Comparison of Adjective

Degree of Comparison

Asha is a clever girl. (Avkv eyw×gwZ evwjKv| )

                Clever-(mvaviY ¸b †evSv‡”Q |)  

Nilla is cleverer than Asha. (bxjv Avkvi †_‡K eyw×gwZ|)                      

            Cleverer- `yB‡qi g‡a¨ Zzjbv †evSv‡”Q|

Tohfa is the cleverest of all girls. (‡Zvndv me evwjKv‡`i †_‡K eyw×gwZ|)

                          Cleverest- mK‡ji g‡a¨ Zzjbv †evSv‡”Q|

- GB †`vl I ¸‡Yi ZviZg¨ †evSv‡bv‡KB Degree of Comparison e‡j|

Degree of Comparison wZb cÖKvi| h_vt

1. Positive 2. Comparative 3. Superlative

Comparative & Superlative MVbt

1.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Blind Clean Long Strong Rich Weak	Blinder Cleaner Longer Stronger Richer Weaker	Blindest Cleanest Longest Strongest Richest Weakest

2.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Nice Wise Large	Nicer Wiser Larger	Nicest Wisest Largest

3.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Big Fat Thin	Bigger Fatter Thinner	Biggest Fattest Thinnest

4.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Busy Dirty Lazy	Busier Dirtier Lazier	Busiest Dirtiest Laziest

5.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Grey	Greyer	Greyest

6.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Active Beautiful Famous	More Active More beautiful More famous	Most active Most beautiful Most famous

7.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Happy Noble Bitter	Happier Nobler Bitterer	Happiest Noblest Bitterest

8.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Little Much Many Late Old In Up Good Bad	Less More More Later, latter Older, elder Inner Upper Better worse	Least Most Most Latest, last Oldest, eldest Inner most/ inmost Upper most/ up most Best worst

 

 

1. Fill in the blank with appropriate Degree:

a. The fox is ______ than the dog. (clever)

b. My pen is _____ than that. (good)

c. Nila is _____ than her sister. (beautiful)

d. Kamal is _____ than Masud. (happy)

e. Priyonti is ______ of all girls. (fair)

f. No other city in Bangladesh is as ____ as Dhaka. (Big)

g. Gold is one of the _____ metals. (Precious)