LESSON 12: COMPARING WITH ADJECTIVES
An adjective has three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative.
The simple form of the adjective is called the positive degree.
Example: Heather is happy.
Use the comparative degree to compare two people, groups, or things.
Example: Paul is happier than Dan.
Use the superlative degree to compare three or more people or things.
Example: Dana is the happiest person in the class.
For all adjectives or one syllable and a few adjectives or two syllables add -er to form
the comparative degree and -est to form the superlative degree.
Example: high higher highest
For some adjectives or two syllables and all adjectives of three or more syllables use
more or less to form the comparative and most or least to form the superlative.
Example: more/less painful most/least painful
EXERCISES:
Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective.
Positive Comparative Superlative
expensive
rough
loud
stormy
scrawny
The simple form of the adjective is called the positive degree.
Example: Heather is happy.
Use the comparative degree to compare two people, groups, or things.
Example: Paul is happier than Dan.
Use the superlative degree to compare three or more people or things.
Example: Dana is the happiest person in the class.
For all adjectives or one syllable and a few adjectives or two syllables add -er to form
the comparative degree and -est to form the superlative degree.
Example: high higher highest
For some adjectives or two syllables and all adjectives of three or more syllables use
more or less to form the comparative and most or least to form the superlative.
Example: more/less painful most/least painful
EXERCISES:
Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective.
Positive Comparative Superlative
expensive
rough
loud
stormy
scrawny