Worksheet-Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

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Worksheet : 9 Name : ____________________

Grade :V Date : ____/____/_______

Subject : English Teacher’s Signature : ________

Topic : ADJECTIVES AND DEGREES OF COMPARISON

Adjectives are words that tell us more about nouns.


Q. I) Circle the Adjective in each sentence. Then, tell what Noun the Adjective is describing.One has been done for
you.

1) Little John was Robin Hood’s friend.


The adjective little describes the noun John.

2) Ram and Sham walked up to an old ruined house.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

3) Mahesh put the golden crown on his head.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

4) Today is the fifth day of January.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

5) The baby birds chirped in the nest.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun__________________

6) Jayesh’s car has a flat tyre.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

7) I am holding a pencil box in my left hand.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

8) Manu loves fast cars.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

9) Has anyone seen Aamir Khan’s latest film?


The adjective__________________ describes the noun __________________

10) The sly fox jumped on the chicken.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

11) Minaz ordered a large cake for her birthday.


The adjective __________________ describes the noun __________________

Q. II) Underline the Adjectives in the following poem


Big brown dog on the tall tree
Sits the whole day forlornly
Pretty little girl in a blue and white dress
Wonders how to solve this terrible mess
Helpful friendly gardener cleaning up the lawn
Climbs the huge tree and gets the dog down
Now pretty little girl and big brown dog
Give the friendly gardener a great big hug! 1
Degrees of Comparison.

Positive Degree: Nidhi writes fast.


Comparitive Degree: Raman writes faster.
Superlative Degree: Shruti writes the fastest.

Example: Gaurav is the tallest boy in the class.


Gaurav is taller than any other boy in the class.
No other boy in the class is as tall as Gaurav.

Q. III) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of word in the bracket.

1) I think the parrot is the ____________ bird in the whole world.(clever)

2) My puppy is ____________ than my cousin’s puppy.(big)

3) This road is as ____________ as the highway.(wide)

4) Mount Everest is the ____________ peak in the world. (high)

5) This book is ____________ than a dictionary.(thin)

6) I find walking to school ____________ than going by bus.(good)

7) India is not as ____________ as Africa.(hot)

8) My little sister is the ____________ in the family.(short)

9) Her hands were as ____________ as ice.(cold)

10) The roads in Australia are much ____________ than these roads.(clean)

Now let us look at some other sentences.


Yatin is the most courageous boy in the town.
Preethi is more beautiful than all her sisters.
No one is as capable as Kavita in completing the job on time.

Q. IV) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of word given in the bracket.
1) Jatin is the most ________________________ boy in the class. (intelligent)

2) The Times of India is _______________________ than any other newspaper in India. (popular)

3) He is the ________________________ Bollywood star today. (famous)

4) No other metal is as ________________________ as gold. (precious)

5) To be honest is ________________________ than to be successful. (important)

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Adjectives are words that tell us more about nouns.
Q. I) Circle the adjective in each sentence.Then, tell what noun the adjective is describing.One has been done for
you.
Q. II) Underline the adjectives in the following poem
Big brown dog on the tall tree
Sits the whole day forlornly
Pretty little girl in a blue and white dress
Wonders how to solve this terrible mess
Helpful friendly gardener cleaning up the lawn
Climbs the huge tree and gets the dog down
Now pretty little girl and big brown dog
Give the friendly gardener a great big hug!
Degrees of Comparison.
Positive degree: Nidhi writes fast.
Comparitive degree: Raman writes faster.
Superlative degree: Shruti writes the fastest.
7) I am holding a pencil box in my left hand.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
8) Manu loves fast cars.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
9) Has anyone seen Aamir Khan’s latest film?
The adjective __________________ describes the
noun ______
10) The sly fox jumped on the chicken.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
11) Minaz ordered a large cake for her birthday.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
1) Little John was Robin Hood’s friend.
The adjective little describes the noun John.
2) Ram and Sham walked up to an old ruined house.
The adjective _________ describes the noun ______
3) Mahesh put the golden crown on his head.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
4) Today is the fifth day of January.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
5) The baby birds chirped in the nest.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
6) Jayesh’s car has a flat tyre.
The adjective ______ describes the noun ______
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Example: Gaurav is the tallest boy in the class.
Gaurav is taller than any other boy in the class.
No boy in the class is as tall as Gaurav.
Q. III) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of word in the bracket.
1) I think the parrot is the ____________ bird in the whole world.(clever)
2) My puppy is ____________ than my cousin’s puppy.(big)
3) This road is as ____________ as the highway.(wide)
4) Mount Everest is the ____________ peak in the world. (high)
5) This book is ____________ than a dictionary.(thin)
6) I find walking to school ____________ than going by bus.(good)
7) India is not as ____________ as Africa.(hot)
8) My little sister is the ____________ in the family.(short)
9) Her hands were as ____________ as ice.(cold)
10) The roads in Australia are much ____________ than these roads.(clean)
Now let us look at some other sentences.
Yatin is the most courageous boy in the town.
Preethi is more beautiful than all her sisters.
No one is as capable as Kavita in completing the job on time.
Q. IV) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of word given in the bracket.

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