Degree of Comparison

There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.

1. Positive degree

2. Comparative degree

3. Superlative degree

Positive Degree• We use the Positive degree when we

speak about only one person or thing. Example: • Lebron James is tall.• The house is big. • This flower is beautiful.

Comparative Degree• We use the Comparative degree when

we compare two persons or two things with each other.

Example: • Yao Ming is taller than Lebron James.• This house is bigger than that one. • She is nicer than him.

Superlative Degree• We use the Superlative degree when we

compare more than two persons or things with one another.

• It is the highest degree of the quality. Example: • Peter is the smartest boy in class.• Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. • The blue whale is the largest of all animals.

Degree of Comparison1. Adjectives of one syllable • Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est.• Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st.• Some adjectives double the final consonant.

Adjective Comparative Superlativesmallwarm

oldnicebig

smallerwarmer

oldernicer

bigger

smallestwarmest

oldestnicest

biggest

Degree of Comparison2. Adjectives of two syllables • Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est.• For adjectives ending in 'y‘ – cut y then add -ier and

-iest.• Adjectives ending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and

most.• Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and

most (modern, famous, normal, correct, ...).Adjective Comparative Superlative

narrowhappyusefulboring

modern

narrowerhappier

more usefulmore boring

more modern

narrowesthappiest

most usefulmost boring

most modern

Degree of Comparison3. Adjectives of three or more syllables • Adjectives of three or more syllables use

more and most.

Adjective Comparative Superlativebeautiful

dangerousexciting

more beautifulmore dangerous

more exciting

most beautifulmost dangerous

most exciting

Degree of Comparison4. Irregular adjectives• You will have to memorize these.

Adjective Comparative Superlativegood (well)

badlittle

much, manyfarlateold

betterworse

lessmore

farther, furtherlater

older, elder

bestworstleastmost

farthestlast, latest

older, oldest

SA• 1. No other boy is as ……………………. as James. (tall /

taller / tallest)• 2. Milk is ………………….. than any other food.

(nourishing / more nourishing / most nourishing)• 3. Radium is one of the ……………………… metals.

(valuable / more valuable / most valuable)• 4. Few English poets were as ……………………. as

Wordsworth. (great / greater / greatest)• 5. Shimla is ………………….. than most other hill stations

in India. (famous / more famous / most famous)

• 1. No other boy is as tall as James.• 2. Milk is more nourishing than any other

food.• 3. Radium is one of the most valuable metals.• 4. Few English poets were as great as

Wordsworth.• 5. Shimla is more famous than most other hill

stations in India.

SA

• 1. Gold is one of the ……………………. metals. (precious / more precious / most precious)

• 2. Solomon was …………………… than any other king. (wise / wiser / wisest)

• 3. Few historians write as ………………….. as Macaulay. (well / better /best)

• 4. Very few books are as ……………………. as David Copperfield. (popular / more popular / most popular)

• 5. A train is …………………. than a car. (fast / faster / fastest)

SA• 1. Gold is one of the most precious metals.• 2. Solomon was wiser than any other king.• 3. Few historians write as well as Macaulay.• 4. Very few books are as popular as David

Copperfield.• 5. A train is faster than a car.

• I am a smart kid.• I am smarter than Kim.• I am the smartest kid in the class.

2nd QuarterPerformance Task in English, Science and Health

You are members of the Commission on Population (POPCOM) in your Local Government Unit (LGU). You will be having an information drive to the students and adolescents regarding the importance of taking care of your reproductive system and its relationship with puberty with the title “What Puberty Does to You”. In part of this, you’ll have to make brochures to be given to the audience. In English, your presentation needs to focus on correct use of subject verb agreement and appropriate use of adjectives, appropriateness, and explanation