Degree

Degree

cÖKvi‡f`t Degree wZb cÖKvit

i) Positive Degree: Adjective hLb mvaviY fv‡e e‡m|

ii) Comparative Degree: hLb `yB e¨w³ ev e¯‘i g‡a¨ Zzjbv Kiv nq|

iii) Superlative Degree: hLb `yB‡qi AwaK e¨w³ ev e¯‘i g‡a¨ Zzjbv Kiv nq|

fwZ© cix¶vi hv G‡m _v‡K:

Positive         Comparative       Superlative

Bad, ill, evil          Worse                 Worst

Good, well            Better                  Best

Little                      Less/letter          Least

Much, Many        More                    Most

Far                         Father                  Farthest

Ex: which is the superlative degree of “Bad”?

         (a) evil               (b) worse

       (c) Worst            (d) none

1. Positive degree Gi c~‡e© Very Ges Comparative degree Gi c~‡e© much e‡m|

Ex-1: Honey is ------ sweet.

          (a) very               (b) much too

         (c) more too      (d) too much

Ex-2: The book is ------ better.

         (a) more                         (b) verb

         (c) much                        (d) far.

2. mvaviYZ Comparative degree Gi c‡i than em‡jI Senior, Junior, Inferior Superior, Prior, ulterior, Posterior BZ¨vw` Latin comparative Gi c‡i to e‡m|

Ex: He is Superior-----me.

         (a) to                  (b) with

         (c) than              (d) better

3. `yB e¨w³ ev e¯‘i g‡a¨ GKwUi †`vl ev ¸‡Yi Zzjbv Kiv n‡j ¸YwUi Comparative degree e‡m Ges Comparative degree Gi c‡i than e‡m|

Ex: Tuslima is --------------than Sumaiya

         (a) elderly         (b) senior

         (c) older              (d) none

4. Perfect, Supreme, unique, almighty extreme, universal BZ¨vw` adjective ¸‡jv wb‡RivB Superlative A_© cÖ`vb K‡i| ZvB G‡`i c~‡e© more, most, very ev Ab¨ †Kvb Qualifier e‡m bv|

Ex: Which of the following sentence is correct?

(a)  He is a most perfect judge

(b)  He is the most Perfect judge

(c)  He is very perfect judge

         (d) He is a perfect judge

5. mvaviYZ Superlative degree Gi c~‡e© the Ges c‡i of/in e‡m| c‡i ¯’v‡b _vK‡j in e‡m|

Ex: Which one is correct?

(a)  The Nile is longest river in Africa.

         (b)The Nile is the longest river in Africa.

(b)  Nile longest river in Africa

         The Nile is longest river in the Africa

Important Question of Degree

1.           Superlative form of the word ‘able’ is –                                                          [R.U.06-07]
a) abler                b) most able     c) able most     d) ablest                                    

Ans:d

2.           The superlative degree of ‘Fore’ is –                                                           [I.U. (C) 13-14]
a) forer                b) forest           c) forerest        d) furthest                                  

Ans:d 

3.           Which one is the superlative degree of ‘bad’?                   [R.U.09-10,(A4)12-13,  I.U.04-05]
a) evil                  b) worse (IqvP)             c) worst (Iqv÷&)  d) none                                     

 Ans:c

4.           We will do our work- .                               [The Caring Bank-05]
a) latter                b) later             c) longer          d) after                                      

Ans:b

5.           Which of the following sentences is correct?
a) He is the most perfect gentleman.            b) He is one of the most perfect gentlemen.
c) He is a perfect gentleman.       d) He is more perfect than any other gentleman.   

Ans:c

6.           Which sentence is correct?
a) This is an unique case.                        b) This is a unique case.
c) This is a very unique case.      d) This is the most unique case.                          

Ans:b

7.           Which one of the following is not correct?         
a) tallest                          b) hugest          c) largest          d) biggest                                

Ans:b

8.           Your performance is - than it was a month ago, I’m sorry to say.       
a) bad                  b) worse           c) the worst      d) worst                                 

 Ans:b

9.           This pen is inferior – your pen.      
a) than                 b) that              c) from                        d) to                                        

Ans:d

10.       My sister is junior – me – four years.   
a) in, by              b) to, by           c) to, of                        d) than, by                             

 Ans:b

11.       He is older than –.                                     
a) I                       b) me              c) us                 d) my                                         

Ans:a

12.       The sum is very – easier.                                                [HSTU (F) 14-15]
a) very                b) more            c) much           d) the most easier                      

Ans:c

13.       My house is – comfortable than my father’s.                                             
a) very                b) much           c) to                 d) much more                            

Ans:d

14.       Choose the correct sentence.                                                                             
a) The patient is very better today.                      b) The patient is much better today.
c) The patient is more better today.                     d) The patient is more good today         

Ans:b

15.       This one is the better – the two.                                    
a) of                    b) from            c) then                         d) than                                      

Ans:a

16.       Choose the incorrect sentence:                                             
a) Who is the best of the two boys?           b) Who is the best among these boys?
c) Who is the best among the three boys?  d) Who is the best boy of this group?      

Ans:a

17.       The – you worry, the better.
a) much               b) more            (‡ewk)   c) little              d) less (Kg)                               

Ans:d

18.       The older you get, - difficult it becomes to find a job.                             
a) more               b) the more      c) much                       d) most                                      

Ans:b

19.       The younger you are, ---it is to learn.
a) the easy           b) the easier     c) the easiest    d) easier           e) more easy    

Ans:b

20.       The greater the demand, -- the price.
a) the higher                    b) high             c) the highest     d) the high                                 

Ans:a

21.       Nature is the- physician.              
a) good                b) better           c) best              d) excellent                             

Ans:c

22.       Rahim is one – superstitious people I know.          
a) much               b) very much   c) of the more  d) of the most                          

Ans:d

23.       Bangladesh is – jute growing areas in the world.                                                [KUET 07-08]
a) one of the larger                                  b) one of largest          
c) one of the largest                                 d) largest                                               

 Ans:c

24.       Although we often use ‘speed’ and ‘velocity’ interchangeably, in a technical sense, speed is not always – the velocity.                      
a) alike                b) the same as  c) similar          d) as           e) as good as           

Ans:b

25.       Last year, Matin earned – his brother, who has a better position.        [C.U.(B-1)13-14]
a) twice as much as                     b) twice more than                                  [C.U.(D)12-13]
c) twice as many as                     d) twice as more as                                              

Ans:a