This document summarizes the degrees of comparison of adjectives: 1) The positive degree describes a singular noun. The comparative degree compares two nouns. The superlative degree expresses the greatest possible degree of a descriptor. 2) Regular forms of comparatives add "-er" and superlatives add "-est". Irregular adjectives like "good", "well", and "bad" have irregular forms. 3) Examples demonstrate the rules for forming regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives and compare adjectives in sentences.

2. Degrees of Comparison of
Adjectives

3. Positive degree
 Modifiesor describes a singular
noun or subject.
Examples:
nice large
pretty dark
big

4. nice
Marian Rivera is a
person.

5. Comparative degree
 Modifies
or describes a noun by
comparing it with another noun.
Examples:
bigger larger
nicer darker
prettier

6. Jupiter is larger than Earth.

7. In order to form correct comparative
forms of Adjectives, one must follow
these rules…
1. For one syllable adjectives,we must add an
–er.
ex. Shei is nicer than his brother Aries.
2. For adjectives ending in y, we must change
prettier
y to i
then add an –er.
ex. Shei is pretty than her sister Abby.
more
3. Add more to some adjectives that does not

8. Superlative degree
 theform of an adjective that
expresses a degree of the adverb
or adjective being used that is
greater than any other possible
degree of the given descriptor.
nicest prettiest
biggest larges darkest
t

9. The biggest planet
in the solar system
is Jupiter.

10. In order to form correct superlative forms of
Adjectives, one must follow these rules…
1. For one syllable adjectives ,we must add an
–er.
ex. Shei is the nicest child of Mr. Santos.
2. For adjectives ending in y, we must change
y to i prettiest
then add an –est.
ex. Shei is the prettier among Mr. Santos’
children.
3. Add most to some adjectives that does not
end in y.

11. Irregular Adjectives
 The regular way to make
comparative/superlative adjectives is
to add -er/-est or to use more/most. A
small number of adjectives, however,
are irregular and some of these can
be regular or irregular.

12. Positive Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Well Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Far Further Furthest

13. Examples:
Comparative
1. Her piece is better than the speech I heard
from Ramon.
2. Her red tea is worse than Julie’s red tea.
Superlative
1. He is the best speaker I know.
2. Her poem is the worst poem I’ve ever
heard.

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