This document discusses the degrees of comparison for adjectives in English. It explains that adjectives can be used to compare things and describes the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative (using -er or -ier) and superlative (using -est or -iest). It provides examples for regular adjectives that follow these patterns as well as some irregular adjectives. The document also discusses using "more" and "most" with adjectives that have two or more syllables.
9. Example:
•Mae is the brightest girl in the
class.
•Dona wears the prettiest dress in
the fall.
•Makibao is the fastest among the
five horses.
10. Adjectives of one syllable: add
-er and -est:
Strong stronger the strongest
Wise wiser the wisest
Dry drier the driest
Hot hotter the hottest
11. • Pandaca pigmaea is the smallest
fish in the world. ( small )
• Ceres is the biggest asteroid ever
known based on research among
the asteroids. ( big )
• That duck is the ugliest duck I’ve
ever seen. ( ugly )
12. Some are adjectives are irregular:
Bad worse worst
Good better best
Far further furthest
Far farther farthest
Little less least
Much more most
Many more most
13. Some adjectives are composed of two or
more syllables like:
delicious important
expensive dangerous
useful colorful
popular beautiful
difficult helpful
14. The use of More and Most
– More and most are used with the
longer words when comparing a noun.
– More is used with the words having
two or more syllables when
comparing two nouns.
– Most is used with the words having two
or more syllables when comparing
three or more nouns.
15. • Skate board is expensive.
• A motorcycle is more expensive than
a skateboard.
• But a car is the most expensive
among the three.
16. Allen said “ Apples are delicious”. Later
on he said “ Guava are more delicious
than apples”.
This time he said “ Mangoes are the most
delicious”.