Class 5 English Worksheet on Degrees of Adjectives – Positive, Comparative, Superlative

Compare Like a Pro: Degrees of Adjectives for Class 5

This Grade 5 worksheet helps students explore the three degrees of adjectives—positive, comparative, and superlative. Learners practice how to describe qualities and compare two or more nouns by applying appropriate adjective forms through fun and structured grammar activities.

Why Degrees of Adjectives Matter in Grammar?

Degrees of adjectives help express comparison. For Grade 5 students, this topic is important because:

1. It teaches how to describe and compare clearly using adjectives.

2. It reinforces spelling rules for adding -er/-est or using “more/most.”

3. It supports descriptive writing and accurate comparisons.

4. It builds a foundation for advanced grammar and vocabulary choices.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five targeted grammar exercises that build adjective comparison skills:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline and Label

Students underline the adjective in each sentence and label it as Positive, Comparative, or Superlative.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Complete the Table

Learners complete a chart with the missing forms of adjectives across all three degrees.

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks

Students complete each sentence using the correct form of the adjective given in brackets.

📝 Exercise 4 – Rewrite the Sentences

Each sentence includes a mistake in adjective usage. Learners rewrite them with the correct degree form and underline the corrected word.

🎨 Exercise 5 – Write Your Own Sentences

Using image prompts, students write one sentence in each degree: positive, comparative, and superlative.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Underlined Adjectives & Degrees

1. interesting – Positive

2. friendlier – Comparative

3. tallest – Superlative

4. beautiful – Positive

5. harder – Comparative

6. fastest – Superlative

7. long, exciting – Positive

8. colder – Comparative

9. most colorful – Superlative

10. neat – Positive

Exercise 2 – Adjective Table Completion

Positive: big, tall, happy, hot, easy

Comparative: bigger, taller, happier, hotter, easier

Superlative: biggest, tallest, happiest, hottest, easiest

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks

1. sweeter

2. tallest

3. cleaner

4. funnier

5. hottest

6. smart

7. most comfortable

8. better

9. easier

10. most correct

Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences (Corrected)

1. She is taller than her sister.

2. This puzzle is the hardest I’ve ever solved.

3. He is smarter than his cousin.

4. That was the funniest joke of the day.

5. The blue dress is more beautiful than the red one.

6. Today is the coldest day this week.

7. My pencil is sharper than yours.

8. He is the kindest boy in the group.

9. This road is narrower than the highway.

10. That movie was more boring than I thought.

Exercise 5 – Sample Sentences

1. Positive: The mountain is high.

2. Comparative: That mountain is higher than this one.

3. Superlative: Everest is the highest mountain in the world.