1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or 1. Use the adjectives given in brackets in the
appropriate comparative form. (1) My writing is
(neat) than his.
(ii) Daughter are said to be (loving) than
sons.
(iii) My mother is, (happy) since I stopped
working night shifts.
(iv) His jokes are no (funny) than his
pranks.
(v) The film is definitely (exciting) than the
book.
(vi) There is nothing (good) than a
message to help one relax.
(vii) You need to be
(careful) in your work.
(viii) Is a blade (sharp) than a knife?
Answers
Explanation:
1. Use the adjectives given in brackets in the appropriate comparative form.
(i) My writing is _________ (neat) than his.
(ii) Daughter are said to be _________ (loving) than sons.
(iii) My mother is, _________ (happy) since I stopped working night shifts.
(iv) His jokes are no _________ (funny) than his pranks.
(v) The film is definitely _________ (exciting) than the book.
(vi) There is nothing _________ (good) than a message to help one relax.
(vii) You need to be _________ (careful) in your work.
(viii) Is a blade _________ (sharp) than a knife?
2. Underline the adjective in the following sentences. Then rewrite the sentences using the adjectives attributively. The first one has been done as an example.
(i) The team is fantastic! It is a fantastic team.
(ii) The story is uplifting.
(iii) This painting is costly.
(iv) The day was depressing.
(v) The prank was funny.
(vi) Many refugees were homeless.
(vii) The kitten was brown and white.
(viii) The affair was very tragic.
3. Fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives in the box.
dry tall near bright small deep high difficult big long
(i) Where is the tallest building in the world? It is in Dubai.
(ii) Wow! This waterfall looks really high. Yes, it is the _________ waterfall in the world.
(iii) The script of this language has thousand of complex characters. Some people think it is the language in the world.
(iv) The capital of the _________ country in the world is Moscow.
(v) This planet is _________ to the Sun.
(vi) This place is a desert in Chile. It is the _________ place in the world.
(vii) What a tiny, cute bird! It is the _________ bird.
(viii) Arjuna was one of the heroes of the world’s _________ epic.
(ix) Today, the _________ star has lit up the night sky.
(x) The _________ location of the earth is in the Pacific Ocean.
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