Degrees of Comparison

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

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

Positive degree

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

Comparative degree

Between two persons or -things

Use of Comperative Degree

Add -er -> most one- and two- 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

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 teacher of them all.

Use of Positive Degree 

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

P.e. Ronald is the most handsome teacher 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 … of them all.

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

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

Warning -y, -ier, iest