Degree of comparison exercise
1. Positive: No other town in Malaysia is as old as Malacca.
Comparative: Malacca is older than any other town in Malaysia.
3. Positive: No other planets are as big as Jupiter.
Comparative: Jupiter is bigger than all other planets.
Superlative: Jupiter is the biggest of all planets.
4. Positive: Very few boys are as industrious as Harry.
Comparative: Harry is more industrious than most other boys.
Superlative: Harry is one of the most industrious boys.
5. Positive: No other democracy in the world is as large as India.
Comparative: India is larger than any other democracy in the world.
Superlative: India is the largest democracy in the world.
6. Positive: No other playwright is as great as Shakespeare.
Comparative: Shakespeare was greater than any other playwright.
Superlative: Shakespeare is the greatest of all playwrights.
7. Positive: Very few Indian kings were as great as Asoka.
Comparative: Asoka was greater than most other Indian kings.
Superlative: Asoka was one of the greatest Indian kings.
8. Positive: No other island in the world is as large as Greenland.
Comparative: Greenland is larger than any other island in the world.
Superlative: Greenland is the largest island in the world.
9. Positive: No other metal is as heavy as lead.
Comparative: Lead is heavier than any other metal.
Superlative: Lead is the heaviest of all metals.
10. Positive: Very few animals are as useful as the cow.
Comparative: The cow is more useful than most other animals.
Superlative: The cow is one of the most useful animals.
11. Positive: Few other minerals are as rare as Wolfram.
Comparative: Wolfram is rarer than most other minerals.
Superlative: Wolfram is one of the rarest minerals.
12. Positive: Few other/very few Indian Kings were as great as Samudra Gupta.
Comparative: Samudra Gupta was greater than most other Indian Kings.
Superlative: Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of all Indian Kings.
13. Positive: No other girl in my class is as pretty as Janie.
Comparative: Janie is prettier than any other girl in my class.
Superlative: Janie is the prettiest girl in my class.
14. Positive: No other animals are as faithful as dogs.
Comparative: Dogs are more faithful than all other animals.
Superlative: Dogs are the most faithful of all animals.
15. Positive: No other woman in this town is as rich as Salome.
Comparative: Salome is richer than any other woman in this town.
Superlative: Salome is the richest woman in this town.
16. Positive: No other island is as large as Greenland.
Comparative: Greenland is larger than any other island.
Superlative: Greenland is the largest island.
17. Positive: Few other boys in the class are as industrious as James.
Comparative: James is more industrious than most other boys in the class.
Superlative: James is one of the most industrious boys in the class.
18. Positive: Few other poets in English are as great as Tennyson.
Comparative: Tennyson is greater than most other poets in English.
Superlative: Tennyson is one of the greatest poets in English.
19. Positive: No other dish on the menu is as cheap as mutton chop.
Comparative: Mutton chop is cheaper than any other dish on the menu.
Superlative: Mutton chop is the cheapest dish on the menu.
20. Positive: No other kind of food is as nutritious as milk.
Comparative: Milk is more nutritious than all other kinds of food.
Superlative: Milk is the most nutritious of all kinds of foods.
21. Positive: No other sea-beach in the world is as large as Cox’s Bazar.
Comparative: Cox’s Bazar is larger than any other sea-beach in the world.
Superlative: Cox’s Bazar is the largest sea-beach in the world.
22. Positive: No other city in Bangladesh is as crowded as Dhaka.
Comparative: Dhaka is more crowded than any other city in Bangladesh.
Superlative: Dhaka is the most crowded city in Bangladesh.
23. Positive: Very few dramas are as popular as Hamlet.
Comparative: Hamlet is more popular than most other dramas.
Superlative: Hamlet is one of the most popular dramas.
26. Positive: Very few pictures of the world are as great as Mona Lisa.
Comparative: Mona Lisa is greater than most other pictures of the world.
Superlative: Mona Lisa is one of the greatest pictures of the world.
27. Positive: Very few insects are as busy a bee.
Comparative: A bee is busier than most other insects.
Superlative: A bee is one of the busiest insects.
28. Positive: Very few animals are as ferocious as the tiger.
Comparative: The tiger is more ferocious than most other animals.
Superlative: The tiger is one of the most ferocious animals.
29. Positive: Very few poets in the world are as great as Rabindranath Tagore.
Comparative: Rabindranath Tagore is greater than most other poets in the world.
Superlative: Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest poets in the world.
30. Positive: Very few storybooks are as good as Arabian Nights.
Comparative: Arabian Nights is better than most other storybooks.
31. Positive: Very few tragedies of Shakespeare are as popular as King Lear.
Comparative: King Lear is more popular than most other tragedies of Shakespeare.
Superlative: King Lear is one of the most popular tragedies of Shakespeare.
32. Positive: No other revolutionary poet in English is as famous as P.B Shelley.
Comparative: P.B Shelley is more famous than any other revolutionary poet in English.
Superlative: P.B Shelley is the most famous revolutionary poet in English.
33. Positive: Truthfulness is a great virtue.
Comparative: Truthfulness is greater than any other virtue.
Superlative: Truthfulness is the greatest virtue.
34. Positive: To tell a lie is a great sin.
Comparative: To tell a lie is greater than any other sin.
Superlative: To tell a lie is the greatest sin.
Superlative: Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia.
2. Positive: No other boy in the class is as clever as Edward.
Comparative: Edward is cleverer than any other boy in the class.
Superlative: Edward is the cleverest boy in the class.
2. Positive: No other boy in the class is as clever as Edward.
Comparative: Edward is cleverer than any other boy in the class.
Superlative: Edward is the cleverest boy in the class.
3. Positive: No other planets are as big as Jupiter.
Comparative: Jupiter is bigger than all other planets.
Superlative: Jupiter is the biggest of all planets.
4. Positive: Very few boys are as industrious as Harry.
Comparative: Harry is more industrious than most other boys.
Superlative: Harry is one of the most industrious boys.
5. Positive: No other democracy in the world is as large as India.
Comparative: India is larger than any other democracy in the world.
Superlative: India is the largest democracy in the world.
6. Positive: No other playwright is as great as Shakespeare.
Comparative: Shakespeare was greater than any other playwright.
Superlative: Shakespeare is the greatest of all playwrights.
7. Positive: Very few Indian kings were as great as Asoka.
Comparative: Asoka was greater than most other Indian kings.
Superlative: Asoka was one of the greatest Indian kings.
8. Positive: No other island in the world is as large as Greenland.
Comparative: Greenland is larger than any other island in the world.
Superlative: Greenland is the largest island in the world.
9. Positive: No other metal is as heavy as lead.
Comparative: Lead is heavier than any other metal.
Superlative: Lead is the heaviest of all metals.
10. Positive: Very few animals are as useful as the cow.
Comparative: The cow is more useful than most other animals.
Superlative: The cow is one of the most useful animals.
Degrees of comparison Example
11. Positive: Few other minerals are as rare as Wolfram.
Comparative: Wolfram is rarer than most other minerals.
Superlative: Wolfram is one of the rarest minerals.
12. Positive: Few other/very few Indian Kings were as great as Samudra Gupta.
Comparative: Samudra Gupta was greater than most other Indian Kings.
Superlative: Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of all Indian Kings.
13. Positive: No other girl in my class is as pretty as Janie.
Comparative: Janie is prettier than any other girl in my class.
Superlative: Janie is the prettiest girl in my class.
14. Positive: No other animals are as faithful as dogs.
Comparative: Dogs are more faithful than all other animals.
Superlative: Dogs are the most faithful of all animals.
15. Positive: No other woman in this town is as rich as Salome.
Comparative: Salome is richer than any other woman in this town.
Superlative: Salome is the richest woman in this town.
16. Positive: No other island is as large as Greenland.
Comparative: Greenland is larger than any other island.
Superlative: Greenland is the largest island.
17. Positive: Few other boys in the class are as industrious as James.
Comparative: James is more industrious than most other boys in the class.
Superlative: James is one of the most industrious boys in the class.
18. Positive: Few other poets in English are as great as Tennyson.
Comparative: Tennyson is greater than most other poets in English.
Superlative: Tennyson is one of the greatest poets in English.
19. Positive: No other dish on the menu is as cheap as mutton chop.
Comparative: Mutton chop is cheaper than any other dish on the menu.
Superlative: Mutton chop is the cheapest dish on the menu.
20. Positive: No other kind of food is as nutritious as milk.
Comparative: Milk is more nutritious than all other kinds of food.
Superlative: Milk is the most nutritious of all kinds of foods.
21. Positive: No other sea-beach in the world is as large as Cox’s Bazar.
Comparative: Cox’s Bazar is larger than any other sea-beach in the world.
Superlative: Cox’s Bazar is the largest sea-beach in the world.
22. Positive: No other city in Bangladesh is as crowded as Dhaka.
Comparative: Dhaka is more crowded than any other city in Bangladesh.
Superlative: Dhaka is the most crowded city in Bangladesh.
23. Positive: Very few dramas are as popular as Hamlet.
Comparative: Hamlet is more popular than most other dramas.
Superlative: Hamlet is one of the most popular dramas.
24. Positive: No other democracy in the world is as large as India.
Comparative: India is larger than any other democracy in the world.
Superlative: India is the largest democracy in the world.
25. Positive: Very few cities in England are as rich as London.
Comparative: London is richer than most other cities in England.
Superlative: London is one of the richest cities in England.
26. Positive: Very few pictures of the world are as great as Mona Lisa.
Comparative: Mona Lisa is greater than most other pictures of the world.
Superlative: Mona Lisa is one of the greatest pictures of the world.
27. Positive: Very few insects are as busy a bee.
Comparative: A bee is busier than most other insects.
Superlative: A bee is one of the busiest insects.
28. Positive: Very few animals are as ferocious as the tiger.
Comparative: The tiger is more ferocious than most other animals.
Superlative: The tiger is one of the most ferocious animals.
29. Positive: Very few poets in the world are as great as Rabindranath Tagore.
Comparative: Rabindranath Tagore is greater than most other poets in the world.
Superlative: Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest poets in the world.
30. Positive: Very few storybooks are as good as Arabian Nights.
Comparative: Arabian Nights is better than most other storybooks.
31. Positive: Very few tragedies of Shakespeare are as popular as King Lear.
Comparative: King Lear is more popular than most other tragedies of Shakespeare.
Superlative: King Lear is one of the most popular tragedies of Shakespeare.
32. Positive: No other revolutionary poet in English is as famous as P.B Shelley.
Comparative: P.B Shelley is more famous than any other revolutionary poet in English.
Superlative: P.B Shelley is the most famous revolutionary poet in English.
33. Positive: Truthfulness is a great virtue.
Comparative: Truthfulness is greater than any other virtue.
Superlative: Truthfulness is the greatest virtue.
34. Positive: To tell a lie is a great sin.
Comparative: To tell a lie is greater than any other sin.
Superlative: To tell a lie is the greatest sin.
35.Positive: No other country in the world is as Russia.
Comparative: Russia is bigger than any other country in the world.
Superlative: Russia is the biggest country in the world.
36. Positive: No other metal is as useful as iron.
Comparative: Iron is more useful than any other metal.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful of all metals.
37. Positive: Some other buildings in the city are at least as tall as Usha Kiran.
OR: Twin Tower is perhaps not as tall as some other buildings in the city.
OR: Twin Tower is perhaps not as tall as some other buildings in the city.
Comparative: Twin Tower is not taller than some other buildings in the city.
OR: Some other buildings in the city are perhaps tatter than Twin Tower.
OR: Some other buildings in the city are perhaps tatter than Twin Tower.
Superlative: Twin Tower is not the tallest of all the buildings in the city.
38. Positive: Nancy is not so clever as some other girls of the class.
Comparative: Some girls of the class are cleverer than Nancy.
OR, Nancy is less clever than some other girls of the class.
OR, Nancy is less clever than some other girls of the class.
Superlative: Nancy is not one of the cleverest girls in the class.
Positive to Comparative Exercise
1. Positive: No other man in the village is as brave as he.
Comparative: He is braver than any other man in the village.
2. Positive: No other boy is as meritorious as Peter.
Comparative: Peter is more meritorious than any other boy.
3. Positive: No other player in the team is as good as he.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
4. Positive: No other country in the world is so/as cold as Canada.
Comparative: Canada is colder than any other country in the world.
Comparative: Canada is colder than any other country in the world.
5. Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as he.
Comparative: He is better than any other boy in the class.
Comparative: He is better than any other boy in the class.
6. Positive: No other student in the class is as brilliant as he.
Comparative: He is more brilliant than any other student in the class.
7. Positive: No other fruit is as sweet as mango.
Comparative: Mango is sweeter than any other fruit.
8. Positive: He is a good boy. (N.B. Plain Positive Degree)
Comparative: He is better than any other boy.
Comparative: Mango is sweeter than any other fruit.
Comparative: He is better than any other boy.
9. Positive: Very few students are as good as Liza.
Comparative: Liza is better than most other students.
10. Positive: Very few metals are so costly as gold.
Comparative: Gold is costlier than most other metals.
11. Positive: He is as good as his brother.
Comparative: His brother is not better than him.
Or: He is not less than good his brother.
12. Positive: Matt is not as good as John.
Comparative: John is better than Matt.
13. Positive: As soon as the doctor came, the patient felt better.
Comparative: No sooner had the doctor come than the patient felt better.
14. Positive: He is as strong as a lion.
Comparative: A lion is not stronger than he.
15. Positive: He is as dull as an ass.
Comparative: An ass is not duller than he.
Comparative: A lion is not stronger than he.
Comparative: An ass is not duller than he.
16. Positive: I am as strong as him.
Comparative: He is not stronger than me.
17. Positive: This razor is not as sharp as that one.
Comparative: That razor is sharper than this one.
18. Positive: Few historians write as interestingly as John.
Comparative: John writes more interestingly than most historians.
Positive to Superlative Exercise
1. Positive: No other player in the team is as good as Raj.
Superlative: Raj is the best player in the team.
2. Positive: No other boy in the class is as tall as he.
Superlative: He is the tallest boy in the class.
3. Positive: No other fruit is as sweet as mango.
Superlative: Mango is the sweetest (of all) fruits.
4. Positive: Very few men in the village are as tall as Rana.
Superlative: Rana is one of the tallest men in the village.
5. Positive: Very few boys in the class are as tall as he.
Superlative: He is one of the tallest boys in the class.
Comparative to Positive Exercise
1. Comparative: John is greater than any other boy in the class.
Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as John.
2. Comparative: Dhaka is larger than all other cities in Bangladesh.
Positive: No other city in Bangladesh is so/as large as Dhaka.
3. Comparative: Erica is greater than any other girl in the school.
Positive: No other girl in the school is as great as Erica.
4. Comparative: Gold is more useful than most other metals.
Positive: Very few metals are as/so useful as gold.
5. Comparative: The cow is more useful than most other animals.
Positive: Very few animals are as useful as the cow.
4. Comparative: Peter is more active than any other boy.
Positive: No other boy is as active as Peter.
5. Comparative: Erica is more beautiful than Eva.
Positive: Eva is not as beautiful as Erica.
6. Comparative: He is no less/not less intelligent than you.
Positive: He is as intelligent as you.
7. Comparative: Sher-E-Bangla was not less powerful than a tiger.
Positive: Sher-E-Bangla was at least/as powerful as a tiger.
8. Comparative: He is not less strong than you.
Positive: He is as strong as you.
9. Comparative: No sooner had he seen me than he ran away.
Positive: As soon as he saw me, he ran away.
Comparative to superlative Exercise
1. Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
Superlative: He is the best player in the team.
2. Comparative: He is bigger than all other boys.
Superlative: He is the biggest of all boys.
3. Comparative: Vatican City is smaller than most other countries in the world.
Superlative: Vatican City is one of the smallest countries in the world.
4. Comparative: Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in Bangladesh.
Superlative: Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh.
Superlative to Positive Exercise
1. Superlative: Ricky is the smallest player in the team.
Positive: No other player in the team is as small as Ricky.
2. Superlative: He is one of the best players in the team.
Positive: Very few players in the team are as good as he.
3. Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.
Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as he.
4. Superlative: Alifa is the most beautiful of all girls.
Positive: No other girl is as beautiful as Alifa.
5. Superlative: Kazi Nazrul Islam was the greatest poet of Bangladesh.
Positive: Very poets of Bangladesh are as great as Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Superlative to comparative Exercise
1. Superlative: He is the best player in the team.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
2. Superlative: She is the most active member of the group.
Comparative: She is more active than any other member of the group.
3. Superlative: He is the best of all men.
Comparative: He is better than all other men.
4. Superlative: He is the most honest of all men.
Comparative: He is more honest than any other men.
5. Superlative: Milton is one of the best players in the team.
Comparative: Milton is better than most other players in the team.
6. Superlative: Canada is one of the coldest countries in the world.
Comparative: Canada is colder than most other countries in the world.
