Comparison of Adjectives Exercises

1. What is the primary purpose of comparison of adjectives?

To show action
To indicate possession
To express relative degree and describe differences
To connect words or phrases

2. Which of the following is the positive degree of comparison?

Best
Better
Good
Most

3. How many basic degrees of comparison are there for adjectives?

Two
Three
Four
Five

4. In the sentence "She is smarter than most other doctors," which word is in the comparative degree?

She
Is
Smarter
Doctors

5. Which suffix is typically added to an adjective to form its superlative degree?

-er
-ly
-ing
-est

6. Which of the following adjectives has an irregular form for comparison?

Happy
Tall
Good
Fast

7. In the sentence "He is the best student in the class," which word is in the superlative degree?

He
Is
Best
Student

8. What is the comparative form of the adjective "far"?

Farer
Farther or further
Farest
Most far

9. Which of the following sentences uses the positive degree of comparison?

She is the happiest girl.
She is happier than her sister.
She is a happy girl.
She is the most happy girl.

10. A common mistake when using degrees of comparison is:

Using the wrong degree for the number of objects compared
Always using the -er and -est suffixes
Using them only for tangible objects
Using them to describe verbs