comparison of adjectives. 1.rahul is a tall boy.). 2. mohan is as tall as rahul. (positive). 3.mary...
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COMPARISON OF
ADJECTIVES
1.Rahul is a tall boy.).
2. Mohan is as tall as Rahul. (positive).
• 3.MARY is taller than Rahul.(comparative)
• 4.John is the tallest of all.(superlative)
iMohaniL RAHUL
Mary John
POSITIVE DEGREE IS USED WHEN THERE IS NO
COMPARISON OR WHEN THE QUALITY IS SAME.
This is a big pumpkin.
The aircraft is moving as fast as the rocket.
Comparative degree is used when we compare two persons or things.
The boy is taller than the girl.
Superlative degree is the higest degree of comparison.It is used to
compare more than two things.
The ball in the middle is the biggest of all.
Adjectives with one syllable form comparative by adding ‘er’ and
superlative by adding ‘est’.
Sweet Sweeter Sweetest
Small
Tall
Clever
Kind
Young
Great
positiveCOMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
Adjectives ending with ‘e’ take only ‘r’and ‘st’
Brave Braver Bravest
Fine
White
Large
Able
Noble
Wise
First tree is bigger than the second.
Adjectives ending with ‘y’ preceded by a consonant, ‘Y’ changes into ‘i’ and
‘er’ and ‘est’ follows.Happy Happier Happiest
Easy
Merry
Heavy
Healthy
When positive degree is a word of one syllable and ends in a single consonant preceded by a
short vowel, the last letter is doubled before adding ‘er’ &’est’
Big Bigger Biggest
Red Redder Reddest
Hot
Thin
Sad
Fat
Adjectives of more than two syllables usually form comparative and superlative by adding ‘more’ and
‘most’ before it
Beautiful More beautiful
Most beautiful
Splendid
Proper
Difficult
Precious
Majestic
Superior
soft ferocious tall thin fat hard
COTTON
SNOW
TIGER
BEAR
MOHAN
KUMAR
Stone
MAKE YOUR OWN SENTENCES USING DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COMPARISON.
1.Cotton is a soft.2.Snow is softer than cotton.
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