The 3 Degrees of Adjectives with Examples.
The English Language has degrees of adjectives. Positive, Comparative, and superlative degrees.
1) The positive degree defines the object, 'tall'. She is tall. 2) The comparetive degree show comparison between two objects, 'she is taller than him.' 3) The superlative degree shows comparison among three or more. 'She is the latest in the class.'
We can use them to show comparisons between two things, persons and places. So there are three degrees of adjectives. Adjectives are modifiers that modify nouns and pronouns. We mostly use adjectives to show quality, quantity, number, shape, and size.
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What is an adjective?
Adjectives are one of the parts of speech. It is used to modify nouns and pronouns. It tells the quality, quantity, number, goodness, and badness of nouns and pronouns. In addition, it is used for comparison of adjects also. like: great, greater, greatest. Good, better, the best.
There are 3 degrees of adjectives.
- Positive Degree of adjective. (An adjective that modifies the noun is called a positive degree.)
- Comparative degree adjective. (The adjective that is used to compare two things, persons, and places is called the comparative degree. )
- Superlative degree of an adjective. (An adjective is used to compare one thing, person, place, or group with all other things, persons, and places are called the superlative degree of adjectives.)
1) The Positive Degree of Adjectives.
The positive degree of an adjective makes no comparison. It simply modifies the noun and pronoun. Check out more examples—the degrees of adjective examples in a sentence.
- A long road.
- The black cat.
- The white car.
- A new building.
- An old airplane.
- The man is incredible.
- Karmran is kind.
- She has a loud voice in class.
- Mothers are taking care of their bodies.
- They talked in a very calm voice.
S:# | Degree of adjective examples in the sentences. | Positive Adjectives. |
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1 | The man is weak. | Weak |
2 | The cat is ugly. | Ugly |
3 | A doll is tiny. | Tiny |
4 | The boy is thirsty. | Thirsty |
5 | The meal is tasty. | Tasty |
6 | The man is tall. | Tall |
7 | The apple is sore. | Sour |
8 | He is smooth. | Smooth |
9 | They are sharp. | Sharp |
10 | The soldier is sharp. | Sharp |
11 | The worker is poor. | Pour |
12 | The apple is sour. | Near |
13 | She is nice. | Nice |
14 | They are late. | Late |
15 | The kite is safe. | Safe |
16 | The tea is hot. | Hot |
17 | He performs great. | Great |
18 | His voice is laud. | Laud |
19 | There are a few members. | Fine |
20 | The mother becomes harsh. | Harsh |
21 | He drives a slow car. | Slow |
22 | The room is large. | Large |
23 | My father is kind. | Kind |
24 | He arrived home soon. | Soon |
25 | I need a slim mobile. | Slim |
26 | There are few members. | Few |
26 | I found less money. | Less |
28 | The wild dog is hungry. | Hungry |
29 | The man is cool. | Cool |
30 | Kamran is intelligent. | intelligent |
2) The comparative degrees of adjective examples within sentences.
The comparative degree of an adjective compares two people, things, activities, or qualities. It is the second degree of an adjective used between two things, people, and groups.
- Our road is longer than that one.
- This cat is blacker than that one.
- The white car is nearer to the building.
- Her building is newer than a car.
- A jet plane is faster than an airplane.
S:# | Degree of adjective examples in the sentences. | Comparative Adjectives |
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1 | The man is weaker than a lion. | Weak – weaker |
2 | The cat is uglier than a dog. | Ugly – uglier |
3 | A doll is tinier than a baby. | Tiny – tinier |
4 | Wild dogs are hungrier than humans. | Thirsty – thirstier |
5 | Wild dogs are hungrier than humans. | Tasty – tastier. |
6 | The man is taller than the cow. | Tall – taller |
7 | The apple is sorer than the orange. | Sour _ sourer |
8 | He is smoother than me. | Smooth – smoother |
9 | The knife is sharper than glass. | Sharp –sharper |
10 | The soldier is braver than the common man. | Brave – braver |
11 | The worker is poorer than the boss. | Poor – poorer. |
12 | The taxi is nearer to me than home. | Near – Nearer |
13 | She is nicer than him. | Nice – nicer |
14 | They are later than tomorrow. | Late – later |
15 | He performs better than me. | Safe – safer |
16 | The tea is hotter than water. | Hot – hotter |
17 | The greater state could win the match. | Great – greater |
18 | The teacher speaks louder than the students. | Laud – lauder |
19 | The room is finer than the hall. | Fine – finer. |
20 | The mother becomes harsher than the father. | Harsh – harsher |
21 | He drives the car faster than him. | Slow – slower |
22 | The room is larger than the hall. | Large – larger |
23 | My father is kinder than any other man. | Kind – kinder |
24 | He arrived home sooner than last time. | Soon- sooner. |
25 | I need a slimmer mobile for this one. | Slim – slimmer |
26 | There are fewer members today. | Few – fewer |
27 | I found less money tonight. | Less – lesser |
28 | The man is cooler than he. | Hungary – hungrier |
29 | The man is cooler than him. | Cool – cooler |
30 | Kamran is more intelligent than Farhan. | Intelligent – more intelligent. |
3) Superlative Degree of Adjectives examples in Sentences.
The superlative degree of an adjective compares a person, thing, activity, or quality with the whole group.
- The longest road I have ever seen.
- A small blackest cat cut my way.
- The whitest cat is beautiful.
- The newest building is mine.
- I saw the fastest jet flying.
S:# | Degree of adjective examples in the sentences. | Superlative Adjective. |
---|---|---|
1 | He is the weakest man in the jungle. | Weak – weaker – weakest |
2 | It is the ugliest cat. | Ugly – uglier – ugliest |
3 | It is the tiniest doll I have ever seen. | Tiny – tinier – tiniest |
4 | The boy is the thirstiest among all. | Thirsty – thirstier- thirstiest |
5 | I like the tastiest meal to eat. | Tasty – tastier – tastiest |
6 | The tallest man comes into the room. | Tall – taller – tallest |
7 | She ate the sorest apple. | Sour – sourer – Sourst |
8 | He is the smoothest person I have ever seen. | Smooth – smoother – smoothest |
9 | They are the sharpest among them. | Sharp –sharper – sharpest |
10 | The soldier is the bravest man among common men. | Brave – braver – Brsvest |
11 | The worker is the poorest in society. | Poor – poorer – poorest |
12 | This is the nearest taxi to me. | Near – Nearer – nearest |
13 | She is the nicest girl. | Nice – nicer – nicest |
14 | They are the latest arrivals. | Late – later – latest |
15 | The kite is the safest game I know. | Safe – safer – safest |
16 | This is the hottest tea. | Hot – hotter – hottest |
17 | His performance is the greatest. | Great – greater – performance |
18 | The teacher speaks the loudest. | Laud – lauder – loudest |
19 | He lives in the finest room. | Fine – finer – finest |
20 | She is the harshest mother over these. | Harsh – harsher – harshest |
21 | I faced the slowest wind today. | Slow – slower – slowest |
22 | I saw the largest camel. | Large – larger – largest |
23 | I have seen the kindest man today. | Kind – kinder – kindest |
24 | He arrived the soonest overall. | Soon- sooner – soonest |
25 | I need the slimmest mobile. | Slim – slimmer – slimmest |
26 | They are the fewest members. | Few – fewer – fewest |
27 | I found the least money today. | Less – lesser – least |
28 | There are the hungriest animals. | Hungary – hungrier – hungriest |
29 | We saw the coolest man ever. | Cool – cooler – coolest |
30 | Kamran is the most intelligent guy. | Intelligent – more intelligent. Most intelligent. |
The common rules for making comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives.
You might see many rules to make comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives, but I am going to tell you the easiest way.
The adjectives are of different syllables. We change them to it.
So, what is a syllable:
It is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, that forms the whole or a part of a word; for instance, there are two syllables in water and three in beautiful.
Formation of comparative and superlative: We form a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.
One-Syllable Adjectives.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
New Tall Old Short Smart | newer taller older shorter smarter | newest tallest oldest shortest smartest |
If the one-syllable adjective ends with the letter ‘e’, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.
One-Syllable Adjectives. With a -e.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
Cute Wise wide large brave | Cuter Wiser wider larger braver | Cutest Wisest widest largest bravest |
If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant ’thin’ and contains a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
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Thin Sad Thin Big | Thinner Sadder Thinner Bigger | Thinnest Saddest Thinnest Biggest |
Two-syllable adjectives
With most two-syllable adjectives, we form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Peaceful Careless famous | more peaceful more careless more famous | most peaceful most careless most famous |
Two-syllable Adjectives
For some two-syllable adjectives ending with –y, change the y into “i” and add –er for the comparative form, and for the superlative form, change the “y” to “i” and add –est.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Pretty Happy Angry | prettier happier angrier | prettiest happiest angriest |
Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative form.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Clever Fine Narrow gentle | Cleverer Finer narrower Gentler | Cleverest Finest Narrowest gentlest |
Adjectives with three or more syllables.
For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Beautiful Dangerous Convenient comfortable | more beautiful more dangerous more convenient more comfortable | most beautiful most dangerous most convenient most comfortable |
Special note:
Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Good some Bad late Many Much Well Far Little | Better more Worse latter More More Better Farther less | Best most Worst last Most Most Best Farther/furthest Least |
Note: Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules can be used with -er and -est and with more and most.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Simple Clever Gentle quiet | simpler/ more simple cleverer/more clever gentler/ more clever quieter/quieter | simplest/most simple cleverest/ most clever gentlest/ most gentle quietest/ most quiet |
Note, while making superlative adjectives, do not forget the article. ” The” should be used.
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