Degree of comparison

of Adjectives
WHAT IS ADJECTIVES?
are words that describe the qualities or
states of being of nouns: enormous,
doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can
also describe the quantity of
nouns: many, few, millions, eleven.
 Three degree of
comparison
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive degree

It is use to describe one person or

thing.
Example:

1.The clown is funny.

2.Jham is beautiful.
Comparative degree
It is use to compare two person or
things.
“ er” is added to positive form of some
adjectives to denote the comparative
degree.
Adjectives with three or more syllables
form their comparative degree by
adding more or less to the positive
degree.
Example:

1. Honey is sweeter than

sugar.
2. The earth is larger than
moon.
Superlative degree
It is use to compare three or more
persons or things.
“est” is added the positive form of
some adjectives to denote the
superlative degree.
Example:

1.Perlit gave the longest report of all.

2.Diamond is most precious of all.
3.Of the three shows, this is the least
delightful.
Most or least is added to
positive degree of adjectives
having three or more
syllables.
Positive Comparative Superlative
degree degree degree
good better best

Bad (ill) worse worst

Little less least

many ( or more most

much)
Activity
1.Find the adjective of each sentence.
2.Identify which is the positive degree,
comparative degree, and superlative
degree.
3.Arrange it from positive to superlative
degree.
1. Myrna is the tallest of the
three.
2. Normit is tall.
3. Lina is taller than Normit.
1.This bag is more expensive than
that bag.
2.This is the most expensive bag
of all.
3.The bag is expensive.
1. Angela is the best singer in the
school.
2. Kaye is the better singer than
Me-an.
3. Me-an is a good singer.