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Adjectives | Three Degrees of Adjectives | Let's play with degrees of comparison
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun and adds to the quality of the noun. Describing words are called adjectives.
Example- tall boy
There can be other describing words such as-fat,short, etc.
Adjectives can be used to compare the qualities in a person animal or thing.
Examples:
1. Harry is a tall boy.
2. Vishal is taller than Harish.
3. Vicky is the tallest.
In the sentences above, there is a comparison of the quality i.e. tall.
In English grammar, it is called degrees of comparison. It means that two or more people or things are compared for having a quality and to assess who has more of that quality.
Let's look at the following examples which shows positive (Ist), comparative (2nd) and superlative (3rd) degree.
✍ Rule 1 : Add '-er' and '-est' to make the 2nd and 3rd degrees respectively.
1. able- abler- ablest
2. base- baser- basest
3. big- bigger- biggest
4. bold- bolder-boldest
5. bright- brighter- brightest
6. clever- cleverer- cleverest
7. clean- cleaner- cleanest
8. dear- dearer- dearest
9. deep- deeper- deepest
10. dense- denser- densest
11. empty- emptier- emptier
12. fat- fatter- fattest
13. fast- faster- fastest
14. few- fewer- fewest
15. fond- fonder- fondest
16. great- greater- greatest
17. hard- harder- hardest
18. high- higher- highest
19. humble- humbler- humblest
20. keen- keener- keenest
21. kind- kinder- kindest
22. less- lesser- least
23. light- lighter- lightest
24. long- longer- longest
25. near- nearer- nearest
26. noble- nobler- noblest
27. poor- poorer- poorest
28. pure- purer- purest
29. rare- rarer- rarest
30. rich- richer- richest
31. safe- safer- safest
32. sane- saner- safest
33. short- shorter- shortest
34. slim- slimmer- slimmest
35. slow- slower- slowest
36. small- smaller- smallest
37. strong- stronger- strongest
38. sweet- sweeter- sweetest
39. tall- taller- tallest
40. true - truer- truest
41. weak- weaker- weakest
42. white- whiter- whitest
43. wise- wiser- wisest
44. young- younger- youngest
✍ Rule 2 : Add 'more' and 'most' to make the 2nd and 3rd degrees respectively.
1. active- more active- most active
2. attractive- more attractive- most attractive
3. beautiful- more beautiful- most beautiful
4. brilliant- more brilliant- most brilliant
5. capable- more capable- most capable
6. careful-more careful- most careful
7. courageous- more courageous- most courageous
8. difficult- more difficult- most difficult
9. diligent- more diligent- most diligent
10. doubtful- more doubtful- most doubtful
11. famous - more famous- most famous
12. faithful- more faithful- most faithful
13. harmful- more harmful- most harmful
14. helpful- more helpful- most helpful
15. ignorant- more ignorant- most ignorant
16. intelligent- more intelligent- most intelligent
17. interesting- more interesting- most interesting
18. obscure- more obscure- most obscure
19. polite- more polite- most polite
20. popular- more popular- most popular
21. proper- more proper- most proper
22. secure - more secure - most secure
23. wonderful- more wonderful- most wonderful
✍ Rule 3 : All are different.
1. bad - worse- worst
2. far- farther- farthest
3. good- better- best
4. late - later - latest
5. late - latter- last
6. little- less- least
7. low - lower - lowest
8. many- more- most
9. much- more- most
10. old - older- oldest
11. old - elder- eldest
12. some- more- most
13. up - upper - uppermost
✍ Rule 4 : Those ending in 'y' or -ly'
add 'ier' and 'est' after removing -y'.
1. busy - busier - busiest
2. easy - easier - easiest
3. happy- happier- happiest
4. heavy- heavier - heaviest
5. holy- holier- holiest
6. jolly- jollier - jolliest
7. pretty - prettier- prettiest
✍ Rule 5 : Double the last letter when a consonant comes after a short vowel sound.
1. big - bigger - biggest
2. fat - fatter - fattest
3. hot - hotter - hottest
4. mad - madder - maddest
5. red - redder - reddest
6. sad - sadder - saddest
7. thin - thinner - thinnest
8. wet - wetter - wettest
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♦️1♦️ Topic : *Sentences*
♦️12♦️ Topic : *Subject-Verb Agreement*
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/10/worksheet-33-subject-verb-agreement.html
♦️13♦️ Topic : *Tense*
i) Present Tense https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2023/09/blog-post.html
ii) Past & Future Tense:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2023/09/c8-past-future-tenses.html
♦️14♦️ Topic : *Voice*
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/03/voice.html
♦️15♦️ Topic : *Idioms & Proverbs*
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/03/idioms.html
♦️16♦️ Topic : *Nouns and Adverbs*
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2024/02/Vocabulary%20.html
♦️17♦️ Topic : *Make Nouns *
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2024/02/c8-make-nouns.html
♦️18♦️ Topic : *Prepositions*
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/c8prepositions.html
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