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1. 1.

   Complete this table with the correct forms of the adjectives.

   	Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative degree
   1.	wise	wiser	wisest
   2.	suitable	more suitable	most suitable
   3.	quick	________________	_______________
   4.	_______________	prettier	_______________
   5.	valuable	_______________	_______________
   6.	_______________	more intelligent	_______________
   7.	_______________	_______________	heaviest
   8.	famous	______________	______________
   9.	______________	______________	palest
   10.	______________	narrower	______________

    

2. 2.

   Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences.

   1. This question is (more difficult)/most difficult than the one before.
   2. Minaz was much happiest/happier when she changed her job.
   3. The book was more interesting/most interesting than I thought it would be.
   4. I am tallest/taller than you.
   5. Tim is the cleverer/cleverest boy in the college.
   6. The Kumars are nicer/nicest than their neighbours.
   7. This plant is the healthier/healthiest of the batch.
   8. Sunita is the most understanding/more understanding person I know.
3. 3.

   Complete these sentences using the adjectives in brackets. Use the form as + adjective + as.

   1. Shubha is     as smart as    (smart) my sister.
   2. We will work _____________ (fast) we can.
   3. My mother is _____________ (not strict) yours.
   4. Matrix 2 was _____________ (exciting) Matrix 1.
   5. This yoghurt is _____________ (good) that one.
   6. Priya knows ______________ (many people) her mother.
   7. Gita is ______________ (thin) her cousin Payal.
   8. Bhola runs ____________ (fast) a cheetah.
4. 4.

   Complete these sentences with as...as. Use the words given as clues.

   1. London - interesting - Paris
      London is as interesting as Paris.
   2. May - hot - June
      Last year, May was ___________ June.
   3. bus - quick - train
      The bus is ________________ the train.
   4. Meera - hungry - Sagar
      Meera was _________________ Sagar.
   5. Amar - intelligent - his father
      Amar is _________________ his father.
5. 5.

   Write sentences using the given adjectives and as...as.

   1. (brilliant) Your idea is as brilliant as any of the others.
   2. (not bad) ______________________________________
   3. (courageous) ___________________________________
   4. (not healthy) ___________________________________
   5. (lucky) ________________________________________
   6. (easy) ________________________________________
6. 6.

   Read this passage. Use the correct degree of the adjectives given in brackets to complete it.

   1. Venus is    closer    (close) to the sun than the Earth, and the sun- light reaching Venus is twice as _____________ (powerful) as that reaching the Earth. But, the planet is permanently covered with thick clouds of sulphur which absorb the sunlight. So instead of it being _____________ (bright) than the Earth, there is a permanent ______________ (dark) reddish gloom.
   2. Venus rotates clockwise on its axis unlike other planets, and turns so slowly that the sun rises in the west and sets in the east many Earth-days later This means that during the very ______________ (long) Venusian day, the temperature has time to reach 4500 centigrade, making it much ______________ (hot) than the Earth.
   3. Venus has an atmosphere that is ______________ (dense) than ours. This means that the air is so ______________ (thick) that one can only swim through it, not walk or run. But swimming through the air is _______________ (dangerous) because of the electric storms that fill the atmosphere with lightning. The Earth is a ______________ (comfortable) planet to live on than Venus.