Degree of

Comparison
Equative, Comparative and
Superlative
• Equative, Comparative and Superlative are special forms of
adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things.
Equative
• An Equative form of an adjective shows that two thing have
the same quality.
• Generally, equatives are formed by using
as + adjective + as.
Physics class is as large as Chemistry class.
Reno is as tall as Reni
Comparative
• A comparative form of an adjective shows that one thing has
more of a quality than another.
• Comparative are formed by using –er and usually
accompanied by (than).

Physics class is larger than Chemistry class

Reni is more beautiful than Reno
Superlative
• A superlative form of an adjective shows that one thing has
the most of a quality compared to a whole group of things.
• Superlative are formed by using –est.

Math class is the largest class in the university.

Reni is the most beautiful girl in the class.
 Solve this!
• Although Tom’s paper was longer than Alice’s, Alice’s paper was more insightful that Tom’s.
A B C D

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Profesor Clark’s Chemistry class is _____________ Professor Smith’s

A. More than difficult
B. To the difficult
C. As difficult as
D. The most difficult
Correct the error!
1. This cake is sweeter I have ever eaten.
2. The books that I am reading for history class are the most
interesting by far than the ones I am reading for science.
3. We bought the heavier coats that we could find.
4. I would like to read as short as article of them all.
5. Mabel wanted to buy Victor the better new watch she could find.
6. This record album is not as interesting as the one you gave me to
listen to last week.
7. My brother is the taller person in our family.
8. Greg’s understanding of computers is better than mine.
9. The color that absorbs sunlight the more easily of all is black.
10. This stereo is the most expensive of the two that we have looked
at today.
 Complete the following sentences using the correct degree of the
adjective given in the brackets.

1. My brother’s handwriting is ………………….. (bad) mine.

2. Health is ………………….. wealth. (important)
3. Blood is ………………… water. (thick)
4. Everest is ………………….. peak in the world. (high)
5. This is …………………. play I have ever heard on the radio. (interesting)
6. Susie is …………………… . of all the four sisters. (beautiful)
7. The planet Mars is …………………. from the earth than the satellite
Moon. (far)
8. The elephant is ………………….. animal in the world. (large)
9. An ocean is certainly …………………… a sea. (big)
10. I am ………………… in cricket than in football. (interested)
Review Degree of comparison
on TOEFL Test.
Discussion
• Living in village and living in town.
• Becoming an entrepreneur and working for others.