DEGREE OF COMPARISON

• STUDY THESE SENTENCES !

• - The Chicken Noodle soup is as expensive

as the Clam Chowder one.

• - The Roast Beef is more expensive than

Tuna Salad.
There are three Degree of
Comparison:

1. POSITIVE

2. COMPARATIVE

3. SUPERLATIVE
 EXERCISE
A. COMPARATIVE
1. This jacket is too small. I need …….size. (large)
2. Health is …………than money. (important)
3. He is …………..than I expected. (strong)
4. You are late. I expected you to be here………(early)
5. The examination was ……….than we expected. (easy)

B. SUPERLATIVE
1. It’s ……….film I’ve ever seen. (boring)
2. Why does she always come to see me at …..possible moment?
(bad)
3. Yesterday was ………..…..day of the year. (hot)
4. The book you lent me was ………(interesting)
5. What is …………river in the world? (long)
 MAKE SENTENCES FROM THESE WORDS.
1) as clever as : ...
2) blacker : ...
3) the longest: ...
4) more careful : ...
5) the most popular : ...
6) as great as : ...
7) higher : ...
8) more courageous : ...
9) the most proper :
10) the best : ...