Few exceptions

Positive Comparative Superlative

Good / Well Better Best
Bad / Ill Worse Worst
Many / much More Most
Little Less Least
 Adjectives Adverbs

Positive
Positive is used Superlative is used
to state Comparative when more than
something. Superlative two things are
compared.

Comparative is used
Rahit is a good boy. when two things are
compared Rohit is the best boy in the class.

Rohit is better than Mohit.

 Interchange of degrees of comparison

Positive Comparative Superlative

as tall as taller than tallest

the
so as

honest more honest most honest

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

 Comparing one with many
Model - 1 Comparative
degree
Rana is the tallest boy in the class. Superlative degree
Positive degree

the + superlative

Comparative degree Rana Is taller than Any other boy in the class.

Positive degree No other boy in the class is so tall as Rana

 S: Iron is the most useful of all metals.
 C: Iron is more useful than any other metal.
 P: No other metal is so useful as iron.

 S: Rain water is the purest water.

 C: Rain water is purer than any other water.
 P: No other water is so pure as rain water.

 S: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

 C: Mount Everest is higher than any other mountain in the world.
 P: No other mountain in the world is so high as Mount Everest.

 S: Rakhi is the cleverest player in the house.

 C: Rakhi is cleverer than any other player in the house.
 P: No other player in the house is so clever as Rakhi.
 Model - 2 Comparative
degree

London is one of the biggest cities in England. Superlative degree

Positive degree

One of the + superlative

Comparative degree London is bigger than Most other cities in England.

Positive degree Very few cities in England are as big as London.

 S: Rana is one of the tallest boys in the class.
 C: Rana is taller than most other boys in the class.
 P: Very few boys in the class are as tall as Rana.

 S: Prakash is one of the strongest boys.

 C: Prakash is stronger than most other boys.
 P: Very few boys are as strong as Prakash.

 P: M.K Gandhi was one of the most famous leaders of India.

 C: M.K Gandhi was more famous than most other leaders in India.
 P: Very few leaders in India were as famous as M.K Gandhi.

 P: Rose is one of the most delicate flowers.

 C: Rose is more delicate than most other flowers.
 P: Very few flowers are as delicate as Rose.
 Model - 3
Comparative
degree

Shakespeare is the greatest of all dramatists. Superlative degree

Positive degree

Superlative + of all

Comparative degree Shakespeare is greater than any other dramatists.

Positive degree No other dramatists is so great as Shakespeare.

S: Sonu is the smartest boy of all the children.
C: Sonu is smarter than any other boy of all the children.
P: No other boy is so smart as Sonu.

S: Gold is the most precious metal of all metals.

C: Gold is more precious than any other metal.
P: No other metal is so precious as gold.

S: Reema was the most beautiful girl of all girls in her colony.
C: Reema was more beautiful than any other girl in colony.
P: No other girl in her colony was so beautiful as Reema.

S: Fox is the most cunning animal of all animals.

C: Fox is more cunning than any other animal.
P: No other animal is so cunning as Fox.