Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison Exercises with Answers for class 8 and worksheet with Solution from the book Elementary English Grammar for CBSE and ICSE students.
Exercise 11.1 Complete the sentences using the Comparative form :-
1. I have seen many tall buildings but the building in New York are ________
2. The flight over the mountains was rather short. I had expected it __________
3. Please give me some sugar. I like my coffee to be _________
4. Don’t walk so slowly. I know you can _______
5. We went to the next room to find some quiet place but it ________
6. You have no experience of doing this work. We want someone __________
7. Raman was rejected because he was only 18. The company wanted someone ______
8. This movie is awful. Let us watch _________
9. We missed the train. We should have __________
10. He was already feeling bad about his behavior at the party. His friends, comments made him ________
Answers:
1. I have seen many tall buildings but the buildings in New York are taller.
2. The flight over the mountains was rather short. I had expected it to be longer.
3. Please give me some sugar. I like my coffee to be sweeter.
5. Don’t walk so slowly. I know you can walk faster.
6. We went to the next room to find some quiet place but it was noisier.
7. You have no experience of doing this work. We want someone more experienced.
8. This movie is awful. Let us watch a better one.
9. We missed the train. We should have arrived earlier.
10. He was already feeling bad about his behavior at the party. His friends’ comments made him feel worse.
Much, better, a lot, a little, a bit
Complete the blanks
Rewrite
Exercise 11.5 Rewrite the following sentences using as … as … :-
1. It is not today but it was hotter yesterday.
2. This is an interesting story but the one I read yesterday was more interesting.
3. Dhoni could captain the team better then Dravid .
4. I do not think Ishant Sharma can bowl better Irfan Pathan.
5. Delhi is a costlier city than Chennai.
Answers:
1. It is not as hot today as it was yesterday.
2. This story is not as interesting as the one I read yesterday.
3. Dhoni could not captain the team as well as Irfan Pathan.
4. I do not think Ishant Sharma can bowl as well as Dravid.
5. Delhi is not as inexpensive as Chennai.
Superlative degree
Comparative or Superlative form
Fill in the blanks
Superlative
Change Sentences
Exercise 11.10 Change the following sentences as directed :-
1. Ashoka was one of the greatest kings (Change to Positive degree)
2. I have no eaten a more delicious cake. (Change to Superlative degree)
3. This is the oldest church in Spain. (Change to Comparative degree)
4. No pop singer is more famous than Michael Jackson. (Change to Superlative)
5. No one is as lazy as Mohan in the class. (Change to Comparative degree)
6. Hari and you are teller than me. (Change to Positive degree)
Answers:
1. Ashoka was a great king.
2. I have eaten the most delicious cake.
3. This church is older than many others in Spain.
4. Michael Jackson is the most famous pop singer.
5. Mohan is lazier than anyone else in the class.
6. I am shorter than Hari and you.