The Degrees of

Comparison
REVIEW
Types of adjectives
 Short adjectives: 1 syllable
 Give examples
 Long adjectives: 2 or more syllables
 Give examples
3 Degrees of Compariosn

 The positive: the form of the adjective found in the

dictionary;

 My house is big.
 His dog is intelligent.
The Comparative
 of Superiority
 Shortadjectives: ADJ+ER+ THAN
 My house is bigger than yours.

 Long adjectives: MORE+ADJ+THAN

 His dog is more intelligent than mine.
The Comparative
 of Equality
 Short and long adjectives: AS+ADJ+AS

 My house is as big as yours.

 His dog is as intelligent as mine.
The Comparative
 of Inferiority
 Short and long adjectives: NOT AS+ADJ+AS

 My house is not as big as yours.

 His dog is not as intelligent as mine.
The superlative
 Short adjectives: THE+ADJ+EST
 My house is the biggest in town.

 Long adjectives: THE+MOST+ADJ

 His dog is the most intelligent dog I have ever seen.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
 bad worse worst
 far (place) farther farthest
 far (place or time) further furthest
 good better best
 late (time ) late latest
 late (order) latter last
 little (size) little littlest
 little (amount) less least
 many/much/some more most
 old (people or things) older oldest
 old (people) elder eldest