Degree of Comparison

The are three type of Degree of comparison

1) Positive degree(PD)

2) Comparative degree(CD)

3) Superlative degree(SD)

Degree of comparison

Sr. no.	Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative degree
1	Hard	Harder	Hardest
2	Tall	Taller	Tallest
3	Small	Smaller	Smallest
4	Bold	Bolder	Boldest
5	Smooth	Smoother	Smoothest
6	Young	Younger	Youngest
7	Rich	Richer	Richest
8	Great	Greater	Greatest
9	Light	Lighter	Lightest
10	Old	Older	Oldest
11	Fine	Finer	Finest
12	Late	Later	Latest
13	White	Whiter	Whitest
14	Sure	Surer	Surest
15	Large	Larger	Largest
16	Wise	Wiser	Wisest
17	Hot	Hotter	Hottest
18	Fit	Fitter	Fittest
19	Big	Bigger	Biggest
20	Thin	Thinner	Thinnest
21	Red	Redder	Reddest
22	Set	Setter	Settest
23	Low	Lower	Lowest
24	Made	Madder	Maddest
25	Sad	Sadder	Saddest
26	Happy	Happier	Happiest
27	Easy	Easier	Easiest
28	Petty	Pettier	Pettiest
29	Lazy	Lazier	Laziest
30	Healthy	Healthier	Healthiest
31	Beautiful	More Beautiful	Most Beautiful
32	Important	More Important	Most Important
33	Intelligent	More Intelligent	Most Intelligent
34	Wonderful	More Wonderful	Most Wonderful
35	Courageous	More Courageous	Most Beautiful
36	Difficult	More Difficult	Most Difficult
37	Good	Better	Best
38	Bad	Worse	Worst
39	Many / Much	More	Most
40	Little	Less	Least

Degree of comparison

 1)      Pune is cooler than Bangalore.

Ans.:- Bangalore is not as cool as Pune.

      2)      Milk is not as light as fats.

Ans.:- Fats are lighter than milk.

      3)      Painting is more difficult than photography

Ans.:- Photography is not as difficult as painting.

      4)      Aishu is more beautiful than Vishu.

Ans.:- Vishu is not as beautiful as Aishu.

      5)      Maharana Pratap was as brave as lion.

Ans.:- Lion was not braver than Maharana Pratap.

      6)      Coffee is better than tea.

Ans.:- Tea is not as good as coffee.

      7)      You are as fat as pig.

Ans.:- Pig is not fatter than you.

      8)      Chocolates are sweeter than biscuits

Ans.:- Biscuits are not as sweet as chocolates.

      9)      TB is not as bad as cancer.

Ans.:- Cancer is worse than TB.

      10)      A mother is more than the earth.
     Ans.:- The earth is not as much as a mother.

Degree of comparison

          1)      Aurangabad is the nearest airport.

                P.D:- No other airport is as near as Aurangabad.

                C.D:- Aurangabad is nearer than any other airport.

    2)   Mumbai is the richest city in India.

                P.D:- No Other city in India is as rich as Mumbai.

                C.D:- Mumbai is richer than any other city in India.

    3)  Ganesh mandir was the most memorable visit in my life.

                P.D:- No other visit in my life was as memorable as Ganesh mandir.

                S.D:- Ganesh mandir was more memorable than any other visit in my life.

    4)   Yesterday was the coolest day of the season.

                P.D:- No other day of the season was as cool as yesterday.

                C.D:- yesterday was cooler than any other day of the season.

     5)  Courage is the surest weapon of man in danger.

                P.D:- No other weapon of man in danger is as sure as courage.

                S.D:- Courage is surer than any other weapon of man in danger.

        1)      Rose is one of the most beautiful flower. 

        PD: - Very few flower is as beautiful as Rose.

       CD: - Rose is more beautiful than most other flower.

       2)     Nagpur is one of the best city in India.

       PD: - Very few city in India is as good as Nagpur.

       CD: - Nagpur is better than most other city India.

       3)      Food is one of the most essential factor.

       PD: - Very few factor is as essential as food.

      CD: - Food is more essential than most other factor.

       4)      Birds are some of the cleverest creature in the world.

     PD: - Very few creatures in the world are as clever as bird.

     CD: - Birds are cleverer than most other creature in world.

       5)      Mr. Shah is one of the greatest scientist in the world.

     PD: - Very few scientist in the world is as great as Mr. Shah. 

     CD: - Mr. Shah is greater than most other scientist in the world.

For Practice

Change the degree of comparison of the following sentences (without changing the meaning)

1)      Sohan is as good as Rohan.

2)      She is not as beautiful as Monika.

3)      Tea is not more tasteful than coffee.

4)      I am as tall as my brother.

5)      Binay is not as handsome as his brother.

6)      They are as powerful as an emperor.

7)      You are not as dull as he.

8)      His brother is as strong as a tiger.

9)      That student was not more honest than Rahul.

10)   Sanskrit is not as easy as Hindi.

11)   Animals are as useful as Birds.

12)   The mango is sweeter than the apple.

13)   Iron is more useful than copper.

14)   Prabha is as slim as Abha.

15)   Good health is more important than riches.

16)   I am not so great as he.

17)   Kalidas was as great as Shakespeare.

18)   The pen is mightier than the sword.

19)   Gold is not heavier than platinum.

20)   He is as wise as Solomon.

21)   Wheat is not the most nutritious of all grain.

22)   A dog is the most faithful animal.

23)   Honesty is the best policy.

24)   The Tajmahal is one of the most wonderful building.

25)   Rose is one of the most beautiful flowers.

26)   Walking is easier than running.

27)   Blood is thicker than water.

28)   Asia is one of the largest continents in the world.

29)   The Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean in the world.

30)   She is not more active than you.

31)   Bread is more useful than gold.

32)   Australia is the biggest of all Island.

33)   Iron is one of the most useful metal.

34)   Australia is the smallest continent in the world.

35)   Bhim was the strongest man.

36)   I have not seen such a beautiful city as Paris.

37)   Very few sea ports are as big as Newyork.

38)   Assam is the largest producer of tea.

39)   The Nile is the longest river in the world.

40)   Mount Everest is the higher than any other peak than I have ever seen.

41)   Ayodhya is the most ancient city of India.

42)   Cobra is the most Poisonous of all snakes.

43)   Russia is more powerful than all other European countries.

44)   Jay Prakash Narayan was one of the greatest Indian leader.

45)   Platinum is as heavy as gold.

46)   Chennai is one of the biggest city in India.

47)   Manoj is not as able as Dilip.

48)     He speak English as fast as his brother.

49)   Karan was one of the bravest man.

50)   Muzzaffarpur is the largest producer of lichies. 

  

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