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B. Write smaller words hidden in the following words. Such as:

Pen
1. Pence ___________________ 2. Cheat ___________________
3. Person ___________________ 4. Counter ___________________

5. Impatiently ___________________ 6. Bring ___________________

7. Village ___________________ 8. Know ___________________
9. Letter ___________________ 10. Andy ___________________

Degrees of Adjectives
There are only three degrees of adjectives namely, positive , comparative and superlative .
When you talk about or describe only a single person, place or thing, you should use the
positive degree.
For example:

She is a beautiful lady. It was a memorable trip.
If on the other hand, when you are comparing two persons, places or things, it is
appropriate to use the comparative degree of the word. Normally, you will need to add er
to transform the word into its comparative form or add the word more . Also, the word than
should be added after the adjective in the comparative degree.
For example:

This swimming pool is bigger than that one.
Asha is more intelligent than Aysha.
Lastly, if you are comparing more than two persons, places or things, the superlative form
of the adjectives should be used and the word the should be added berore the adjective. In
order to transform the adjective into superlative form, you just have to add the suffix est or
the word most .

For example:
That is by far, the tallest tree I have ever seen in my entire life.
This is the most crucial match of the season.

A. Circle the comparative or superlative adjective that best completes each sentence below.
1. The school building is (oldest / older) than most school in the district.
2. The boy is (fastest / faster) than his older brother.

3. My sister is the (taller / tallest) in our family.
4. These fish are (quicker / quickest) than we thought.

5. I am (best / better) at basketball than you are.
6. What is the (worse / worst) thing that can happen to us?

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