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.