.
      I think that tea is better than coffee.
   2. Mumbai has the best public transport in the country.
      No other city _______________________________________________________.
   3. There are more girls in Section B than in Section A.
      Section A _______________________________________________________.
   4. One of the two brothers, the elder is not so hardworking as the younger.
      The younger _______________________________________________________.
   5. It is less noisy in the villages than it is in cities.
      Cities are _______________________________________________________.
   6. The world has not seen a better batsman than Don Bradman of Australia.
      Don Bradman of Australia _____________________________________________.
   7. There is no river in India which is as long as the Ganga.
      The Ganga is _______________________________________________________.
   8. No book is as useful as a dictionary.
      A dictionary _______________________________________________________.