Question

the blanks with the correct forms of the adjectives given in the brackets: 1. Diana is than Mike. (wise) 2. She is a girl. (beautiful) 3. The bird flew over the mountain. (tall) 4. He is the man in our neighbourhood. (rich) 5. Lucy is than Colin. (old) 6. You have a look. (good) 7. August is the month of the year. (wet) 8. These apples are than those apples. (expensive) 9. My umbrella is than yours. (good) 10. You have money than I have. (much) 11. Helen's car is not very big. She wants a car, (big) 12. Your bag is not very heavy. His bag is (heavy).​

Answer 1

Full in the blanks with the correct forms of the adjectives given in the brackets:

1. Diana is WISER than Mike. (wise)

2. She is a BEAUTIFUL girl. (beautiful)

3. The bird flew over the TALLER mountain. (tall)

4. He is the RICHEST man in our neighbourhood. (rich)

5. Lucy is OLDER than Colin. (old)

6. You have a GOOD look. (good)

7. August is the WETTEST month of the year. (wet) 8. These apples are MORE EXPENSIVE than those apples. (expensive)

9. My umbrella is BETTER than yours. (good)

10. You have MORE money than I have. (much)

11. Helen's car is not very big. She wants a BIGGER car. (big)

12. Your bag is not very heavy. His bag is HEAVIER (heavy).​

Answer 2

Required Answers :

1. Diana is than Mike. (wise)

$\dashrightarrow \: \textsf{ Diana is } \bf{wiser} \textsf{ than Mike.}$

2. She is a girl. (beautiful)

$\dashrightarrow \: \textsf{She is a beautiful girl.}$

3. The bird flew over the mountain. (tall)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{The bird flew over the} \: \bf{tallest} \: \sf{mountain.}$

4. He is the man in our neighbourhood. (rich)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{He is the} \: \bf{richest} \: \textsf{man in our neighbourhood. }$

5. Lucy is than Colin. (old)

$\dashrightarrow \sf \: Lucy \: is \: \bf{older} \textsf{ than Colin}$

6. You have a look. (good)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{You have a} \: \bf{good} \: \sf look$

7. August is the month of the year. (wet)

$\dashrightarrow \: \textsf{August is the } \: \bf{wettest} \: \textsf{month of the year}$

8. These apples are than those apples. (expensive)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{These apples are} \: \bf{more \: expensive} \: \textsf{than those apples.}$

9. My umbrella is than yours. (good)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{My umbrella is} \: \bf{better} \: \textsf{than yours.}$

10. You have money than I have. (much)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{You have }\: \bf { more} \: \textsf{money than I have.}$

11. Helen's car is not very big. She wants a car, (big)

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{Helen's car is not very big. She wants a} \: \bf{bigger} \sf \: car,$

12. Your bag is not very heavy. His bag is (heavy).

$\dashrightarrow \textsf{Your bag is not very heavy. His bag is }\bf{heavier}.$

EXPLORE MORE :

❒ Adjective has three degrees of comparison :

1. Positive
2. Comparative
3. Superlative

For example :

1. Harman is an old man.
2. Jayesh is older than Harman
3. Harish is the oldest to the three.

• In sentence 1, when we say Harman is an old man, we do not compare him with any other man.(Positive form).

• In sentence 2, When we say Jayesh is older than Harman, we compare two man - Jayesh and Harman.(Comparative form)

• In sentence 3, when we say,Harish is the oldest to the three , we compare more than two men. (Superlative form)

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