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Class 6 English — Adjectives and their degrees

Find the adjective in a sentence and build its comparative and superlative with -er and -est.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Match each adjective to its superlative.

    • cold
    • large
    • heavy
    • thin
    • bright
    • thinnest
    • brightest
    • coldest
    • heaviest
    • largest

  2. 2.The word "heavier" is in which degree?

    • a) Comparative
    • b) Positive
    • c) It is not an adjective at all
    • d) Superlative

  3. 3.Choose the word that completes the sentence: The blue rope is ____ than the red one.

    • a) most strong
    • b) stronger
    • c) strong
    • d) strongest

  4. 4.Sort each phrase or sentence by where its adjective sits.

    Groups: Before the noun · After a verb like is or looks

    • The sky looks cloudy.
    • a cloudy sky
    • a narrow lane
    • The lane is narrow.
    • The room seemed silent.
    • a silent room

  5. 5.Which word does the adjective describe? "The empty bottle rolled across the floor."

    • a) bottle
    • b) across
    • c) rolled
    • d) floor

  6. 6.Write the adjective made from the noun "danger".

  7. 7.Sort each word by whether it is an adjective.

    Groups: Adjective · Not an adjective

    • silent
    • golden
    • bravery
    • quickly
    • whisper
    • heavy

  8. 8.Which word is the adjective in this sentence? "The narrow lane led down to the river."

    • a) lane
    • b) river
    • c) led
    • d) narrow

Answer key — Class 6 English — Adjectives and their degrees

  1. 1. cold → coldest; large → largest; heavy → heaviest; thin → thinnest; bright → brightest
  2. 2. a) Comparative
  3. 3. b) stronger
  4. 4. a narrow lane → Before the noun; The lane is narrow. → After a verb like is or looks; a cloudy sky → Before the noun; The sky looks cloudy. → After a verb like is or looks; a silent room → Before the noun; The room seemed silent. → After a verb like is or looks
  5. 5. a) bottle
  6. 6. dangerous
  7. 7. golden → Adjective; quickly → Not an adjective; heavy → Adjective; bravery → Not an adjective; silent → Adjective; whisper → Not an adjective
  8. 8. d) narrow