DEGREES OF COMPARISON

ADJECTIVES

DEGREES OF COMPARISON

PRESENTATION AND WORKSHEET

Definition of adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes or defines a noun or a noun phrase.

There are three types of degrees

POSITIVE

The basic form of an adjective and it is used to provide information about the quality or characteristic of the noun that is modified.

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

A form of adjective it is used to compare two people, things or places.

A form of adjective it is used to compare three or more things, people or places.

The positive degree

of SUPERIORITY

of INFERIORITY

of EQALITY

THE COMPARATIVE

There are three types of comparative:

COMPARATIVE of SUPERIORITY

SHORT ADJECTIVE (1 or 2 .sylabbes)adjective +EREg: An ant is smaller THAN a bug.

LONG ADJECTIVE ( 3 or more sylabbles)MORE +adjective Eg: Math is MORE difficult THAN Geography.

COMPARATIVE of EQUALITY

To express that two nouns are equalAS + adjective +ASEg: My brother is as fat as my father. The company is as productive as it was two years ago.

COMPARATIVE of INFERIORITY

To express that something or someone is lower/ inferior LESS+ adjective Eg: The res dress is less beautiful THAN the blus dress. You are less tall THAN his boss.

ABSOLUT

RELATIVE of INFERIORITY

RELATIVE of SUPERIORITY

THE SUPERLATIVE

There are three types of superlative::

ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE

To express extreme degrees of a quality without making a comparisonVERYEXTREMELY + adjective QUITEEg: Your game is very interesting.The ship is extremely big. Pizza is quite good.

RELATIVE SUPERLATIVE

of SUPERIORITYTHE + short adjective +ESTTHE MOST + long adjectiveEg. Everest is the highest mountain. China is the most populated country.of INFERIORITY THE LEAST + adjective Eg. Afganistan is the least developed country according to UN. Th is is the least interesting book I've ever read.

THE FARTHEST/ FURTHEST

ELDER/ OLDER

OLD

THE MOST

WORSE

BAD

MORE

FAR

THE LEAST

LESS

FARTHER/ FURTHER

LITTLE

MUCH/ MANY

THE WORST

THE ELDEST/ OLDEST

THE BEST

BETTER

GOOD

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

EXAMPLES

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