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Positive (e.g.) Kumar is a kind man.


2. Comparative (e.g.) A tsunami is more destructive than a cyclone.
3. Superlative (e.g.) Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.
Read The Following Example

Positive Comparative Superlativ

No other girl in the class is Ramya is taller than any other Ramya is the tallest
as tall as Ramya. girl in the class. the class.

Very few girls in the class are Ramya is taller than most Ramya is one of the
as tall as Ramya. other girls in the class. tallest girls in the cl

Positive Comparative Superlativ

good better best

bad worse worst

little less least

much, many, some more most

far further furthest


The Positive Degree is used to express or describe a quality.
The Positive Degree of an adjective states the characteristic of the noun.
(e.g.) It is a tall building.
(e.g.) Mango is sweet to taste.

The Comparative Degree is used when two things (or two sets of things) are
compared.
(e.g.) This building is taller than any other building.
(e.g.) Mango is sweeter than pineapple.

The Superlative Degree is used when more than two things are compared.
(e.g.) This is the tallest building.
(e.g.) Mango is the sweetest fruit.

Examples :
Prabhu is young. (Positive Degree)
Prabhu is younger than Amirtha. (Comparative Degree)
Prabhu is the youngest of all. (Superlative Degree)

Hint-
For adjectives of the multi syllabus we add
MORE (or LESS) for the comparatives and MOST (or LEAST) for the
superlatives.

Positive Comparative Superlative

useful more useful most useful

unfortunate more unfortunate most unfortunate

expensive more expensive most expensive

important more important most important


Exercises
(i) Complete the following sentences.
1. She is from her sister.
(a) pretty (b) prettier (c) prettiest
Ans:
(b) prettier
2. Priyaisa girl.
(a) nice (b) nicer (c) nicest
Answer:
(a) nice

3. Supriyaisthe girl in the class.


(a) intelligent (b) more intelligent (c) most intelligent
Answer:
(c) most intelligent

4. Martin speaks English


(a) well (b) better (c)best
Answer:
(a) well

5. Nile is the river in the world.


(a) long (b) longer (c) longest
Answer:
(c) longest

6. India is a country.
(a) big (b) bigger (c) biggest
Answer:
(a) big

7. China is than India.


(a) big (b) bigger (c) biggest
Answer:
(b) bigger

8. This is the book I have ever read.


(a) interesting (b) more interesting (c) most interesting
Answer:
(c) most interesting

9. I am than you.
(a) smart (b) smarter (c) smartest
Answer:
(b) smarter
10. Take the of the two routes.
(a) short (b) shorter (d) shortest
Answer:
(b) shorter

(ii) Complete the following sentences using the correct degree of the adjective
given in the brackets.
1. My brother’s handwriting is (bad) mine.
Answer:
worse than

2. Health is wealth, (important)


Answer:
more important than

3. Blood is water, (thick)


Answer:
thicker than

4. Everest is peak in the world, (high)


Answer:
the highest peak

5. This is play I have ever heard on the radio, (interesting)


Answer:
the most interesting

6. Sushila is of all the four sisters, (beautiful)


Answer:
the most beautiful

7. The planet Mars is from the earth than the satellite Moon, (far)
Answer:
farther

8. The elephant is animal in the world, (large)


Answer:
the largest
9. An ocean is certainly a sea. (big)
Answer:
bigger than

10. Iam in cricket than in football, (interested)


Answer:
more interested

(iii) Write the words in your own sentences using any one of the degrees of
comparison.
1. famous
Answer:
Mr. Ravi is more famous than his friends. (Comparative degree)

2. happy
Answer:
She is as happy as a lark. (Positive degree)

3. good
Answer:
Mahesh is the best student in the class. (Superlative degree)

4. sincere
Answer:
You should be more sincere in your work. (Comparative degree)

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