COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
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1.Rahul is a tall boy.).2. Mohan is as tall as
Rahul. (positive).

• 3.MARY is taller than Rahul.(comparative)
• 4.John is the tallest of all.(superlative)

John
Mary
iMohan
i
L
RAHUL
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POSITIVE DEGREE IS USED WHEN THERE IS NO
COMPARISON OR WHEN THE QUALITY IS SAME.
This is a big pumpkin.
The aircraft is moving as fast as the rocket.
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Comparative degree is used when we compare two
persons or things.
The boy is taller than the girl.
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Superlative degree is the higest degree of
comparison.It is used to compare more than two
things.
The ball in the middle is the biggest of all.
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Adjectives with one syllable form comparative by
adding er and superlative by adding est.
COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE
positive
Sweet Sweeter Sweetest
Small
Tall
Clever
Kind
Young
Great

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Adjectives ending with e take only rand st
Brave Braver Bravest
Fine
White
Large
Able
Noble
Wise


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First tree is bigger than the second.
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Adjectives ending with y preceded by a
consonant, Y changes into i and er and
est follows.
Happy Happier Happiest
Easy
Merry
Heavy
Healthy
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When positive degree is a word of one syllable
and ends in a single consonant preceded by a
short vowel, the last letter is doubled before
adding er est
Big Bigger Biggest
Red Redder Reddest
Hot
Thin
Sad
Fat

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Adjectives of more than two syllables usually
form comparative and superlative by adding more
and most before it
Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Splendid
Proper
Difficult
Precious
Majestic
Superior
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MAKE YOUR OWN SENTENCES USING DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COMPARISON.
soft ferocious tall thin fat hard
COTTON
SNOW
TIGER
BEAR
MOHAN
KUMAR
Stone
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1.Cotton is a soft.2.Snow is softer than cotton.