Degrees of Comparison

Degrees of Comparison :
are used when we
compare one person or
one thing with another.
Three Degrees of Comparison :

1. Positive degree.

2. Comparative degree.

3. Superlative degree.
 Talks only one
Positive degree person or thing.
Ex:
a. He is a tall
student.
b. This flower is
beautiful.
c. He is an
intelligent boy.
 When we compare two persons or
two things with each other. (-er and
Comparative more)
degree We use both the Positive degree and
Comparative degree.
Ex:
a. This house is bigger than that one.
(Comparative degree)
This house is not as big as that one.
(Positive degree)

b. This flower is more beautiful than

that. (Comparative)
This flower is not as beautiful as
that. (Positive)
 Compares three or
Superlative more unequal
degree
actions. (-est, most)
Ex:
a. This is the
biggest house in
this street.
b. This flower is the
most beautiful one
in this garden.
Adding ‘er’and “est”

Positive Comparative
Superlative
Fast faster Fastest
Hard
High
Late
Long
Near
Soon
End “ly”
Positive Comparative Superlative

Affectionately
Beautifully
Cheerfully
dirtily
Easily
Foolishly
Gladly
Joyfully
Lazily
Politely
Wisely
sweetly
 Irregular
Comparison
Fill in the blanks with appropriate
Comparative Degree!
a. Lihan’s house is not very big. He wants a
__________ one.
b. The film is not very interesting. She wants
to do something __________
c. You are not very fat. Your brother is
__________
d. Ricky doesn’t work very hard. I work
_________
e. My sofa is not very comfortable. Hers is
Fill in the blank with Comparative or
Superlative!
1.
a) Algebra seems to be … (difficult, more difficult,
most difficult) lesson for me.
b) The cost of living in Surabaya is … (cheap,
cheaper, cheapest) than in Jakarta.
c) John is as … (hungry, hungrier, hungriest) as Jim.
d) Kate is … (beautiful, more beautiful, most
beautiful) than Angeline.
e) Your clothes are … (dirty, dirtier, dirtiest) than
mine.
2.
a. I am the … (happy, happier, happiest)
person in the whole world.
b.That monster is the … (ugly, uglier,
ugliest) thing I have ever seen.
c. The Maths questions are as … (easy,
easier, easiest) as ABC.
d.Pigs are … (fat, fatter, fattest) than
snakes.
e. My shirt is … (clean, cleaner,
3. Fill in the blank with Comparison
Degree (Irregular Verbs)
1. The harvest this month is ………………………….
(little) than zero.
2. The patient needs ……………….. (much) support
after the accident.
3.Rita can walk ……………………… (far) than you
think.
4. I want to get a job ……………………… (good) than
before.
5. This is … (bad) moment I have ever had.