Parts of Speech > > Degrees of Comparison
There are 3 degrees of Comparison
Positive degree – refers to one thing
Comparative degree – compares two things
Superlative degree – compares more than two things and describes the best of the most
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Vowels | flat thin |
flatter thinner |
flattest thinnest |
| Double vowels or consonants | clean short |
cleaner shorter |
cleanest shortest |
| Words ending in ‘e’ | large nice |
larger nicer |
largest nicest |
| Words ending in ‘y’ | easy pretty |
easier prettier |
easiest prettiest |
| Words of more than two syllables | un/com/for/table in/te/res/ting |
more uncomfortable more interesting |
most uncomfortable most interesting |
| Words ending in ‘ful’ | needful beautiful |
more needful more beautiful |
most needful most beautiful |
| Exceptions | good bad many/much little/few old far |
better worse more less older/elder farther/further |
the best the worst the most the least the oldest/eldest the farthest/furthest |
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