5. By Jairo Sandoval
The positive degree of comparison is used
to state the quality of a person or a thing
without comparing it with other persons or
things. The form of the adjectives is not
changed.
Examples: long, quiet, expensive,
young
6. By Jairo Sandoval
The comparative degree of comparison
is used when two persons or things are
being compared. It expresses that a
quality is present to a greater or lesser
degree in one of the two persons or
things being compared.
7. By Jairo Sandoval
To form the comparative degree, -er is
added to one-syllable adjectives. The
word more or less is used with
adjectives having three or more
syllables. With two-syllable adjectives, -
er or the word more or less, is
used.
8. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE
LONG LONGER
QUIET MORE QUIET
EXPENSIVE LESS EXPENSIVE
YOUNG YOUNGER
9. By Jairo Sandoval
The superlative degree of comparison
is used in comparing three or more
persons or things. It expresses that a
quality is possessed to the greatest or
least degree by one of the persons or
things included in the comparison.
10. By Jairo Sandoval
To form the superlative degree, -est is
added to one-syllable adjectives. The
word most or least is used with
adjectives having three or more
syllables. With two-syllable adjectives, -
est or the word most is used.
11. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIV
E
SUPERLATIVE
LONG LONGER LONGEST
QUIET MORE QUIET MOST QUIET
EXPENSIVE LESS
EXPENSIVE
LEAST
EXPENSIVE
YOUNG YOUNGER YOUNGEST
12. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIV
E
SUPERLATIVE
BIG BIGGER BIGGEST
SHINE SHINER SHINEST
HEAVY HEAVIER HEAVIEST
SIMPLE SIMPLER SIMPLEST
13. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIV
E
SUPERLATIVE
NUTRITIOUS MORE
NUTRITIOUS
MOST
NUTRITIOUS
DELICIOUS LESS
DELICIOUS
LEAST
DELICIOUS
MODEST MORE MODEST MOST MODEST
RESPECTFUL MORE MOST
14. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIV
E
SUPERLATIVE
SWEET SWEETER SWEETEST
PRETTY PRETTIER PRETTIEST
STUDIOUS MORE/LESS
STUDIOUS
MOST/LEAST
STUDIOUS
BEAUTIFUL MORE/ LESS
BEAUTIFUL
MOST/ LEAST
BEAUTIFUL
15. By Jairo Sandoval
POSITIVE COMPARATIV
E
SUPERLATIVE
GOOD/WELL BETTER BEST
BAD/ILL WORSE WORST
MANY/MUCH MORE MOST
LITTLE LESS LEAST