DEGREES OF COMPARISON- Notes and Exercises

 

DEGREES OF COMPARISON

Degrees of Comparison are used when we compare one person or one thing with another.

There are three types:

1. Positive degree

2. Comparative degree                      

3. Superlative degree

1.Positive degree
          When we speak about only one person or thing, we use the Positive degree.

Examples:
             • This house is big.                    

• He is a tall student.              

• This flower is beautiful.
Each sentence mentioned above talks about only one noun.

2. Comparative degree
When we compare two persons or two things with each other, we use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.

Examples:
a. This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
    This house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)

b. This flower is more beautiful than that. (Comparative)
    This flower is not as beautiful as that. (Positive)

c. He is more intelligent than this boy. (Comparative)
    He is not as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)

d. He is taller than Mr. Hulas. (Comparative)
    He is not as tall as Mr. Hulas. (Positive)

3.Superlative degree:

When we compare more than two persons or things with one another,
We use all the three Positive, Comparative and Superlative degrees.

 Examples:

a. This is the biggest house in this street. (Superlative)
    This house is bigger than any other house in this street. (Comparative)
     No other house in this street is as big as this one. (Positive)

b. This rose is the most beautiful one in this garden. (Superlative)
    This rose is more beautiful than any other flower in this garden. (Comparative)
     No other rose in this garden is as beautiful as this one. (Comparative)

c. He is the most intelligent in this class. (Superlative)
    He is more intelligent than other boys in the class. (Comparative)
    No other boy is as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)

d. He is the tallest student in this class. (Superlative)
    He is taller than other students in this class. (Comparative)
    No other student is as tall as this student. (Positive)

Note

·       Degrees of Comparison are applicable only to Adjectives and Adverbs.

·       Nouns and verbs do not have degrees of comparisons.

Type-1: “The best”:

Examples:

i. This is the best school in this area.

No other school is as better as this on in this area.

No other school is as good as this one in this area.

 

Type-2: “One of the best”:

Examples:

i. Delhi is one of the largest cities in India.

Delhi is large than most other cities in India.

Very few cities in India are as large as Delhi.

 

 

Type-3: “Not the best”:

Examples:

i. This is not the best solution to the problem.

ii. This is not better than few other solutions to this problem.

iii. Other solutions to this problem are not as good as this one.

Note:

·       Few adjectives and adverbs get their Comparative forms by simply getting “more” before them.

And their superlative terms, by getting “most” before them.

Exercise: Fill in the right degree of comparison in the blanks:

1.     This is the ___________ (long) bridge in the world.

2.     Raj’a car is __________ (luxury) than Ram’s.

3.     My house is __________ (big) than Sheela’s.

4.     Ramesh is the _______ (rich) person in the village.

5.     Everest is the ________ (high) mountain in the world.

6.     Studying mathematics is __________ (hard) than studying physics.

7.     Cheeta is the ________ (fast) animal.

8.     Chennai is the ________ (large) city in Tamil Nadu.

9.     An elephant is _______ (Strong) than a lion.

10.  Pakistan is _________ (poor) than Sri Lanka.

11.  Midnight’s Children is the __________ (interesting) novel by Salman Rushdie.

12.  Samsung phone is ________ (heavy) than Apple phone.

13.  Traveling by flight is _________ (expensive) than travelling by car.

14.  I am the __________ (happy) person in the world.

15.  An Enfield bike is ________ (cheap) than KTM bike.

16.  Of the two students Sheela ________ (clever).

17.  Velur is _______ (hot) than Madurai.

18.  For me relationship is ___________ (important) than money.

19.  A tiger is _______ (ferocious) than a Cheeta,

20.  Taj Mahal is _________ (beautiful) than Redfort.

21.  The way to the seminar hall is ________ (confusing).

22.  Malar is ________ (nervous) than Shraya during the dance performance.

23.  Samantha is the _________ (pretty) girl in the class.

24.  Ram is ________ (responsible) than others.

25.  My marriage ring is _________ (precious) than any of my possessions.

26.  The giraffe is ___________ (tall) than an elephant.

27.  River Ganga is ___________ (long) than River Yamuna.

28.  You should be ___________ (careful) when you walk on the road.

29.  That temple is a ___________ (large) building.

30.  Diamond is ___________ (hard) than any other substance in the world.

31.  The cheetah is the ___________ (fast) animal on the earth.

32.  Rose is a beautiful flower. I find the lotus ___________ (beautiful) than the rose.

33.  Vatican City is the ___________ (small) city in the world.

34.  I find Dickens' books ___________ (wonderful) than Ruskin Bond's books.

35.  Bulgaria is an ___________  (old) European state founded in 681.

36.  Nalantha is the ___________ (Old) university in the world.

37.  The Lom River is ___________ (shallow) than the Iskar River.

38.  Buddhism is ___________ (popular) in Sri Lanka and Nepal than in India.

39.  English is ___________ (easy) than German.

40.  He is the __________ (brave) of all.

41.  India’s tour of Australia 2024-25 witnessed Indian cricket team’s __________ (bad) performance.

42.  A crow is ______ (wise) than a parrot.

43.  LED bulb is ______ (bright) than a tube light.

44.  My classmates are _______ (nice) than yours.

45.  Idli is ________ (healthy) than Pani Poori.

46.  English exam is ________ (simple) than Tamil exam.

47.  Raju is _________ (thin) than Rajesh.

48.  Pen is _______ (mighty) than sword.

49.  A bat is ______ (active) in the nights.

50.  She is ________ (tall) than her friends.