WORKSHEET 3

I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate kinds of adjectives indicated

in the brackets.
a) Is there much water in the jar? (Quantity)
b) That pen is mine. (Demonstrative)
c) There are ten eggs in the bowl. (Number)
d) Do you have a big box? (Quality)
e) What is your name? (Interrogative)
II. Form adjectives from the following words.
a) sense: live, think, act, etc.
b) nature: relaxation, peace, calm, etc.
c) break: pleasant, short, relaxing, etc.
d) day: rainy, sunny, suffocating, etc.
e) boy: little, high, handsome, etc.
f) courage: anger, disagreement, stress, etc.
g) long: large, heavy, thick, etc.
h) live: unlimited, momentary, happy, etc.
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate degree of comparison—
positive, comparative or superlative—of the adjectives provided in
the box. Write the degree of comparison in the brackets alongside
each sentence.
Highest, high, greater, many, greatest, young, mighty, well.
a) I have a many fever. (quantity)
b) Mount Everest is the greatest mountain in the world. (quality)
c) Shakespeare is good than any other English poet. (quality)
d) The pen is young than the sword. (quality)
e) My sister is the highest member of our family. (quality)
IV. Give the comparative and the superlative degrees of the following
adjectives.
a) dangerous b) popular c) thin d) difficult e) large f) lazy g) colorful h)
intelligent i) honest j) short k) tall l) big
Comparative: thin, tall, large, lazy, short, honest, big.
Superlative: colorful, difficult, popular, dangerous, intelligent.

V. Complete the sentences given below by filling in the blanks using

‘many’,
‘much’, ‘more’ and ‘most’ as suitable.
a) That is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten.
b) I have told you much times to write your name on your books.
c) Physical punishment does more harm than good.
d) The candidate who gets the most votes enters Parliament.
e) The child appears most energetic after taking the tonic.
f) Honor is more valuable to him than life.
g) Arjun was the more skillful of all the brothers in the art of warfare.
h) Platinum is more expensive than gold.
i) Platinum is the most expensive metal.
j) This sofa is more comfortable than that one.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison using the
adjectives
provided in the brackets.
a) What is the news this afternoon? (late)
b) Amit is the older of the two brothers. (older/elder)
c) Amit is my older brother. (older/elder)
d) Today is the last day of submitting the forms. (last)
e) The patient is in a bad condition today than she was yesterday.
(bad)
f) The encyclopedia contains many information. (many/much)
g) There are many excitements on the last day of the term. (many/much)
h) I have two elder brothers. (elder/older)
i) I promise to do better next time. (good/better)
j) My brother is good both at studies and at games. (good/better)