Class Task

Exercise

Exercise 1: Change the degree of comparison

Read the following sentences and change them as directed.

1. Amy is as brave as Penny. (Comparative degree)

2. Gold is the most expensive of all the metals. (Positive degree)
3. Ramu is stronger than Shamu. (Positive degree)
4. China has a higher population than India. (Positive degree)
5. Riya is the laziest girl in the class. (Positive degree)
6. Minu is the sweetest girl in the class. (Positive degree)
7. Indore is the cleanest city in India. (Comparative degree)
8. Very few students in the class are as intelligent as Tina. (Superlative degree)
9. This knife is not as sharp as the other. (Comparative degree)
10. Uday is the heaviest of all the boys. (Positive degree)

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison.

1. Prevention is ___ that cure. (good)

2. Akbar was one of the ____ kings of India. (great)
3. My brother is ____ than me. (tall)
4. Gold is ___ than lead. (light)
5. The streets of Indore are much ___ than the other cities of India. (clean)
6. There are two ways in which you can solve this problem, and this way is ___ than the other. (easy)
7. My ___ sister lives in Canada. (old)
8. My health is ___ than yesterday. (good)
9. May is ___ than April. (hot)
10. My bag is ___ than Ritu’s. (heavy)
11. Draupadi was one of the ____ women. (beautiful)
12. Sinchan is the ____ cartoon I’ve watched. (funny)
13. Rani Lakshmi Bai was one of the ____ queens of India. (courageous)
14. Sheldon is the ____ student in my class. (clever)
15. Bees are the ___ insects. (industrious)