Degrees of Comparison

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Niki is as … as Jeroen

1. cooler
2. cool
3. funnier
4. coolest

Kayleigh is … than Senne

1. more studious
2. happy
3. sweet
4. louder

Ronald is the … man of them all.

1. weirder
2. most handsome
3. strict
4. greatest

Positive degree

One person/ thing

P.e. Nikki is cool.

A comparison of equals 

Combined with 'as'
'as' prior to and following it

P.e. Nikki is as cool as Jeroen. 

Comparative degree

Between two persons or -things

Use of Comperative Degree

Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 

P.e. Kayleigh is louder than Senne

Use of Positive Degree

Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 

P.e. Kayleigh is more studious than Senne.

Dean's letter is … than Siemen's letter

1. less creative
2. more shorter
3. longer
4. shorter

Other rules

Double comparative: when 'more' is added with an adjective in the comperative degree.

P.e. "Dean's letter is more shorter than Siemen's letter."

Superlative degree

Between three or more people or things

Use of Superlative Degree 

Add -est -> most one- and two- syllable adjectives  

P.e. Ronald is the greatest man of them all.

Use of Positive Degree 

Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  

P.e. Ronald is the most handsome man of them all.

Dean wrote the … letter off them all

1. most shortest
2. shortest
3. longest
4. least creative

Other rules

Double superlative: when 'most' is added with an adjective in the superlative degree.

P.e. Dean wrote the most shortest letter of them all.
Dean wrote the shortest letter of them all.

Shannon's dog is … than Femke's cat

1. lazyer
2. bigger
3. lazier
4. biger

Yanni's panda is the … of them all.

1. lazyiest
2. bigest
3. laziest
4. biggest

Warning

-y after a consonant 

-> -ier  in comperative degree

 -> -iest in superlative degree

P.e. Lazy: Shannon's dog is lazier than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the laziest of them all.

Warning

Double the consonant after a short vowel

P.e. Big: Shannon's dog is bigger than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the biggest of them all.

Sanne is … than Jarni.

1. purer
2. wiseer
3. wiser
4. pureer

Severine is the … of them all.

1. wisest
2. wiseest
3. pureest
4. purest

Warning 

-e 

 -> -er in comparative degree

-> -est in superlative degree

P.e. Sanne is wiser than Jarni.

P.e. Severine is the wisest of them all.  

Tom is … in English than Sinan

1. better
2. gooder
3. worse
4. badder

Ronald is the … teacher of them all

1. goodest
2. best
3. worst
4. baddest

Warning

irregular form:

Good: good, better, best

P.e. Tom is better in English than Sinan.

P.e. Ronald is the best teacher of them all.

Bad: bad, worse, worst

P.e.Tom is worse in English than Sinan.
P.e. Ronald is the worst teacher of them all.

0

1) That watch is … than this one. 

1) That watch is … than this one. 

Valuable -> more valuable 

Comparitive/ Superlative

2) Which is the … drawing, Alice’s or Russell’s? 

2) Which is the … drawing, Alice’s or Russell’s?

 

Good -> Best

Comparative /  Superlative   

3) Mount Everest is the … mountain in the world. 

3) Mount Everest is the … mountain in the world. 

High -> highest 

Comparative/ Superlative

4) Our chickens laid … eggs this week than last week. 

4) Our chickens laid … eggs this week than last week. 

Few -> fewer

Comparative/ Superlative

5) Ben works … than some other people in our class. 

5) Ben works … than some other people in our class. 

Fast -> faster

Comparative/ Superlative

6) I am … than you.

6) I am … than you. 

Fun -> more fun

Comparative/ Superlative

7) Do you think that the news on the BBC is … than the news on Channel 7.  

7) Do you think that the news on the BBC is … than the news  

on Channel 7.  

Good -> better 

Comparative / Superlative

8) Who do you think is … : Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift? 

8) Who do you think is … : Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift? 

Pretty -> prettier 

Comparative / Superlative

Nikki is as … as Jeroen

1. cooler
2. cool
3. funnier
4. coolest

Kayleigh is … than Senne

1. more studious
2. happy
3. sweet
4. louder

Ronald is the … teacher of them all.

1. weirder
2. most handsome
3. best
4. greatest

Rule : -y, -ier, iest

Rule: good, bad