Degree (Comparison of Adjectives) Notes

Comparison of Adjectives

➥ Adjectives describe the qualities of people, objects, or things. We compare them in three ways: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative.

1. Positive Degree

➥ Used when describing something without comparison.

Example: He is a good boy.

2. Comparative Degree

➥ Used to compare two things.

Example: He is better than you.

3. Superlative Degree

➥ Used to compare more than two things, showing the highest quality.

Example: He is the best student in the class.

⟹ Some Important Rules:-

Rule 1

➥ For most adjectives, we add -er to form the Comparative degree and -est to form the Superlative degree.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Bold	Bolder	Boldest
Deep	Deeper	Deepest
High	Higher	Highest
Strong	Stronger	Strongest
Thick	Thicker	Thickest
Weak	Weaker	Weakest

Rule 2

➥ If the adjective ends in -e, just add -r for Comparative and -st for Superlative.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Able	Abler	Ablest
Brave	Braver	Bravest
Fine	Finer	Finest
Noble	Nobler	Noblest
True	Truer	Truest
Wise	Wiser	Wisest

Rule 3

➥ When an adjective ends with a consonant after a short vowel, double the consonant before adding -er and -est.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Big	Bigger	Biggest
Fit	Fitter	Fittest
Hot	Hotter	Hottest
Sad	Sadder	Saddest
Thin	Thinner	Thinnest
Wet	Wetter	Wettest

Rule 4

➥ If the adjective ends in -y after a consonant, change -y to -i, then add -er and -est.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Dry	Drier	Driest
Happy	Happier	Happiest
Heavy	Heavier	Heaviest
Pretty	Prettier	Prettiest
Merry	Merrier	Merriest

Rule 5

➥ For adjectives with two or more syllables, use more for the Comparative and most for the Superlative.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Beautiful	More beautiful	Most beautiful
Intelligent	More intelligent	Most intelligent
Pleasant	More pleasant	Most pleasant

Irregular Adjectives

➥ Some adjectives do not follow regular rules.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Little	Less	Least
Much/Many	More	Most

Note: The adjective "old" has two forms: older/oldest and elder/eldest, where "elder" and "eldest" are used for persons only, especially in family relationships.

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