using adjectives in comparison
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Using the Comparative Degrees
of Adjectives
Beautiful
More Beautiful Most Beautiful
The car is big.
The van is bigger.
The truck is biggest among the three.
Jena is intelligent.
Rose is more intelligent than Jena.
Gail is the most intelligent among the three.
Positive Degree Comparative Degree
Superlative Degree
- Describe only one thing or person
- Comparing two persons or things
- Comparing three or more persons or things
The car is big. The van is bigger than the car.
The truck is biggest among the three.
Jena is intelligent. Rose is more intelligent than Jena.
Gail is the most intelligent among the three.Adjectives or describing words change form to show
degrees of comparison which are positive, comparative, and superlative.
Adjectives of one syllable ▪ Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est.▪ Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st.▪ Some adjectives double the final consonant.
Positive Comparative
Superlative
smallwarm
oldnicebig
smallerwarmer
oldernicer
bigger
smallestwarmest
oldestnicest
biggest
Adjectives of two syllables ▪ Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est.▪ For adjectives ending in 'y‘ – cut y then add -ier and -iest.▪ Adjectives ending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and
most.▪ Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and most
(modern, famous, normal, correct, ...).Positive Comparative Superlativ
enarrowhappyusefulboringmodern
narrowerhappier
more usefulmore boringmore modern
narrowesthappiest
most usefulmost boring
most modern
Adjectives of three or more syllables ▪ Adjectives of three or more syllables use
more and most.
Positive Comparative Superlative
beautifuldangerous
exciting
more beautiful
more dangerous
more exciting
most beautifulmost
dangerousmost exciting
Note:Some adjectives canot be compared because of their
meanings.Example: round, perfect, whole, completeNever use more, most, less and least with the
words to which _er and est have been addedExample: He is more taller than I (wrong)
He is taller than I (correct)Use than and other with the comparative degree
only.Use the article the only before an adjective in the
superlative degreeExample: My teacher is the oldest teacher in our school.
Work it out!!!
Exercise #1: complete the chart by supplying the missing form of the adjectives.Example: great greater greatestPositive Comparative Superlative1.Studious2. Gentle3. Hungrier4. High5. Famous6. Prettiest7. Worse8. Better9. Dangerous10. Far
Exercise #2: Decide which adjective correctly completes each sentence. Then rewrite the sentence.Example: Tony is a (slower, slowest) runner than Anna.Answer: Tony is a slower runner than Anna.1. Our members are the (more fearless, most fearless).2. The Rockets are (more gracious, most gracious) than
us.3. Roy is (taller, tallest) than Ben and gets more
rebounds.4. Mark is the (more daring, most daring) player in the
court.5. He is also the (more loyal, most loyal) player we have.6. Of all the players, Cris is the (older, oldest)7. Our (more difficult, most difficult) game is on Saturday.8. We play the (more dynamic, most dynamic) tea of all.9. It will be the (tougher, toughest) game of the season.10.Our basketball team is called the (more dangerous,
most dangerous) in the league.
Exercise #3: Rewrite the following using the correct form of the adjectives in parenthesis.
1. The (small) fish in the world is found in the Philippines.2. Tabios is even (tiny) than anchovy or dilis.3. Is there any place (hot) than Death Valley.4. Libya has the (high) temperature of all.5. If you like the sun, the Sahara is (good) place to be.6. If you don’t, it is (bad) place to be.7. The Gobi desert has (little) rainfall than the Sahara.8. For me, the cat would be a (good) pet than the dog.9. The cat is (easy) to manage because it is (small).10.However, the dog might be (useful) than the cat
because it can do (big) chores like hoarding the house.
Exercise #4: Fill in the correct forms of adjectives.