The document discusses the three degrees of adjectives: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree indicates a simple quality, comparative compares two things using more or less, and superlative compares three or more things and uses the most or least. It provides examples of how to form the comparative and superlative degrees of single syllable, two syllable, and three or more syllable adjectives, as well as some irregular adjectives.

1. DEGREES OF
ADJECTIVE
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree

2. POSITIVE DEGREE COMPARATIVE
DEGREE
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
That state of an adjective
indicating simple quality, without
comparison or relation to
increase or diminution.
The comparative degree of
adjectives is a form of an
adjective used to compare two
things. It indicates that one thing
has more or less of a particular
quality or characteristic than the
other being compared.
The superlative degree is mainly
used to show which of the nouns
in a particular context has the
greatest or least degree of the
quality.It is the highest degree of
comparison and is used to
compare three or more
items/people.Article “The” is used
before it.
Example:
• I am an interesting person.
Example:
• He is more interesting than you.
than you.
Example:
• Allama Muhammad Iqbal is the most
is the most interesting of all poets.
all poets.

3. How to Make Comparative and Superlative
Degrees
• In Case of Single Syllable:
1. “r” or “er” and “st” or “est” are added to adjective in comparative and superlative degree
respectively.e.g. Great to Greater and Greatest,Large to Larger and Largest.
2. When the positive degree ends in a consonant (except a, e, i, o, u) with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
before it, write the consonant word at the end twice and then add “er” and “est.” e.g. Big
to Bigger and Biggest.
• In Case of Two Syllables:
1. “ier” and “iest” are added at the end of the word in comparative and superlative degree
respectively.e.g. Happy to Happier and Happiest.
• In Case of Three or More Syllables:
1. “More” and “Most” are added before the adjectives in comparative and superlative degree
respectively.e.g. Beautiful to More Beautiful and Most Beautiful.

4. • Irregular usage of adjectives
1. Some adjectives do not have any predefined rules when applying for their degree.
Here are some examples of the same.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Much More Most
• Some Important Points
1. Never use comparative or superlative adjectives twice in one sentence.
• Incorrect Usage: These oranges are more juicier than those.
• Correct Usage: These oranges are juicier than those.
2. It is important to keep in mind that some adjectives require the addition of “to” and not “than”.
• Incorrect Usage: He is senior than him.
• Correct Usage: He is senior to him.

5. Activity:
Q.No.01:Tell whether the use of degrees in
following sentences is right or wrong with
reasons.
1. Ali is a wealthy boy.
2. Akram is inferior than Amjad.
3. He is the most perfect student of the class.
4. Amna is more abler than her sister.
5. This book is the better of the two.
Q.No.02: Change into Comparative and Superlative degrees.
ill,far,many,unique,little,gentle