DEGREES OF COMPARISSON OF

ADJECTIVE

Compiled by : Maya F. Lina

This is a big ball.

This ball is bigger than the green ball.

This is the biggest ball of the lot.

When we use adjectives to compare persons

things, we are said to be using degrees
comparison.

or
of

Ketika kita menggunakan kata sifat untuk

membandingan orang atau benda, maka kita sebut
denga penggunaan degrees of comparison.

ADJECTIVES : Degrees of
Comparison

Positive degree

Comparison degree

Superlative degree

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.

ADJECTIVES : Comparative Degree

The Comparative Degrre of an adjective is
used to compare two person or things with
each other.

Roni is taller than Rudi.

RONI

RUDI

ADJECTIVES : Superlative Degree

The Superlative Degrre of an adjective is
used to compare more than two person or
things with each other.

Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

ADJECTIVES :Degree of Comparison

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

* Rudi is a tall boy.

* Roni is taller than Rudi.
* Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

Forming Degrees of Comparison

COMPARATIVE DEGREE
Adding er
Example : big bigger

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Adding est
Example : big bigest

Forming Degrees of Comparison

The adjective ends by e then the
comparative formed by adding r. And
the Superlative formed by adding st.

Positive
Wise

Comparative
Wiser

Superlative
Wisest

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
heavy

Comparative
Heavier

Superlative
heaviest

If the y has a vowel before it, then er and -est are simply added.
Positive
grey

Comparative
greyer

Superlative
greyest

Forming Degrees of Comparison

For some adjectives, the last letter is
doubled before adding by -er and est

Positive
sad

Comparative
sadder

Superlative
saddest

Thin

Thinner

thinnest

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
Beautiful

Comparative
More beautiful

Superlative
Most beautiful

Useful

More useful

Most useful

Forming Degrees of Comparison

There are the different rule from some
adjectives that they are formed by
different words for comparative and
superlative.

Positive
Many/much

Comparative
More

Superlative
Most

Well/good

Better

Best

Little

Less, lesser

least

Rules of using Degrees of Comparison

RULES

EXAMPLES

We can use positive form to compararison Mini is as wise as Maman

by using as adjective as
An adjective in comparative degree are Tina more dilligent than
usually followed by than
her brother.
Use the before superlative degree of She is the best student in
adjective.
this class.
An adjective in superlative degree is usually She is the biggest girl in
followed by of or in
this school.
Study
is
the
most
important thing of my
life.
We cant use double comparatives or Incorect:
superlatives.
It is more darker here.

Examples
* Do this homework as good as you can.
* My neighbours 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.

Alhamdulillahmay Alloh bless

us and knowledge we has just
gotten