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.

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

POSITIVE

There are three types of degrees

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

COMPARATIVE

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

SUPERLATIVE

The positive degree

of SUPERIORITY

THE COMPARATIVE

of INFERIORITY

There are three types of comparative:

of EQALITY

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 +AS Eg: 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.

THE SUPERLATIVE

There are three types of superlative::

ABSOLUT

RELATIVE of INFERIORITY

RELATIVE of SUPERIORITY

ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE

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

RELATIVE SUPERLATIVE

of SUPERIORITYTHE + short adjective +EST THE 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.

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

GOOD

THE BEST

BETTER

BAD

WORSE

THE WORST

MUCH/ MANY

MORE

THE MOST

FARTHER/ FURTHER

FAR

THE FARTHEST/ FURTHEST

OLD

ELDER/ OLDER

THE ELDEST/ OLDEST

LESS

LITTLE

THE LEAST

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