This document discusses the degrees of comparison of adjectives in English: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree simply describes a quality, comparative compares two people or things, and superlative compares three or more. Forming the degrees follows patterns like adding "-er" and "-est" or using more/most or less/least. There are also rules for using the degrees, such as only using the definite article with superlatives and usually including than or of.

1. DEGREES OF COMPARISSON OF
ADJECTIVE

2. This is a big ball.
This ball is bigger than the green ball.
This is the biggest ball of the lot.

3. When we use adjectives to
compare persons or things, we
are said to be using degrees of
comparison.

4. Positive degree
Comparison degree
Superlative degree

5. ADJECTIVES : Positive Degree
The Positive Degree of an adjective is used to discribe a
single thing or person. It simply describe the existence of a
quality.
Rudi is a tall boy.

6. ADJECTIVES : Comparative Degree
The Comparative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare
two person or things with each other.
RUDIRONI
Roni is taller than Rudi.

7. ADJECTIVES : Superlative Degree
The Superlative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare
more than two person or things with each other.
ROBBYRONIRUDI
Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

8. ADJECTIVES :Degree of Comparison
◦ Rudi is a tall boy.
◦ Roni is taller than Rudi.
◦ Robby is the tallest of the three boys.
ROBBYRONIRUDI

9. Forming Degrees of Comparison
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
Adding –er
Example : big – bigger
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Adding –est
Example : big – bigest

10. Forming Degrees of Comparison
The adjective ends by “e” then the
comparative formed by adding “r”. And
the Superlative formed by adding “st”.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Wise Wiser Wisest

11. Forming Degrees of Comparison
If the positive form of an adjective ends
in “y”, and it has a consonant before it,
then “y” is first change to “i” before
adding “-er” and “est”.
Positive Comparative Superlative
heavy Heavier heaviest
If the “y” has a vowel before it, then “-
er” and “-est” are simply added.
Positive Comparative Superlative
grey greyer greyest

12. Forming Degrees of Comparison
For some adjectives, the last letter is
doubled before adding by “-er” and “-
est”
Positive Comparative Superlative
sad sadder saddest
Thin Thinner thinnest

13. Forming Degrees of Comparison
For adjectives having more than two
syllables, the comparative and
superlative degrees are formed by
adding “more” and “most” before the
positive form.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Useful More useful Most useful

14. Forming Degrees of Comparison
For adjectives having more than two
syllables, the comparative and
superlative degrees are formed by
adding “less” and “least” before the
positive form.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Lovable Less Lovable Least Lovable
Expensive Less Expensive Least Expensive

15. Forming Degrees of Comparison
There are the different rule from some
adjectives that they are formed by
different words for comparative and
superlative.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Many/much More Most
Well/good Better Best
Little Less, lesser least

16. Rules of using Degrees of Comparison
RULES EXAMPLES
We can use positive form to comparison by
using “as adjective as”
Mini is as wise as Maman
An adjective in comparative degree are
usually followed by “than”
Tina more dilligent than
her brother.
Use “the” before superlative degree of
adjective.
She is the best student in
this class.
An adjective in superlative degree is usually
followed by “of” or “in”
She is the biggest girl in
this school.
Study is the most
important thing of my
We can’t use double comparatives or
superlatives.
Incorect:
It is more darker here.

17. Examples
◦Do this homework as good as you can.
◦My neighbor’s yard is larger than mine.
◦She is the most favorite artist.
◦Yesterday my mother bought me the most
expensive shoes in that shop.
◦It is the cheapest bag of all I have.