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ENGLISH GRAMMAR (CLASS 3–10) · ADJECTIVES

Degrees of comparison

Positive (tall, as tall as), comparative for two (taller than, more beautiful than) and superlative for three or more (the tallest, the most beautiful). Never double them (more taller, most best).

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Worked examples

Example 1 · level 1

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: “My handwriting is ____ than yours.”

  1. better
  2. gooder
  3. best
  4. more good
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  1. "Good" is irregular: good → better → best.
  2. Complete sentence: “My handwriting is better than yours.”

Answer: better

Example 2 · level 2

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: “Saanvi is ____ intelligent than her brother.”

  1. very
  2. as
  3. most
  4. more
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  1. "Than" → comparative; a long adjective takes "more": more intelligent.
  2. Complete sentence: “Saanvi is more intelligent than her brother.”

Answer: more

Example 3 · level 3

Choose the sentence that means the same as: “Jaipur is not as large as Mumbai.”

  1. Mumbai is as large as Jaipur.
  2. Mumbai is larger than Jaipur.
  3. Mumbai is largest than Jaipur.
  4. Jaipur is larger than Mumbai.
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  1. "A is not as large as B" means B is larger than A.
  2. Correct answer: “Mumbai is larger than Jaipur.”

Answer: Mumbai is larger than Jaipur.

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