The degrees of comparisons

THE DEGREES OF COMPARISONS

• WE CAN DIVIDE ADJECTIVES INTO THREE:
• 1ST – 1 SYLLABLES;
• 2ND – 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES;
• IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.

THERE ARE 3 DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES:

• POSITIVE
• COMPARATIVE
• SUPERLATIVE

1ST SYLLABE ADJECTIVES:

• POSITIVE - ______
• COMPARATIVE - ER
• SUPERLATIVE -
• THE ….EST

EXAMPLES:

• TALL - TALLER - THE TALLEST;
• BIG – BIGGER – THE BIGGEST;
• DRY – DRIER – THE DRIEST;
• YOUNG – YOUNGER – THE YOUNGEST

2ND – 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES;

• POSITIVE - ______
• COMPARATIVE – MORE
• SUPERLATIVE – THE …. MOST

EXAMPLES:

• MODERN –
• MORE MODERN -
• -THE MOST MODERN
• INTERESTING -
• MORE INTERESTING -
• -MOST INTERESTING

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

• GOOD – BETTER – THE BEST;
• BAD – WORSE – THE WORST;
• LITTLE – LESS – THE LEAST;