List of adjectives in comparative and superlative degrees.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Aug 17, 2016 17:30 IST
Adjectives are used to describe, identify, modify or quantify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives have three degrees that compare one thing to another.
The three degrees of adjectives are positive, comparative and superlative. The comparative and superlative degrees are used to compare between two or more subjects or objects.
For example,
Tina is smarter than Abhishek
In this sentence, the comparative degree (smarter) of the adjective 'smart' is used to compare between the two persons.
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Tina is the smartest girl in the class
In this sentence, the superlative degree (smartest) of the same adjective is used to compare a person against two or more people.
The superlative adjective is also used to qualify a person or an object as the best among all its counterparts. For example, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Here are some examples of tricky Comparative and Superlative degrees of Adjectives:
AdjectivesComparativeSuperlative
ManyMoreMost
BadWorseWorst
GoodBetterBest
Able Abler Ablest
HandsomeHandsomerHandsomest
GentleGentlerGentlest
Late (time)LaterLatest
Late (order)LatterLast
Far (place)FartherFarthest
Far (time) FurtherFurthest
Little (size) LittlerLittlest
Little (amount)LessLeast
Old OlderOldest
(when defining objects)
Old ElderEldest
(when defining a person)
Strange StrangerStrangest
PolitePoliterPolitest
FewFewerFewest
FriendlyFriendlierFriendliest
KindKinderKindest
SafeSaferSafest
SimpleSimplerSimplest
SorrySorrierSorriest
TrueTruerTruest
WeirdWeirderWeirdest
DryDrierDriest
WATCH: Exceptions of comparative and superlative adjectives
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Published On:
Feb 1, 2016
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