Degrees of Adjective

DEGREES OF ADJECTIVE

Definition :

Every adjective has three degrees of its own. They are : Positive, Comparative, Superlative degrees.

There are two types of Adjectives :

Regular Adjectives

Definition :

Regular adjectives make their comparative and superlative forms by adding ‘er’ and ‘est’.

e.g.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
bold	bolder	boldest
bright	brighter	brightest
black	blacker	blackest
great	greater	greatest
old	older	oldest
proud	prouder	proudest
warm	warmer	warmest
mean	meaner	meanest

Some adjectives are added with only ‘r’ to form comparative and ’st‘ to form superlative degree.

e.g.

Some adjectives are added with ‘consonant + er’ to form comparative and ‘consonant + est’ to form superlatie degree

e.g.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
fat	fatter	fattest
red/td>	redder	reddest
sad	sadder	saddest

Some adjectives add ‘er’ and ‘est’ to form comparative and superlative by replacing the last letter ‘y’ into ‘i’

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
dry	drier	driest
busy	busier	busiest
early	earlier	earliest
ugly	uglier	ugliest

e.g.

If an adjective has two or more than tow syllables we use more or most to form comparative and superlative degree

e.g.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
active	more active	most active
beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
careful	more careful	most careful
proper	more proper	most proper
faithful	more faithful	most faithful

Irregular Adjectives

When there is a complete change in comparative and superlative degrees, they are called irregular adjectives.

e.g.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
old	older	oldest
far	farther	farthest

Exercise 1 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6541

Exercise 2 http://www.englishgrammar.org/degrees-comparison-exercise-2/