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Practice Time


                A.  Fill in the missing degrees of comparison.
                           Posi� ve                 Compara� ve                    Superla� ve
                                                                                      safest
                       1. safe                  ________________               ________________
                                                                                   most useful
                       2. useful                ________________               ________________
                                                        worse
                       3. bad                   ________________               ________________
                                                                                      pre�  est
                       4.  pre� y               ________________               ________________

                                                        lazier
                       5.  lazy                 ________________               ________________
                                                                                        best
                       6. good                  ________________               ________________
                                                                                      most
                       7. much                  ________________               ________________
                                                       brighter
                       8. bright                ________________               ________________
                                                        abler
                       9. able                  ________________               ________________

                                                                                     least
                      10.  li� le               ________________               ________________
              Adjectives: Degrees of Comparison
                B.  Fill in the blanks with the correct degrees of comparison given in brackets.
                     1.  He is the ___________________ boy in the class.                                       (clever)

                     2.   This box is ___________________ than that.                                             (light)

                     3.  This fi lm was ___________________ than the other one.                                   (long)
                     4.   The princess was the ___________________ lady in the city.                           (pre� y)

                     5.  Rahul is my ___________________ brother.                                              (young)

                     6.  My house is _____________________ than yours.                                             (big)

                     7.  Your handwri� ng is _____________________ than mine.                                   (good)
                     8.  It was the _____________________ book.                                           (interes� ng)


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                  Activity Time

                  Using the compara� ve form of these adjec� ves, make comparison between you and
                  your partner.

                                   tall         brave           thin        responsible        clever

                        1. _________________________________________________________

                        2. _________________________________________________________
                        3. _________________________________________________________

                        4. _________________________________________________________

                        5. _________________________________________________________
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