Degrees of Comparison (ADJECTIVES) Tibuyin, Lara Ann C. BSE ENG 2-1
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ADJECTIVES - Adjectives are describing words. -Adjectives are words that describes a noun or pronoun. -Adjectives are also called modifiers.
OBJECTIVES Determine the rules on the degress of comparison of modifiers according to syllables. Identify the degree of comparison used in the sentence. Complete the sentence with the appropriate degrees of comparison of an adjective.
DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF AN ADJECTIVE
Three(3) Degrees of Comparison POSITIVE DEGREE COMPARATIVE DEGREE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Positive Degree Positive degree is used to refer to one object, person or place without making any comparison. For example: Ludwig has a bike.
Comparative Degree Comparative Degree is used to compare two objects, people or places. For example: Ludwig’s bike is bigger than Jeric’s bike.
Superlative Degree Superlative Degree is used to compare two or more objects, people or places. For example: Ludwig’s bike is the biggest of all his friends.
RULES TO REMEMBER!
We add –er and –est to the most one or two syllable words that end in consonants. Positive Full Comparative Full er Superlative Full est For example: Full
When the positive ends with –e , we only add –r and –st to the adjective. For example: large Positive large Comparative large r Superlative large st
When the positive ends in consonant +y , we drop the –y change it to –i and add -er and –est . For example: heavy Positive Heavy Comparative Heav ier Superlative Heav iest
When the positive ends in vowel + consonant , we double the consonant and add –er and –est at the end of the adjective. For example: red Positive Red Comparative red der Superlative red dest
When the positive is long that has a word of two or more syllables, we add “ more ” and “ most ” before the adjectives. For example: useful Positive useful Comparative more useful Superlative most useful
We use the word “ than ” with a comparative degree and “ the ” with a superlative degree. For example: (Comparative)
Lara is shorter than Ludwig. (Superlative)
Lara is the shortest girl among her friends.
IRREGULAR DEGREES OF
COMPARISON
Positive Comparative Superlative Good Better Best
Little Less Least
Many More Most EXAMPLES
Application Identify the Degress of Comparison used in the sentences. Write Positive Degree, Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree of it fall under those three. Sonny is the smartest among his friends. Our home is clean. Owl is more active at night. Baguio is the coldest city in the country. The price of my cellphone is cheaper than Ludwig.
Assignment! Complete the table. Positive Comparative Superlative More honest Most difficult Attractive Better Greatest