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CBSE · Class 4 · English

Adjectives and Comparing

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Which word is a describing word (adjective)?
  1. girl
  2. pencil
  3. quickly
  4. pretty
2.
Which is the describing word in this sentence? “The brave horse pulls carts.”
  1. brave
  2. horse
  3. pulls
  4. carts
3.
Which describing word fits best? A feather is very ____.
  1. naughty
  2. kind
  3. angry
  4. light
4.
Which word tells us the sound of something?
  1. noisy
  2. purple
  3. salty
  4. square
5.
“There are ten monkeys in the tree.” Which word tells us how many?
  1. are
  2. monkeys
  3. tree
  4. ten
6.
Choose the right word: Dev woke up ____ than his sister. (early)
  1. earlier
  2. more earlier
  3. earliest
  4. early
7.
Choose the right word: This is the ____ tree in the park. (old)
  1. more old
  2. older
  3. oldest
  4. most oldest
8.
Choose the right word: Today is ____ than yesterday. (hot)
  1. hot
  2. hotter
  3. hottest
  4. more hotter
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the describing word in this sentence: “The clever parrot eats chillies.”
10.
Write the describing word in this sentence: “The kind cook makes soup.”
11.
Write the two describing words in this sentence: “A tall man carried a heavy box.”
12.
Which word tells us the size? “A huge ship came to the port.”
13.
Write a describing word for each: (a) a ____ road (b) a ____ river
14.
Write the two other forms of “funny” (comparing two, and comparing more than two).
15.
Write the two other forms of “young” (comparing two, and comparing more than two).
16.
Fill in the right form of the word in brackets: A brick is ____ than a feather. (heavy)
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Write the describing word in each sentence:
(1) The strong horse pulls carts.
(2) The sleepy baby loves toys.
(3) The busy cook makes soup.
(4) The kind teacher tells stories.
18.
Fill in each blank with the right form of the word in brackets:
(1) A mouse is ____ than a cat. (small)
(2) This is the ____ part of the river. (deep)
(3) This story is ____ than that one. (funny)
(4) A mango is ____ than a lemon. (sweet)
19.
Write four sentences about your family. Use at least four describing words and underline them.
20.
Compare a bicycle and a car in three sentences. Use words like bigger, faster or more colourful.
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Adjectives and Comparing · AW-4E-ADJ-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) prettya describing word tells us more about a naming word
2(a) brave“brave” tells us what the horse is like
3(d) light“light” describes it
4(a) noisysound words: loud, noisy, squeaky
5(d) ten“ten” is a number word that describes the monkeys
6(a) earliercomparing two: earlier … than
7(c) oldestcomparing more than two: the oldest
8(b) hottercomparing two: hotter … than
9clever“clever” tells us about the parrot
10kind“kind” tells us about the cook
11first: tall; second: heavytall and heavy
12hugesize word
13e.g. (a) long (b) wideAny describing word that makes sense.
14comparing two: funnier; more than two: funniestfunny – funnier – funniest
15comparing two: younger; more than two: youngestyoung – younger – youngest
16heaviercomparing two: heavier … than
17(1) strong; (2) sleepy; (3) busy; (4) kinddescribing words tell us more about naming words
18(1) smaller; (2) deepest; (3) funnier; (4) sweetertwo things: -er or more … than; more than two: the -est or the most
19e.g. There are four people in my family. My father is tall and strong. My mother is kind and patient. My little brother is very naughty.Correct sentences with four describing words underlined.
20e.g. A car is faster than a bicycle. A bicycle is smaller and lighter. A car is more expensive.Three sentences using comparing words correctly.