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D eg r ee
s

o f Co m p a r is o n

A dj e ct iv e
s

cha ng e inf orm w he n t he y s how com pa ris on.

P o s itiv eD eg r ee
:

A na dj e ct iv e is s a idt o be i nt he p os it iv e de g re e w he nt he re is no com pa ris on.

Co m p a r a tiv e D egr ee
:

A n a dj e ct iv e is s a id t o be in t he
com pa ra t iv e

de g re e w he n it is us e d t o com pa re t w o
nouns /p ron ouns .

S u p er la tiv e D eg r ee
:

A n a dj e ct iv e is in s upe rla t iv e de g re e w he n it is us e d t o com pa re m ore t ha n

two
nouns /p ron ouns . We us e t he a rt ic le 't he 'be fore t he s upe rla t iv e de g re e s .

F o r m a tio n o f Co m p a r a tiv e&

S u p er la tiv eD eg r eeso f Ad j ec tiv es

A dj e ct iv e s us ua lly fo rm t he i rcom pa ra t iv e a nd s up e rla t iv e de g re e s :

1) b y a d d itio n o f '
-
er ' a n d '
-
es t' to th ep o s i tiv ed e g r ee

P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

brig ht

brig ht e r

brig ht e s t

bla ck

bla ck e r

bla ck e s t

bold

bolde r

bolde s t

cle v e r

cle v e re r

cle v e re s t

cold

colde r

colde s t

fa s t

fa s t e r
fa s t e s t

g re a t

g re a t e r

g re a t e s t

hig h

hig he r

hig he s t

k ind

k inde r

k inde s t

long

long e r

long e s t

rich

riche r

riche s t

s m a ll

s m a lle r

s m a lle s t

s t rong

s t rong e r
s t rong e s t

sweet

sweeter

s w e e t es t

t a ll

t a lle r

t a lle s t

t hick

t hick e r

t hick e s t

y oung

y oung e r

Y
oung e s t

2) b y a d d itio n o f '
-
r'and'
-
s t' to th ep o s itiv e d eg r eeen d in g in ' e'
P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

bra v e

bra v e r

bra v e s t

fine

fine r

fine s t

la rg e

la rg e r

la rg e s t

nice

nice r

nice s t

noble

noble r

noble s t

pa le

pa le r

pa le s t
s im ple

s im ple r

s im ple s t

w is e

w is e r

w is e s t

w hit e

w hit e r

w hit e s t

3) Wh en th ep o s i tiv een d s in ' y ' a n d h a s a c o n s o na n tb ef o r eit, we c h a n g e' y '

in to ' i' a n d th en a d d
'er ' a n d
' es t' .

P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

cos t ly

cos t lie r

cos t lie s t

dry

drie r

drie s t

easy
e a s ie r

e a s ie s t

ha ppy

ha ppie r

ha ppie s t

he a v y

he a v ie r

he a v ie s t

la z y

la z ie r

la z ie s t

w e a lt hy

w e a lt hie r

w e a lt hie s t

4) wh en

th ep o s it iv ed eg r eeen d s in a c o n s o n a n t with a v o welb ef o r e it, w e

d o u b leth e c o n s o n a n t

&th en
add'
-
er ' a n d '
-
es t'

P O S IT IV E
CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

big

big g e r

big g e s t

dim

dim m e r

dim m e s t

fa t

fa t t e r

fa t t e s t

hot

hot t e r

hot t e s t

t hin

t hinne r

t hinne s t

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5) b y a d d itio n o f '
-
er ' a n d '
-
es t' to th ep o s i tiv ed e g r eewh en it en d s in '
-
y'

P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

gay

gayer

g a y e st

g re y

g re y e r

g re y e s t

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) b y p la c in g ' m o r e' an d ' m o s t' b ef o r eth ep o s itiv ef o r m

P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

a ct iv e

m ore a ct iv e

m os t a ct iv e
a t t ra ct iv e

m ore a t t ra ct iv e

m os t a t t ra ct iv e

be a ut ifu l

m ore be a ut i ful

m os t be a ut iful

bri ll ia nt

m ore b ri llia nt

m os t bri llia nt

ca re ful

m ore ca re ful

m os t ca re ful

coura g e ous

m ore co ura g e ous

m os t coura g e ous

cunni ng

m ore cu nni ng

m os t
cunni ng

diff icu lt

m ore d iff icu lt

m os t diff icult
fa m ous

m ore fa m o us

m os t fa m ous

fa it hfu l

m ore fa it hfu l

m os t fa it hfu l

im port a nt

m ore im port a nt

m os t im port a nt

prope r

m ore p rope r

m os t prope r

popu la r

m ore p opu la r

m os t popu la r

s ple ndid

m ore s ple n did

m os t
s ple ndid

s uit a ble

m ore s uit a b le

m os t s uit a ble
7)
S o m e a d j ec tiv es d o n o t f o llo w a n y o f th e r u les ex p la in ed ea r lier . T h ey a r
e c o m p a r ed ir r eg u la r ly. H er
eare
th ed if f er en tf o r m s o f s u c h a d j ec tiv es .

P O S IT IV E

CO M P ARAT IV E

S U P ERLAT IV E

ba d

w ors e

w ors t

e v il

w ors e

w ors t

g ood

be t t e r

be s t

ill

w ors e

w ors t

fa r

fa rt he r
fa rt he s t

w e ll

be t t e r

be s t

la t e

la t e r

la t e s t (t im e )

la t e

la t
t
er

la s t (pos it io n)

lit t le

le s s

le a s t

m uch

m ore

m os t

m a ny

m ore

m os t

old

e lde r
e lde s t

Ex er c is e

Re w rit e t he s e nt e nce s g iv e nbe low

us ing di ffe re nt de g re e s ofcom pa ris o n.

1. S ha k e s pe a re is t he m os t fa m ous ofa llw rit e rs i n Eng lis h.

2. I ron is m ore us e fult ha na ny ot he rm e t a l.

3. I e a rna s m uch m one y a s Ra m .

4. C hina is la rg e rt ha nI nd ia .

5. G re e nla nd is t he la rg e s t is la nd int he w o rl d.

6. A ir is l ig ht e rt ha nw a t e r.

7. I a m t a lle r t ha nm y b rot he r.

8. S hy a m is t he s t rong e s t boy in t he c la s s .

A ns w e rs

1. No ot he rw r it e r in Eng lis h is a s fa m ous a s S ha k e s pe a re . /S ha k e s pe a re is g re

a t e rt ha na ny ot he r w
rit e r in
Eng lis h.

2. No ot he rm e t a l is a s

us e ful a s ir on. /I r on is t he m os t us e fulo fa l lm e t a ls .

3. Ra m doe s n ot e a rnm ore m one y t ha nI d o.

4. I ndia is not a s la rg e a s C hina .

5. G re e nla nd is la rg e rt ha na ny ot he r is la nd in t he w orld. / No ot he r is la n di nt he
w o rld is a s la rg
eas
G re e nla nd.

6. W
a t e r is not a s l ig ht a s a ir.

7. M y brot he r is n ot a s t a lla s I a m .

8. S hy a m is s t rong e rt ha n a ny ot he r boy int he cla s s . /Noot he r boy int he c la s s is

a s s t rong a s S h
yam.

P os it iv e :
Œ

He is a s w is e a s S olom o n.

C om pa ra t iv e :
Œ

S o lom onw a s not w is e rt ha nhe i

s.

P os it iv e :
Œ

Bi rds d on ot fly a s fa s t a s t he a e ro pla ne .

C om pa ra t iv e :
Œ

T he a e r opla ne fl ie s fa s t e rt ha nb ir ds .

P os it iv e :
Œ

No ot he r m e t a lis a s c os t ly a s g old
C om pa ra t iv e :
Œ

N oot he rm e t a l is cos t lie rt ha ng o l d

S upe rla t iv e :
Œ

G old is t he c os t lie s t ofa ll

m e t a ls .

P os it iv e :
Œ

Ve ry fe w cit ie s inI nd ia a re a s big a s M u m ba i.

C om pa ra t iv e :
Œ

M um ba iis big g e rt ha nm os t ot he r cit ie s i nI nd ia

S upe rla t iv e :
Œ

M um ba i is o ne of t he b ig g e s t cit ie s inI ndia .

Ve ry fe w co unt rie s int he w orl da re

a s la r g ea s

C hi na . (P os it iv e
)

C hina is

la r g er th a n

m os t ot he rco unt rie s int he w orl d. (C om pa ra t iv e )

C hina is one o f

th e la r g es t

co unt rie s int he w o rl d. (S upe rla t iv e )

Noot he rm a nw a s

a s s tr o n g a s

He rcu le s . (P os it iv e )

He rcule s w a s

s tr o n g er th a n

a ny ot he rm a n. (C om pa ra t iv e )

He rcule s w a
s

th es tr o n g es t

m a ni nt he w o rld. (S u pe rla t iv e )

Noot he rb oy in t he cla s s is

a s in t ellig en t a s

J a m e s . (P os it iv e )
J a m e s is

m o r ein tellig en t th a n

a ny ot he r boy int h e cla s s . (C om pa ra t iv e )

J a m e s is

th em o s tin te llig en t

boy i nt he c la s s . (S upe rla t iv e )

Ve ry
fe w I nd ia ns a int s w e re

a s p o p u la r a s

Viv e k a na nda . (P os it iv e )

Viv e k a na nda w a s

m o r ep o p u la r th a n

m os t ot he rI ndia n s a int s . (C om pa ra t iv e )

Viv e k a na nda w a s one of

th em o s tp o p u la r

I ndia n s a int s .

(S upe rla t iv e )
M a ria is

n o ta s in te llig en ta s

S onia . (P os it iv e )

S
onia is

m o r ein tel lig en t

t ha n M a ria . (C om pa ra t iv e )