Compare It Right: Degrees of Comparison for Class 4

This Grade 4 worksheet helps learners explore the three key degrees of comparison—positive, comparative, and superlative—using real-world scenarios, tables, fill-in-the-blank drills, and creative writing. Learners compare animals, complete adjective charts, and use correct grammar in descriptive sentences.

Why Degrees of Comparison Matter in Grammar?

Understanding how adjectives change helps students:

1. Express comparisons clearly using correct grammar.

2. Strengthen their writing through descriptive precision.

3. Understand sentence structure and adjective forms.

4. Develop observation and language reasoning skills.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five scaffolded activities:

🐾 Exercise 1 – Animal Comparisons
Students compare animals using the provided adjectives (e.g., elephant vs. horse using “strong”).

📊 Exercise 2 – Fill in the Degrees Table
Learners complete a chart of adjectives using the positive, comparative, and superlative forms (e.g., big → bigger → biggest).

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete 12 sentences using the appropriate degree of comparison based on context.

🔄 Exercise 4 – Find the Missing Degree
From mixed examples, students fill in the missing degree (positive, comparative, or superlative) to match sentence patterns.

📝 Exercise 5 – Creative Writing Paragraph
Learners write a 6–8 sentence paragraph about a trip or experience using at least one adjective in each degree of comparison.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Sample Answers

1. I think the elephant is stronger than the horse.

2. The cheetah is faster than the tiger.

3. The peacock is more colorful than the crow.

4. The rabbit is quicker than the tortoise.

5. The parrot is noisier than the sparrow.

6. The whale is bigger than the shark.

Exercise 2 – Adjective Chart
big – bigger – biggest
tall – taller – tallest
heavy – heavier – heaviest
beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful
brave – braver – bravest
strong – stronger – strongest
fast – faster – fastest
sweet – sweeter – sweetest
good – better – best
bright – brighter – brightest

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks

1. wider

2. kindest

3. loyal

4. faster

5. worst

6. more comfortable

7. taller

8. sweetest

9. deep

10. cleverest

11. more interesting

12. most pleasant

Exercise 4 – Degree Completion

1. long

2. hard

3. biggest

4. good

5. bright

6. beautiful

7. intelligent

8. tall

Exercise 5 – Student-generated content; must include one adjective in positive, one in comparative, and one in superlative form.

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