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The Positive The Comparative The Superlative

Is used to Is used to describe Is used to


describe an two objects / describe
object / a person person more than two
objects / persons
Examples: Examples: Examples:
1) Rita is tall. 1) Lisa is taller 1) Mary is the
2) The tortoise than Rita. tallest of the
is small. 2) The snail is three girls.
3) Ali is fat. smaller than 2) The caterpillar
the tortoise is the smallest
3) Abdul is fatter of the three
than Ali. 3) Ahmad is the
fattest of the
three.
(a) Forming the comparatives and the superlatives using er and est

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

bold long bolder longer boldest longest


brave near braver nearer bravest nearest
clean new cleaner newer cleanest newest
clever old cleverer older cleverest oldest
cold poor colder poorer coldest poorest
dark quiet darker quieter darkest quietest
dear rich dearer richer dearest richest
fine quick finer quicker finest quickest
free sharp freer sharper freest sharpest
great slow greater slower greatest slowest
high weak higher weaker highest weakest
kind white kinder whiter kindest whitest
(b) Forming the comparatives and the superlatives of words ending
with y use -ier and iest.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

dirty dirtier dirtiest


early earlier earliest
easy easier easiest
funny funnier funniest
happy happier happiest
heavy heavier heaviest
hungry hungrier hungriest
lazy lazier laziest
merry merrier merriest
naughty naughtier naughtiest
noisy noisier noisiest
ugly uglier ugliest
wealthy wealthier wealthiest
(c) To form the comparative and superlative of some adjectives, the
last letter must be doubled.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

big bigger biggest


dull duller dullest
fat fatter fattest
hot hotter hottest
mad madder maddest
red redder reddest
sad sadder saddest
tall taller tallest
thin thinner thinnest
wet wetter wettest
(d) If the positive ends in y there is a vowel before it, the y is not
changed. Add er to the comparative and est to the superlative.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE


gay gayer gayest
grey greyer greyest
(e) To form the comparative and superlative by changing the spellng
of the positive.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Bad Worse Worst


Far farther farthest

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