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Language Ladder GRAMMAR Language Skills

Degrees of Comparison

A. Use the three degrees of the adjectives given in brackets to complete the groups of

sentences.
1. This house is than the one I saw yesterday. (good)

The house at the corner is , but I like this one better.

This is house I’ve seen so far.
2. That was the thing he has every done. (dangerous)

She looked at me and said, ‘That’s .

Swimming in the sea is than swimming in a pool.
3. What is the thing you have ever eaten? (interesting)

That’s an way to make an omelette!
Don’t you think Sanskrit is than German?

B. Let us check your understanding. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the blanks.

1. We use the ‘–er form’ of an adjective in the comparative degree.

2. We use the ‘–est’ form of an adjective in the superlative degree.
3. We use ‘more-less’ with longer adjectives to show comparison.

4. We use ‘most/least’ with longer adjectives in the superlative degree.
C. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the blanks.

1. The words ‘few’, ‘a few’, and ‘the few’ show number or quantity.

2. We use ‘the few’ to mean all of something.

3. ‘A few’ means we have something but not a lot.

Let's Speak! Speaking Skills

Work with your partner and have a conversation about your current educational challenges and
strategies. You can start like:

Friend 1: ‘‘Hey, how’s your studying going with the new science unit? Are you finding it easy to
keep up with the material?’’

Friend 2: ‘‘It’s been a bit overwhelming. The recent topics on technology and its impact on
society are interesting, but I’m struggling to understand all the concepts. How about
you?’’

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