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

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.

Form

pattern: Noun (subject) + verb(is/are/was/were) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Jimmy(Noun) Is (verb) bigger(adjective) than Nasser

Nouns are being compared based on their attributes. We use adjectives to compare differences between nouns.

SHE(NOUN+SUBJECT) + IS(VERB) + BIGGER(ADJECTIVE)+ THAN+ CINDY(NOUN)

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.

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.

Make a sentence with the adjective "Good" in the comparative and Superlative form(2 sentences)

Rule: -y
if an adjective ends with an "Y"

Example adjective: happy
"Happy" in a comparative sentence.
"Happy" in a Superlative sentene.

Make sentences with the following adjectives:
"Bad"in the Comparative .
"Dry" in the Superlative.
"Beautiful" in the Comparative.
"Blue "in the Superlative.