EXERCISE DEGREE OF COMPARISON

Chose the right positive, comparative, or superlative forms to complete these paragraphs.
Number one has been done for you.

Mr. Sukrisno and Mr. Suyanto differ from each other in some ways. Mr. Sukrisno is ...older...
(1) and … (2) than Mr. Suyanto. He is … (3) and he gets things done … (4) than Mr. Suyanto
does. On the other hand, Mr. Suyanto is less busy than Mr. Sukrisno because he only keeps
house and run a small business at home. Mr. Suyanto is much … (5) in music. Mr. Sukrisno
has children … (6) as Mr. Suyanto does. Each has two. Mr. Sukrisno’s children are Dhani
and Dewi. Dhani is a vocational shool student and Dewi is a Junior High School student.
Dhani is probably the … (7) student in his class, but Dewi is not. Dhani’s hobbies are … (8)
as Dewi’s but he gets … (9) grades than she does. Mr. Suyanto’s children are Tini and Toni.
Tini is … (10) as Dhani but Toni is … (11) than Dewi.

1. (a) old (b) older

2. (a) taller (b) the tallest
3. (a) more diligent (b) the most diligent
4. (a) quickly (b) more quickly
5. (a) interested (b) more interested
6. (a) as many (b) much many
7. (a) good (b) the best
8. (a) similar (b) the Same
9. (a) good (b) better
10. (a) more intelligent (b) as intelligent
11. (a) lazier (b) the laziest

1. The giraffe is taller than an elephant.

2. River Ganga is longer than River Yamuna.
3. You should be careful when you walk on the road.
4. That temple is a large building.
5. Diamond is harder than any other substance in the world.
6. The cheetah is the fastest animal on the earth.
7. Rose is a beautiful flower. i find the lotus more beautiful than the rose.
8. Vatican City is the smallest city in the world.
9. I find Dickens' books more wonderful than Ruskin Bond's books.
10. This poem is harder than that one.

1.: Mary is the ---- of the four girls.

taller

tallest
2.He plays ---- than everybody else in the team.

best

better
3.I will give you the ---- steak; I am not very hungry.

biggest

bigger
I like Mary and Alice, but I think Mary is the ---- of the two.

nicer nicest
The more I study, the ---- I learn

less

lesser

I am the happiest man ---- the world.

in

of

bigger

1. My house is (big) than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.

10. He was the (clever) thief of all.

 Mark wrong answers
1. Is your father any …………………….. today.
a) Good
b) Better
c) Best
2. Her eyes are …………………….. than yours.
a) Pretty
b) Prettier
c) Prettiest
3. In India May is …………………… than any other month.
a) Hot
b) Hotter
c) Hottest
4. He is ………………….. than 90% of his neighbours.
a) Rich
b) Richer
c) Richest
5. It was the ………………… moment of my life.
a) Proud
b) Prouder
c) Proudest
6. Gold is …………………….. than silver.
a) Precious
b) More precious
c) Most precious
7. Mount Everest is the …………………… peak in the world.
a) High
b) Higher
c) Highest
8. The Pacific is ………………… than any other ocean.
a) Large
b) Larger
c) Largest
9. Who is the ………………….. living poet?
a) Great
b) Greatest
c) Greater
10. The pen ………………….. than the sword.
a) Mighty
b) Mightier
c) Mightiest
Answers
1. Better
2. Prettier
3. Hotter
4. Richer
5. Proudest
6. More precious
7. Highest
8. Larger
9. Greatest
10. Mightier

;large

1. The town is just as (large) as my native one. (large)

longer

2. The road was (long) than we had expected.( longer)

intelligent

3. The girl is very (intelligent).(intelligent)

more boring

4. As soon as they understood that the second book was (boring)

than the first one, they changed their mind more boring).
further

5. The shop is (far) than the school.(further)

the furthest

6. Ventspils is (far) town in Latvia I have been to. ( the furthest)

more intelligent

7. Tim is (intelligent) than Pat.( more intelligent)

harmful

8. The heat is less (harmful) than the cold.(harmful)

the most beautiful

9. This song is (beautiful) one in the world! (the most

beautiful)
stubborn

10. They are as (stubborn) as donkeys! (stubborn)

w ors

11. The weather today is (bad) than the ather yesterday but not as
bad

(bad) as it was four days ago.(worse) (bad)

the most ecxiting

12. The story was (exciting) one I have ever heard. (the most
exciting)
tired

13. They were less (tired) than we. (tired)

new er

14. George bought a (new) car than he could ever imagine.( Newer)
 better

15. The mark is a (good) than I expected. ( better)

upset

16. They are very (upset) with the results.( upset)

more polite

17. She is (polite) than me.( more polite)

the fastest

18. The boy is (fast) runner of all. ( the fastest)

pleasant

19. It is as (pleasant) as a greeting card. ( pleasant)

more interesting

20.The movie was (interesting) than the book.( More

interesting)
aggressive

21. The price will be less (aggressive) than the previous time.
(aggressive)
more important

22.The nature is (important) than making profit. ( more

important)
sw eet

23.The cake is just as (sweet) as the ice-cream. ( sweet)

more devote

24.Sometimes friends are (devoted) than relatives. More

devoted)
the most convenient

25.Planes are (convenient) means of travelling of all. ( the

most convenient)
more expensive

26.Some cars are (expensive) than others.( more expensive)

dirty dirtier

27.The jeans are very (dirty) in fact they are (dirty) than the
trousers.( dirty) ( dirtier)
less

28.Acandle gives (little) than a lamp.( less)

w arme

29.This blanket is (warm) than that blanket.( warmer)

angrier

30.The dog is (angry) than its master.( angrier)