Question

. Fill in the blanks with the proper degree of adjective given in the bracket:
a) Delhi is........ from here than Panipat. (far)
b) He is my....... uncle. (old)
c) Sheela is........than her sister. (young)
d) Of the two men he is......... . (handsome)
e) He reached the playground......... of all. (late)
f) His handwriting is..........than mine. (bad)
g) Tarika got the........share of the pudding. (less)
h) The bee is one of the........... Insects. (harmful)

Answer 1

a) Delhi is farther from here than Panipat.

b) He is my oldest uncle.  

c) Sheela is younger than her sister.  

d) Of the two men, he is more handsome.

e) He reached the playground most late of all.

f) His handwriting is worse than mine.  

g) Tarika got the most less share of the pudding.  

h) The bee is one of the least harmful Insects.  

Explanation:

• There are three degrees of comparison in English grammar that relates to the adjective and adverbs.

• In the positive degree, there is no comparison, it just shows us that quality exists.

• In the comparative degree, the comparison is between the two things that show which has greater quality and which one has lesser quality.

• In the superlative degree of comparison, the comparison is between more than two things, it shows which has the greatest or the least quality.