Degree of Adjectives

Adjective

An adjective is a word which is used to describe, identify, modify or quantify nouns or pronouns.

Adjectives have three degrees that compare one thing to another. These three degree of adjectives express the intensity of adjective in increasing order.

The three degrees of adjectives are :

(1) Positive

(2) Comparative

(3) Superlative

Positive degree

Positive degree is the base of the adjective. It denotes the mere existence of a quality.

Examples of Positive degree

(1) Tina is wearing a red dress.

(2) leopard runs fast.

(3) The big dog chased the cat.

(4) There are four pencils in the box.

(5) She is a beautiful girl.

(6) Mohan is an intelligent boy.

(7) The colourful butterfly is sitting on flowers.

(8) We ordered two burgers.

(9) Reema is short in height.

(10) My pencil box is square in shape.

Comparative degree

Comparative degree is used to compare one noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun . In these instances, only two items are being compared.

Words like than and to are used after a comparative adjective in a sentence to show comparison of the two things.

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Example of comparative degree

(1) This box is smaller than one i found.

(2) Rohan is smarter than Abhishek.

(3) My hair is longer than my sister.

(4) John is thinner than Bob.

(5) He is more intelligent than his brother.

(6) Apples are healthier than chips

(7) Russia is larger than France.

(8) The weather is hotter than yesterday.

(9) His car is cheaper than mine.

(10) My watch is more expensive than yours.

Superlative degree

Superlative degree is used to compare two or more nouns. They’re also used to compare one thing against the rest of a group. It expresses highest intensity (quality or quantity) of a thing in comparison to other things.

Words like of and in are used after a superlative adjective in a sentence. An article ‘the’ should be used before a superlative degree when modifying a particular noun.

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

Example of superlative degree

(1) Rohan is tallest in the class.

(2) This road is busiest of all the roads.

(3) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

(4) Seema is the most intelligent girl in the class.

(5) My house is the largest one in our area.

(6) The leopard runs fastest of all animals.

(7) Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

(8) North pole is the coldest place on Earth.

(9) This is the most interesting book I have ever read.

(10) Our english teacher is the best teacher in school.

Rules for degree of adjectives

Adjectives that are just one syllable

(a) when two objects or persons are compared, a comparative degree is made by putting ‘er’ to the adjective word in association with the word ‘than’. We add only r to the words ending with ‘e‘.

When more than two objects or persons are compared, the superlative degree is made by putting ‘est’ to the adjective word. We add only st to the Words ending with ‘e‘.

Example:

smart – smarter – smartest.

black – blacker – blackest

late – later – latest

strange – stranger – strangest

old – older – oldest

wise – wiser – wisest

(b) If an adjective ends with a consonant + vowel + consonant ,  we double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

Example:

big – bigger – biggest

hot – hotter – hottest

thin – thinner – thinnest

sad – sadder – saddest

flat – flatter – flattest

Adjectives that are of two syllable

When the adjective ends in consonant + y , we drop y and add ier for the comparative form and iest for the superlative form.

dirty  – dirtier -dirtiest

ugly – uglier – ugliest

pretty – prettier – prettiest

Happy – happier -happiest

healthy – healthier – healthiest

heavy – heavier – heaviest

Adjectives of two or more syllable

When the adjective is long i.e. of two or more syllable, we add the word more to form comparative form and most to form superlative form.

Useful – more useful – most useful

beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful

important – more important – most important

interesting  –more interesting – most interesting

active – more active  – most active

confused – more confused – most confused

difficult – more difficult – most difficult

famous – more famous- most famous

expensive – more expensive – most expensive

popular – more popular – most popular

Irregular Degree of adjectives

There are some adjectives which do not form comparative and superlative forms. They have irregular degree of adjectives and do not follow any rule.

good – better – best

bad – worse -worst

much – much – most

Late – later – last

Far – Farther – farthest

Little – Less – Least

Positive  Comparative Superlative
angry angrier angriest
brave braver bravest
young younger youngest
weak weaker weakest
thin thinner thinnest
small smaller smallest
wise wiser wisest
ugly uglier ugliest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
big bigger biggest
black blacker blackest
short shorter shortest
quiet quieter quietest
proud prouder proudest
tall taller tallest
strong stronger strongest
intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
pretty prettier prettiest
strange stranger strangest
proud prouder proudest
fierce fiercer fiercest
big bigger biggest
clever cleverer cleverest
famous more famous most famous
sweet sweeter sweetest
fast faster fastest
wet wetter wettest
confused more confused most confused
noble nobler noblest
bright brighter brightest
handsome more handsome most handsome
heavy heavier heaviest
fine finer finest
great greater greatest
noisy noisier noisiest
popular more popular most popular
favourite more favourite most favourite
active more active most active
dark darker darkest
bitter bitterer bitterest
calm calmer calmest
brilliant more brilliant most brilliant
thick thicker thickest
chubby chubbier chubbiest
faithful more faithful most faithful
bold bolder boldest
cheap cheaper cheapest
worthy worthier worthiest
boring more boring most boring
Thirsty thirstier thirstiest
early earlier earliest

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