Comparison of adjectives Comparison of adjectives

 Adjectives have three types of comparison.  Adjectives have three types of comparison.

Positive Comparative Superlative Positive Comparative Superlative

The positive is The comparative The superlative is The positive is The comparative The superlative is
used to describe is used to describe used to describe used to describe is used to describe used to describe
an object or a two objects or more than two an object or a two objects or more than two
person. persons. objects or person. persons. objects or
persons. persons.
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
He is tall. He is taller than He is the tallest He is tall. He is taller than He is the tallest
I. in the class. I. in the class.
- Important: Important: - Important: Important:
1. Add ‘er’ to the 1. Write ‘the’ 1. Add ‘er’ to the 1. Write ‘the’
adjective, followed before adjective adjective, followed before adjective
by ‘than’. and then add ‘est’ by ‘than’. and then add ‘est’
to the adjective. to the adjective.
Big, sharp, heavy, Bigger, sharper, Biggest, sharpest, Big, sharp, heavy, Bigger, sharper, Biggest, sharpest,
cheap, sweet heavier, cheaper, heaviest, cheap, sweet heavier, cheaper, heaviest,
sweeter cheapest, sweeter cheapest,
sweetest sweetest

Important Important
 Adjective with two or more syllables  Adjective with two or more syllables

Positive Comparative Superlative Positive Comparative Superlative

Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
He is He is more He is the most He is He is more He is the most
hardworking. hardworking hardworking in hardworking. hardworking hardworking in
than I. the class. than I. the class.
- Important: Important: - Important: Important:
1. Use ‘more’ 1. Use ‘the’ and 1. Use ‘more’ 1. Use ‘the’ and
before the ‘most’ before the before the ‘most’ before the
adjective and adjective. adjective and adjective.
‘than’ after the ‘than’ after the
 adjective adjective
Beautiful, careful, More beautiful, Most beautiful, Beautiful, careful, More beautiful, Most beautiful,
comfortable, more careful, most careful, most comfortable, more careful, most careful, most
expensive, famous more comfortable, comfortable, most expensive, famous more comfortable, comfortable, most
more expensive, expensive, most more expensive, expensive, most
more famous famous more famous famous