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Comparison Degree
Degrees of Comparisonare used when we compare person
or thing with another.
Degrees of Comparisonare used when we compare one
person or one thing with another.
There are three Degrees of Comparison : 1. Positive degree. 2. Comparative degree. 3. Superlative degree.
Positive DegreeWhen we speak about only one person or thing, we use the Positive degree.
Positive DegreeWhen we speak about only one person or thing, we use the Positive degree.
Examples: • This house is big. • He is a tall student. • This flower is beautiful. • He is an intelligent boy.
• This house is as big as that house• Orchids are as beautiful as Roses• Dina is as tall as Nadya• Noni’s hair is as long as Nadya’s.
Comparative Degreeis used when we compare two persons or two things with each other with greater intensity of adjective.
Comparative Degreeis used when we compare two persons or two things with each other with greater intensity of adjective.
Examples: • This house is bigger than that one He is smarter than his brother• He is more intelligent than that boy• Rose is more beautiful than Jasmine•
Superlative Degreeis used when we want to compare more than two persons or things and to show the greatest intensity of adjective.
Superlative Degreeis used when we want to compare more than two persons or things and to show the greatest intensity of adjective.Examples: • This house is the biggest house in the block. • He is the most intelligent student in the class.• Rose is the most beautiful girl.
You need to know…• Adjectives with one syllable use endings
–er/-est
positive comparative superlative
clean cleaner cleanest
fast faster fastest
big bigger biggest
hard harder hardest
You need to know…• Adjectives with more than two syllables use
more- /most-
positive comparative superlative
expensive more expensive most expensive
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
difficult more difficult most difficult
You need to know…• There are some irregular adjectives:
positive comparative superlative
good better best
bad worse worst
much/many more most
far farther/further farthest/furthest
little less least
You need to know…There are some adjectives that have two possible forms of comparison :
CleverCommonLikelyPleasantPoliteQuiet
SimpleStupidSubtleSure
Exercise1) old
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big - bigger - biggest 7) easy
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big - bigger - biggest 7) easy - easier - easiest 8) much
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big - bigger - biggest 7) easy - easier - easiest 8) much - more - most 9) little
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big - bigger - biggest 7) easy - easier - easiest 8) much - more - most 9) little - less - least 10) interesting
Exercise1) old - older - oldest 2) bad - worse - worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger - largest 5) good - better - best 6) big - bigger - biggest 7) easy - easier - easiest 8) much - more - most 9) little - less - least 10) interesting - more interesting - most interesting
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