The 3 degrees of adjectives examples in sentences.


Degrees of adjectives


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. 

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.

  1. Positive Degree of adjective. (An adjective that modifies the noun is called a positive degree.)
  2. Comparative degree adjective. (The adjective that is used to compare two things, persons, and places is called the comparative degree. )
  3. 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.
1The man is weak.Weak
2The cat is ugly.Ugly
3A doll is tiny.Tiny
4The boy is thirsty.Thirsty
5The meal is tasty.Tasty
6The man is tall.Tall
7The apple is sore.Sour
8He is smooth.Smooth
9They are sharp.Sharp
10The soldier is sharp.Sharp
11The worker is poor.Pour
12The apple is sour.Near
13She is nice.Nice
14They are late.Late
15The kite is safe.Safe
16The tea is hot.Hot
17He performs great.Great
18His voice is laud.Laud
19There are a few members.Fine
20The mother becomes harsh.Harsh
21He drives a slow car. Slow
22The room is large.Large
23My father is kind.Kind
24He arrived home soon.Soon
25I need a slim mobile.Slim
26There are few members.Few
26I found less money.Less
28The wild dog is hungry.Hungry
29The man is cool.Cool
30Kamran 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
1 The man is weaker than a lion.Weak – weaker
2The cat is uglier than a dog.Ugly – uglier
3A doll is tinier than a baby.Tiny – tinier
4Wild dogs are hungrier than humans.Thirsty – thirstier
5Wild dogs are hungrier than humans.Tasty – tastier.
6The man is taller than the cow.Tall – taller
7The apple is sorer than the orange.Sour _ sourer
8He is smoother than me.Smooth – smoother
9The knife is sharper than glass. Sharp –sharper
10The soldier is braver than the common man.Brave – braver
11The worker is poorer than the boss.Poor – poorer.
12The taxi is nearer to me than home.Near – Nearer
13She is nicer than him.Nice – nicer
14They are later than tomorrow.Late – later
15He performs better than me.Safe – safer
16The tea is hotter than water.Hot – hotter
17The greater state could win the match. Great – greater
18The teacher speaks louder than the students.Laud – lauder
19The room is finer than the hall. Fine – finer.
20The mother becomes harsher than the father.Harsh – harsher
21He drives the car faster than him. Slow – slower
22The room is larger than the hall.Large – larger
23My father is kinder than any other man.Kind – kinder
24He arrived home sooner than last time.Soon- sooner.
25I need a slimmer mobile for this one.Slim – slimmer
26There are fewer members today.Few – fewer
27I found less money tonight.Less – lesser
28The man is cooler than he.Hungary – hungrier
29The man is cooler than him.Cool – cooler
30Kamran is more intelligent than Farhan.Intelligent – more intelligent.
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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
2It is the ugliest cat.  Ugly – uglier – ugliest
3It is the tiniest doll I have ever seen.  Tiny – tinier – tiniest
4The boy is the thirstiest among all.          Thirsty – thirstier- thirstiest
5I like the tastiest meal to eat.Tasty – tastier – tastiest
6The tallest man comes into the room.Tall – taller – tallest
7She ate the sorest apple.Sour – sourer – Sourst
8He is the smoothest person I have ever seen.Smooth – smoother – smoothest
9They are the sharpest among them.Sharp –sharper – sharpest
10The soldier is the bravest man among common men.Brave – braver – Brsvest
11The worker is the poorest in society.  Poor – poorer – poorest
12This is the nearest taxi to me.  Near – Nearer – nearest
13She is the nicest girl.Nice – nicer – nicest
14They are the latest arrivals.Late – later – latest
15The kite is the safest game I know.  Safe – safer – safest
16This is the hottest tea.Hot – hotter – hottest
17His performance is the greatest.Great – greater – performance
18The teacher speaks the loudest.Laud – lauder – loudest
19He lives in the finest room.Fine – finer – finest
20She is the harshest mother over these.Harsh – harsher – harshest
21I faced the slowest wind today.Slow – slower – slowest
22I saw the largest camel.Large – larger – largest
23I have seen the kindest man today.Kind – kinder – kindest
24He arrived the soonest overall.Soon- sooner – soonest
25I need the slimmest mobile.Slim – slimmer – slimmest
26They are the fewest members.Few – fewer – fewest
27I found the least money today.  Less – lesser – least
28There are the hungriest animals.  Hungary – hungrier – hungriest
29We saw the coolest man ever.Cool – cooler – coolest  
30Kamran 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.

   PositiveComparative  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     
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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