Positive degree : When we speak about only one person or thing.
He is a tall student.
Comparative degree : When we compare two persons or two things with each other.
He is taller than Rahul.
Superlative Degree : When we compare more than two persons or things with one another.We use the article 'the' before the superlative degrees.
He is the tallest student in this class.
He is the tallest student in this class.
Adjectives usually form their comparative and superlative degrees by addition of '-er' and '-est' to the positive degree
bright brighter brightest
bold bolder boldest
clever cleverer cleverest
cold colder coldestt
fast faster fastest
great greater greatest
high higher highestt
kind kinder kindest
long longer longest
rich richer richest
small smaller smallest
strong stronger strongest
sweet sweeter sweetest
tall taller tallest
thick thicker thickest
young younger youngest
bright brighter brightest
bold bolder boldest
clever cleverer cleverest
cold colder coldestt
fast faster fastest
great greater greatest
high higher highestt
kind kinder kindest
long longer longest
rich richer richest
small smaller smallest
strong stronger strongest
sweet sweeter sweetest
tall taller tallest
thick thicker thickest
young younger youngest
When the positive ends in 'y' and has a consonant before it, we change 'y' into 'i' and then add 'er' and 'est'.
costly costlier costliestt
dry drier driest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
heavy heavier heaviest
costly costlier costliestt
dry drier driest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
heavy heavier heaviest
Few adjectives and adverbs get their Comparative and superlative degrees by addition of ‘more’ and 'most' to the positive degree
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Effective more effective most effective
Useful more useful most useful
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Effective more effective most effective
Useful more useful most useful
Honest more honest most honest
Qualified more qualified most qualified
Qualified more qualified most qualified
brilliant more brilliant most brilliant
famous more famous most famous
Some adjectives are compared irregularly
bad worse worst
evil worse worst
evil worse worst
ill worse worstgood better best
well better bestfar farther farthest
late later latest (time)
late later last (position)
little less least
much more most
many more most
near nearer nearest
old older oldest
old elder eldest
Questions
1.Ram is __________ than any other boy in the class.
(Women Civil Excise Officer 2018)
(A) bright (B) brighter (C) brightest (D) None of these
Answer : B
2.Shakespeare is the –––––––––––– Dramatist in English.
(WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLE NCA 2018)
(A) great (B) greater (C) greatest (D) more great
Answer : C
3.Blood is ______ water.
(STORE KEEPER-KSFDC 2018)
(A) thicker to (B) thicker than (C) the thickest of (D) more thicker
Answer : B
4.Gifty is ––––––––– than Geetha.
(WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLE NCA 2018)
(A) young (B) youngest (C) younger (D) eldest
Answer : C
5.My grandmother is the ___________ member of my family.
(Caretaker Male 2018)
(A)taller (B)old (C)older (D)oldest
Answer : D
6.Of my two daughters, Sheela is the _______.
(Assistant Prison Officer 2018)
(A) elder (B) eldest (C) older (D) oldest
Answer : A
7.The former part of the film is more interesting than the _______.
(Assistant Prison Officer 2018)
(A) later (B) latest (C) last (D) latter
Answer : D
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