Degree of Comparison – Exercises for Class 6

Q. Fill in the blanks with the correct degrees of comparison.

  1. Shakespeare is the ___________ of all English poets. (great)
  2. Emma behaves ___________ than Mary. (polite)
  3. George can speak English ___________ than Harry. (fluent)
  4. She can work ___________ than you. (good)
  5. These are the ___________ apples in the market. (big)

Answer

  1. greatest
  2. politely
  3. fluently
  4. better
  5. biggest

Q. Fill in the blanks with correct words from the brackets.

  1. My father told me very ________________ that he would not give me more pocket money. (firm, firmly)
  2. Rakesh opened the door ________________. (silent, silently)
  3. Children started doing their work ________________. (serious, seriously)
  4. Mother has not returned from office ________________. (yet, late)

Answer

  1. firmly
  2. silently
  3. seriously
  4. yet

Q. Complete the table given below by writing positive, comparative, and superlative degrees wherever necessary.

Positive Comparative Superlative
_________________ worse _________________
busy _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ youngest
cheerful _________________ _________________

Answer

Positive Comparative Superlative
bad worse worst
busy busier busiest
young younger youngest
cheerful more cheerful most cheerful

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