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Degree of Comparison of Adjectives

The degree of comparison of adjectives shows the level or extent of a quality in a noun. It helps us compare people, animals, places, or things.

विशेषण की तुलना की डिग्री से यह पता चलता है कि किसी वस्तु, व्यक्ति या स्थान में कोई गुण कितना अधिक या कम है। इसके द्वारा हम तुलना करते हैं।

Positive Degree

English:
It shows the quality of a noun without comparing it to anything.
Example:
Ram is tall.

Hindi (हिंदी):
यह किसी संज्ञा के गुण को बिना किसी तुलना के दर्शाता है।
उदाहरण:
राम लंबा है।

Comparative Degree

English:
It is used to compare two nouns.
Example:
Ram is taller than Mohan.

Hindi (हिंदी):
इसका प्रयोग दो संज्ञाओं की तुलना करने के लिए किया जाता है।
उदाहरण:
राम मोहन से अधिक लंबा है।

Superlative Degree

English:
It is used to compare more than two nouns and shows the highest degree of quality.
Example:
Ram is the tallest boy in the class.

Hindi (हिंदी):
इसका प्रयोग दो से अधिक संज्ञाओं में सबसे अधिक गुण को दर्शाने के लिए किया जाता है।
उदाहरण:
राम कक्षा में सबसे लंबा लड़का है।

How to Convert from on degree to another.

Rule 1: By adding –er and –est

1. tall – taller – tallest

2. small – smaller – smallest

3. fast – faster – fastest

4. cold – colder – coldest

5. long – longer – longest

6. short – shorter – shortest

7. old – older – oldest

8. young – younger – youngest

9. near – nearer – nearest

10. rich – richer – richest

11. poor – poorer – poorest

12. hard – harder – hardest

13. slow – slower – slowest

14. cheap – cheaper – cheapest

15. clean – cleaner – cleanest

Rule 2: Adjective ending with “e” → add only –r and –st

1. large – larger – largest

2. brave – braver – bravest

3. fine – finer – finest

4. nice – nicer – nicest

5. wide – wider – widest

6. late – later – latest

7. safe – safer – safest

8. close – closer – closest

9. pale – paler – palest

10. strange – stranger – strangest

11. simple – simpler – simplest

12. rude – ruder – rudest

13. cute – cuter – cutest

14. wise – wiser – wisest

15. free – freer – freest

Rule 3: One vowel + one consonant at the end → double the consonant, then add –er, –est

1. big – bigger – biggest

2. hot – hotter – hottest

3. fat – fatter – fattest

4. thin – thinner – thinnest

5. sad – sadder – saddest

6. wet – wetter – wettest

7. red – redder – reddest

8. fit – fitter – fittest

9. flat – flatter – flattest

10. mad – madder – maddest

11. glad – gladder – gladdest

12. dim – dimmer – dimmest

13. slim – slimmer – slimmest

14. dull – duller – dullest

15. big – bigger – biggest

Rule 4: Adjective ending with “y” → change y to i and add –er, –est

1. happy – happier – happiest

2. easy – easier – easiest

3. lazy – lazier – laziest

4. heavy – heavier – heaviest

5. funny – funnier – funniest

6. busy – busier – busiest

7. angry – angrier – angriest

8. wealthy – wealthier – wealthiest

9. healthy – healthier – healthiest

10. noisy – noisier – noisiest

11. dirty – dirtier – dirtiest

12. pretty – prettier – prettiest

13. lucky – luckier – luckiest

14. early – earlier – earliest

15. dry – drier – driest

Rule 5: Use “more” and “most”

1. beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful

2. intelligent – more intelligent – most intelligent

3. difficult – more difficult – most difficult

4. interesting – more interesting – most interesting

5. expensive – more expensive – most expensive

6. comfortable – more comfortable – most comfortable

7. important – more important – most important

8. popular – more popular – most popular

9. powerful – more powerful – most powerful

10. dangerous – more dangerous – most dangerous

11. useful – more useful – most useful

12. modern – more modern – most modern

13. honest – more honest – most honest

14. careless – more careless – most careless

15. creative – more creative – most creative

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Rule 6: Irregular Comparison

(Forms change completely)

1. good – better – best

2. bad – worse – worst

3. much – more – most

4. many – more – most

5. little – less – least

6. far – farther – farthest

7. far – further – furthest

8. old – elder – eldest

9. late – later – latest

10. late – latter – last

11. near – nearer – nearest

12. fore – former – foremost

13. in – inner – innermost

14. up – upper – uppermost

15. out – outer – outermost

Comparison of Adjectives (Positive to Comparative to Superlative Degree)

1. Choose the correct comparative form of “tall”.
a) tall b) taller c) tallest d) more tall

2. Choose the correct superlative form of “small”.
a) smaller b) small c) smallest d) most small

3. Which is the comparative degree of “fast”?
a) fast b) fastest c) more fast d) faster

4. Which is the superlative degree of “old”?
a) older b) old c) oldest d) most old

5. Choose the correct form: Ram is ___ than Mohan. (rich)
a) rich b) richer c) richest d) more rich

6. Choose the superlative form of “long”.
a) longer b) longest c) more long d) long

7. What is the comparative form of “happy”?
a) happy b) happiest c) happier d) more happy

8. What is the superlative form of “easy”?
a) easier b) easiest c) easy d) more easy

9. Choose the correct comparative degree of “big”.
a) big b) bigger c) biggest d) more big

10. Choose the superlative degree of “hot”.
a) hot b) hotter c) hottest d) most hot

11. Which is the comparative form of “heavy”?
a) heavy b) heavier c) heaviest d) more heavy

12. Which is the superlative form of “funny”?
a) funnier b) funniest c) funny d) more funny

13. Choose the correct comparative form of “large”.
a) large b) larger c) largest d) more large

14. Choose the superlative form of “nice”.
a) nicer b) nicest c) nice d) more nice

15. What is the comparative degree of “late”?
a) late b) later c) latest d) more late

16. Choose the superlative degree of “brave”.
a) braver b) brave c) bravest d) most brave

17. Which is the comparative form of “beautiful”?
a) beautiful b) beautifuller c) more beautiful d) most beautiful

18. Which is the superlative form of “important”?
a) more important b) most important c) importantest d) very important

19. Choose the correct comparative degree of “difficult”.
a) difficulter b) difficult c) more difficult d) most difficult

20. Choose the superlative form of “interesting”.
a) interesting b) more interesting c) most interesting d) interestinger

21. What is the comparative form of “good”?
a) good b) better c) best d) more good

22. What is the superlative form of “bad”?
a) bad b) worse c) worst d) more bad

23. Choose the comparative form of “little”.
a) little b) less c) least d) more little

24. Choose the superlative degree of “much”.
a) much b) more c) most d) many

25. Which is the comparative form of “far”?
a) far b) farther c) farthest d) most far

26. Choose the superlative form of “near”.
a) near b) nearer c) nearest d) more near

27. What is the comparative degree of “thin”?
a) thin b) thinner c) thinnest d) more thin

28. What is the superlative degree of “fat”?
a) fat b) fatter c) fattest d) more fat

29. Choose the comparative form of “busy”.
a) busy b) busier c) busiest d) more busy

30. Choose the superlative form of “angry”.
a) angrier b) angriest c) angry d) more angry

31. Which is the comparative degree of “clever”?
a) clever b) cleverer c) cleverest d) more clever

32. Which is the superlative degree of “wise”?
a) wiser b) wisest c) wise d) more wise

33. Choose the comparative form of “cold”.
a) cold b) colder c) coldest d) more cold

34. Choose the superlative form of “young”.
a) young b) younger c) youngest d) more young

35. Which is the comparative degree of “early”?
a) early b) earlier c) earliest d) more early

36. Which is the superlative degree of “dirty”?
a) dirtier b) dirtiest c) dirty d) more dirty

37. Choose the comparative form of “powerful”.
a) powerfuller b) powerful c) more powerful d) most powerful

38. Choose the superlative form of “expensive”.
a) more expensive b) most expensive c) expensivest d) very expensive

39. What is the comparative degree of “sad”?
a) sad b) sadder c) saddest d) more sad

40. What is the superlative degree of “glad”?
a) glad b) gladder c) gladdest d) more glad

41. Choose the comparative form of “strong”.
a) strong b) stronger c) strongest d) more strong

42. Choose the superlative form of “weak”.
a) weak b) weaker c) weakest d) more weak

43. Which is the comparative degree of “noisy”?
a) noisy b) noisier c) noisiest d) more noisy

44. Which is the superlative degree of “pretty”?
a) prettier b) prettiest c) pretty d) more pretty

45. Choose the comparative form of “modern”.
a) modern b) moderner c) more modern d) most modern

46. Choose the superlative form of “careful”.
a) carefulest b) careful c) more careful d) most careful

47. What is the comparative degree of “simple”?
a) simpler b) simplest c) simple d) more simple

48. What is the superlative degree of “useful”?
a) useful b) more useful c) most useful d) usefulest

49. Choose the comparative form of “lazy”.
a) lazy b) lazier c) laziest d) more lazy

50. Choose the superlative form of “short”.
a) short b) shorter c) shortest d) more short

Answer Key:

1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-c, 5-b, 6-b, 7-c, 8-b, 9-b, 10-c, 11-b, 12-b, 13-b, 14-b, 15-b, 16-c, 17-c, 18-b, 19-c, 20-c, 21-b, 22-c, 23-b, 24-c, 25-b, 26-c, 27-b, 28-c, 29-b, 30-b, 31-b, 32-b, 33-b, 34-c, 35-b, 36-b, 37-c, 38-b, 39-b, 40-c, 41-b, 42-c, 43-b, 44-b, 45-c, 46-d, 47-a, 48-c, 49-b, 50-c