Degrees of comparison

Degrees of comparison | English

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.

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

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

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

Honest more honest most honest
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

ill worse worstgood better best

well better   best
far 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

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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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