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    Rules For Degree Of Comparison With Examples

    What is the Degree of Comparison?


    To describe, quantify, modify or identify nouns/pronouns, adjectives are used re used. Adjectives have
    their own degrees called degrees of adjectives or degrees of comparison that compare one
    thing/person to another.
    Adjectives have three degrees of comparison -
     Positive degree of adjectives,
     Comparative degree of adjectives
     Superlative degree of adjectives
    Degrees of Comparison examples:
    Positive degree - The cat runs fast.
    Comparative degree - The cat runs faster than dogs
    Superlative degree - The cat runs fastest of all animals.

    Degree of Comparison Rules


    Rule 1. When two items/person are compared, a comparative degree is used by putting ‘er’ to the
    adjective word in association with word ‘than’ or in some cases ‘more’ is used.
    Comparative degree example:
     She is smarter than her sister.
     She is more smart than her sister
    Similarly, when more than two things/persons are compared, superlative degree is used by putting ‘est’
    to the adjective word or in some cases ‘most’ is used.
    Superlative degree example:
     He is the strongest wrestler.
     He is the most handsome actor
    Rule 2. ‘More’ is used when you qualities of a single thing/person are compared. Even if the first
    adjective is a single syllable word.
    Degree of comparison example:
    Incorrect - She is smarter than clever
    Correct - She is more smart than clever
    Rule 3. Do not use double comparative adjectives or superlative adjectives.
    Example:
    Incorrect - These mangoes are more delicious than those
    Correct - These mangoes are delicious than those
    Rule 4. Never use ‘more or most’ with adjectives that give absolute sense.
    Degree of comparison example:
    Incorrect - This track is more parallel to that one
    Correct - This track is parallel and the other is not.
    Rule 5. There are a few adjectives that are accompanied by ‘to’, like, senior, Junior, superior, inferior,
    preferable, prefer, elder. Do not use ‘than’ with these adjectives.
    Degree of adjectives example:
    Incorrect: I am elder than her
    Correct : I am elder to her
    Incorrect - This car brand is superior than that.
    Correct - This card brand is superior to that.
    Rule 6. When comparing two things, similarity should be there i.e. similar things should be compared.
    Example:
    Incorrect - This wall colour is more beautiful than the old one. (wall colour is compared with the wall)
    Correct - This wall colour is more beautiful than that of the old one. (compare wall colour with wall
    colour)
    Rule 7. When comparative degree is used in the superlative degree sense,
    1. Use ‘any other’ when thing/person of the same group is compared.
    Degree of comparison example:
    Incorrect: Reena is smarter than any student of her class.
    Correct: Reena is smarter than any other student of her class.
    2. Use ‘any’ if comparison of things/person is outside the group.
    Incorrect: Delhi is cleaner than any other city in Bangladesh.
    Correct: Delhi is cleaner than any city in Bangladesh.
    Rule 8. When in the same sentence two adjectives in different degrees of comparison are used, both
    should be complete in itself.
    Incorrect- She is as good if not worse than her sister
    Correct - She is as good as if not worse than her sister
    Rule 9. To show whether the difference between the compared thing/person is small or big, we use
    quantifiers for comparative degree of adjective such as ( A bit, a little, a lot, far, much, a great deal,
    significantly, etc).
    Example:
     My hostel is only marginally bigger than yours
     She is a little more popular than her sister in their school
     Australia is slightly smaller than Africa.
    We don't use quantifiers with superlative degrees of adjectives but there are certain phrases commonly
    used with the superlative degrees of comparison.
    Example:
     In metropolitan cities, metros are by far the cheapest mode of transportation.
     Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages in the world.
     Siddhivinayak is the second richest temple in India.
    Rule. 10. While changing the degree of comparison for the irregular adjectives, the word completely
    changes instead of adding ‘er’ or ‘est’.
    Examples:
     She has little milk in the jar
     She has less milk than he has
     She has the least amount of milk

    List Of Degree of Comparison


    The degree of adjectives, positive, comparative and superlative degrees are given below in the list
    format. Candidates can also download the rules of degree of comparison and list pdf given in the
    article.

    Degrees Of Comparison List

    Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree

    angry angrier angriest

    able abler ablest


    bad worse worst

    bitter bitterer bitterest

    big bigger biggest

    bland blander blandest

    black blacker blackest

    bloody bloodier bloodiest

    bold bolder boldest

    blue bluer bluest

    bossy bossier bossiest

    brief briefer briefest

    brave braver bravest

    bright brighter brightest

    busy busier busiest

    beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

    broad broader broadest

    calm calmer calmest

    chewy chewier chewiest

    cheap cheaper cheapest

    chubby chubbier chubbiest

    clean cleaner cleanest

    classy classier classiest

    clear clear clearest

    close closer closest

    cloudy cloudier cloudiest

    clever cleverer cleverest


    clumsy clumsier clumsiest

    cold colder coldest

    coarse coarser coarsest

    crazy crazier craziest

    cool cooler coolest

    creamy creamier creamiest

    crispy crispier crispiest

    creepy creepier creepiest

    cruel crueller cruellest

    curly curly curliest

    crunchy crunchier crunchiest

    cute cuter cutest

    curvy curvier curviest

    damp damper dampest

    deadly deadlier deadliest

    dark darker darkest

    deep deeper deepest

    dirty dirtier dirtiest

    dry drier driest

    dense denser densest

    dull duller dullest

    dusty dustier dustiest

    dumb dumber dumbest

    easy easier easiest

    early earlier earliest


    faint fainter faintest

    fancy fancier fanciest

    fair fairer fairest

    far further/farther furthest/farthest

    fat fatter fattest

    fast faster fastest

    few fewer fewest

    filthy filthier filthiest

    fine finer finest

    fierce fiercer fiercest

    flaky flakier flakiest

    firm firmer firmest

    fresh fresher freshest

    flat flatter flattest

    friendly friendlier friendliest

    funny funnier funniest

    fit fitter fittest

    full fuller fullest

    good better best

    gentle gentler gentlest

    grand grander grandest

    gloomy gloomier gloomiest

    greasy greasier greasiest

    grave graver gravest

    greedy greedier greediest


    great greater greatest

    guilty guilter guiltiest

    gross grosser grossest

    happy happier happiest

    hairy hairier hairiest

    hard harder hardest

    handy handier handiest

    healthy healthier healthiest

    harsh harsher harshest

    heavy heavier heaviest

    hip hipper hippest

    hungry hungrier hungriest

    high higher highest

    humble humbler humblest

    hot hotter hottest

    handsome more handsome most handsome

    itchy itchier itchiest

    icy icier iciest

    juicy juicier juiciest

    kind kinder kindest

    lazy lazier laziest

    large larger largest

    likely likelier likeliest

    late later latest

    light lighter lightest


    lively livelier liveliest

    long longer longest

    little (amount) less least

    little (size) littler littlest

    lovely lovelier loveliest

    lonely lonlier loneliest

    low lower lowest

    loud louder loudest

    many more most

    mean meaner meanest

    mad madder maddest

    messy messier messiest

    moist moister moistest

    mild milder mildest

    naughty naughtier naughtiest

    narrow narrower narrowest

    near nearer nearest

    nasty nastier nastiest

    new newer newest

    neat neater neatest

    nice nicer nicest

    noisy noisier noisiest

    needy needier neediest

    oily oilier oiliest

    odd odder oddest


    old older/elder oldest/eldest

    popular more popular most popular

    polite politer politest

    plain plainer plainest

    poor poorer poorest

    proud prouder proudest

    pure purer purest

    pretty prettier prettiest

    quiet quieter quietest

    quick quicker quickest

    raw rawer rawest

    rare rarer rarest

    ripe riper ripest

    rich richer richest

    rough rougher roughest

    roomy roomier roomiest

    risky riskier riskiest

    rusty rustier rustiest

    rude ruder rudest

    renowned more renowned most renowned

    safe safer safest

    sad sadder saddest

    sane saner sanest

    salty saltier saltiest

    shallow shallower shallowest


    scary scarier scariest

    sharp sharper sharpest

    short shorter shortest

    shiny shinier shiniest

    silly sillier silliest

    shy shyer shyest

    sincere sincerer sincerest

    simple simpler simplest

    sleepy sleepier sleepiest

    skinny skinnier skinniest

    slow slower slowest

    slim slimmer slimmest

    small smaller smallest

    smart smarter smartest

    smelly smellier smelliest

    smooth smoother smoothest

    smoky smokier smokiest

    soon sooner soonest

    soft softer softest

    sorry sorrier sorriest

    sore sorer sorest

    sour sourer sourest

    steep steeper steepest

    spicy spicier spiciest

    stingy stingier stingiest


    strict stricter strictest

    strange stranger strangest

    sunny sunnier sunniest

    strong stronger strongest

    sweet sweeter sweetest

    sweaty sweatier sweatiest

    tall taller tallest

    tasty tastier tastiest

    thick thicker thickest

    tan tanner tannest

    thin thinner thinnest

    tiny tinier tiniest

    thirsty thirstier thirstiest

    TRUE truer truest

    tough tougher toughest

    ugly uglier ugliest

    wealthy wealthier wealthiest

    warm warmer warmest

    weird weirder weirdest

    weak weaker weakest

    wet wetter wettest

    wild wilder wildest

    wide wider widest

    worldly worldlier worldliest

    wise wiser wisest


    worthy worthier worthiest

    windy windier windiest

    young younger youngest

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