CLASS – VII DATE- 23.06.

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TOPIC – Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison
Reference Worksheet

Points to Remember-
 FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES - Adjectives can be formed from nouns or verbs by
adding a suffix.
a. From Nouns by adding
1. suffix –ful 3. suffix-ious/- 5. suffix –ish 7. suffix –al / -ial
eous/-ous

Peace - peaceful Courage - Book - bookish Coast - coastal

courageous

Wonder- wonderful Mystery – kid –kiddish Comic - comical

mysterious

2. suffix –less 4. suffix - y 6. suffix -ly 8. suffix –ical / -ic

Hope - hopeless Anger - angry Brother - brotherly hero -heroic

Flavour – Air - airy coward -cowardly class -classical

flavourless

b. From verbs by adding suffix

1. -ive 2. - ant / - ent 3. - able /-ible
Destruct – destructive Please – pleasant Like - likable
Act – active Ignore – ignorant Accept – acceptable
Attend – attentive Differ – different Permit – permissible

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 Educate - educative Excel - excellent Understand - understandable

c. Opposites by adding prefix:

1. dis- 2. ir- 3. un- 4. im- 5. in-
dis- + honest - ir- + responsible un- + im- + polite - in- + human -
dishonest - irresponsible comfortable - impolite inhuman
uncomfortable

Ex.A- Form adjectives from the following nouns by adding ly, ful, y, al, able, ar, ic, ive,
ish, less, ous, y or ly:
1. time – 11. table -
2. pain- 12. memory-
3. wonder- 13. profit-
4. hill- 14. scenery-
5. pity- 15. express -
6. health-
7. doubt-
8. love-
9. prince-
10. beauty-

Ex.B – Form opposites of the following adjectives by adding ‘in-’, ‘im-’, ‘dis-’, ‘ir-’, or
‘un-’:
1. personal- 6. experienced-
2. rational- 7. organized-
3. seen- 8. real-
4. efficient- 9. disciplined-
5. proper- 10. mortal-

Points to Remember-
Degrees of Comparison : Adjectives change in form to show comparison.
They have three degrees of comparison namely positive, comparative, superlative.

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Spelling rules to form Positive Comparative Superlative
comparative and
superlative
1. Add –er or –est to -bright -brighter -brightest
adjectives with one or -loud -louder -loudest
two syllables
2. Double the last -sad -sadder -saddest
consonant before -red -redder -reddest
adding-er or-est, if an
adjective ends in
CVC[consonant vowel
consonant] and one
syllable
3.If an adjective ends in -healthy -healthier -healthiest
consonant+ –y, replace y -crazy -crazier -craziest
with i before adding –er/-
est
4.Irregular adjectives do -little -less -least
not follow any rules -bad -worse -worst
-many/much -more -most

5.Very short words (one Tall Taller Tallest

syllable) Small Smaller Smallest
+ ER Old Older Oldest
+ EST
6.Short Heavy Heavier Heaviest
words Clever Cleverer Cleverest
(two Narrow Narrower Narrowest
syllables):
Ending in
–y, --‐ow, --‐
er, - ‐le
+ ER
+ EST
7.Short Tired More tired Most tired
words (two Awful More awful Most awful
syllables): Famous More famous Most famous
NOT ending
in –y, - ‐ow, --‐
er, - ‐le
MORE
MOST

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 8. Long words ( three or Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
more syllables) Expensive More expensive Most expensive
MORE Horrible More horrible Most horrible
MOST
9. Ending in
consonant after short Big Bigger Biggest
vowel Large Larger Largest
Ending in –E Happy Happier Happiest
Ending in consonant + Grey Greyer Greyest
Y
Ending in vowel + Y
+ER
+EST

!!! EXCEPTIONS !!!

positive Comparative Superlative

Good better best
Bad worse worst
Much/many more most
Little Less Least

Ex.C – Use the correct degree of adjectives given in the bracket and fill in the blanks:
1) This summer is _________ than the previous summer. (hot)
2) Harsha is the _________ boy in the class. (intelligent)
3) Her doll is _________ than yours. (pretty)
4) Name the _________ city in the world. (big)
5) He is the _________ friend I have. (good)
6) Iron is _________ than any other metal. (useful)
7) Ram’s work is bad, Hari’s is _________, but Govind’s work is the _________. (bad)
8) Silver is _________ than gold. (cheap)
9) The Eiffel Tower is _________ than the Qutub Minar. (tall)
10) Akbar was the _________ Mughal Emperor. (great)

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11) Prevention is _________ than cure. (good)
12) Mathematics is the _________ subject. (difficult)
13) Apples are _________ than oranges. (costly)
14) Mr. Sharma is the _________ person I have ever seen. (fat)
15) This suitcase is _________ than that one. (heavy)
16) The number of boys present was _________ than the number of girls present in the
class. (many)
17) Sita was the _________ tired of them all. (little)
18) Rohan’s house is the _________ from college. (far)
19) Have you heard the _________ news? (late)
20) He is the _________ member in the Rajya Sabha. (old)

Ex.D-: Write sentences. Use the adjectives in brackets.

1) Russia/Belgium (larger than)

________________________________________________________________________

2) Rome/ London (warmer than)

________________________________________________________________________

3) Taxis/ buses (expensive than)

______________________________________________________________________

4) Driving/ flying (dangerous than)

________________________________________________________________________

5) Britney Spears/ I (famous than)

________________________________________________________________________

Ex.E: Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the one above. Use the
positive degree.

Eg. Sweden is bigger than Belgium.

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 Belgium isn’t as big as Sweden.

1. The other students learn more quickly than me.

I don’t learn _____________________________________ the other students.

2. You’re very angry and I’m also very angry.

I’m _____________________________________ you.

3. The Seats at the front are more expensive than the Seats at the back.

The Seats at the back aren’t _____________________________________ the Seats at

the front.

4. Central Park in New York is bigger than Hyde Park in London.

Hyde Park in London isn’t _____________________________________ Central Park in New
York.

5. Her last film is very good and her new film is also very good.

Her new film is _____________________________________ her last film.

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Answer Key:
Ex.A- Form adjectives from the following nouns by adding ly, ful, y, al, able, ar, ic, ive,
ish, less, ous, y or ly:
1.time – timely 11. table- tabular
2.pain- painful 12. memory- memorable
3.wonder- wonderful 13. profit- profitable
4.hill- hilly 14. scenery- scenic
5.pity- pitiful 15. express- expressive
6. health- healthy
7. doubt- doubtful
8. love- lovely
9. prince- princely
10. beauty- beautiful

Ex.B – Form opposites of the following adjectives by adding ‘in-’, ‘im-’, ‘dis-’, ‘ir-’, or
‘un-’:
1.personal- impersonal 6. experienced- inexperienced
2.rational- irrational 7. organized- disorganized
3.seen- unseen 8. real- unreal
4.efficient- inefficient 9. disciplined- undisciplined
5. proper-improper (indiscipline[noun] cannot be used with ‘ed’)
10. mortal- immortal

Ex.C – Use the correct degree of adjectives given in the bracket and fill in the blanks:
1) This summer is hotter than the previous summer. (hot)
2) Harsha is the most intelligent boy in the class. (intelligent)
3) Her doll is prettier than yours. (pretty)

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4) Name the biggest city in the world. (big)
5) He is the best friend I have. (good)
6) Iron is more useful than any other metal. (useful)
7) Ram’s work is bad, Hari’s is worse, but Govind’s work is the worst. (bad)
8) Silver is cheaper than gold. (cheap)
9) The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Qutub Minar. (tall)
10) Akbar was the greatest Mughal Emperor. (great)
11) Prevention is better than cure. (good)
12) Mathematics is the most difficult subject. (difficult)
13) Apples are costlier than oranges. (costly)
14) Mr. Sharma is the fattest person I have ever seen. (fat)
15) This suitcase is heavier than that one. (heavy)
16) The number of boys present was more than the number of girls present in the class.
(many)
17) Sita was the least tired of them all. (little)
18) Rohan’s house is the farthest from college. (far)
19) Have you heard the latest news? (late)
20) He is the oldest member in the Rajya Sabha. (old)

Ex.D-: Write sentences. Use the adjectives in brackets.

1.Russia/Belgium (larger than)

Russia is larger than Belgium.

2.Rome/ London (warmer than)

Rome is warmer than London.

3.Taxis/ buses (expensive than)

Taxis are more expensive than buses.

4.Driving/ flying (dangerous than)

Driving is more dangerous than flying.

5.Britney Spears/ I (famous than)

Britney Spears is more famous than me.

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Ex.E: Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the one above. Use the
positive degree.

Eg. Sweden is bigger than Belgium.

Belgium isn’t as big as Sweden.

1.The other students learn more quickly than me.

I don’t learn as quickly as the other students.

2.You’re very angry and I’m also very angry.

I’m as angry as you.

3.The Seats at the front are more expensive than the Seats at the back.

The Seats at the back aren’t as expensive as the Seats at the front.

4.Central Park in New York is bigger than Hyde Park in London.

Hyde Park in London isn’t as big as Central Park in New York.

5.Her last film is very good and her new film is also very good.

Her new film is as good as her last film.