Degrees of Adjectives - 2

Degrees of adjectives refer to the different forms of an adjective used to indicate the level or intensity of a quality or attribute.

There are three degrees of adjectives:

Positive degree,
Comparative degree, and
Superlative degree

Rules of Degree of Adjectives

Positive Degree: The positive degree is the simplest form of an adjective used to describe a noun without making any comparison.

Comparative Degree: The comparative degree is used to compare two nouns or two sets of nouns. There are three main rules for forming the comparative degree:

For long adjectives (more than two syllables), use "more" before the adjective.

Example: The cat is more beautiful than the dog.

Superlative Degree: The superlative degree is used to compare one noun or one set of nouns with all others in a group. Here are the rules for forming the superlative degree:

For long adjectives (more than two syllables), use "most" before the adjective.

Example: The cat is the most beautiful in the litter.

For adjectives of two or more syllables, use "more" before the adjective in the comparative degree and "most" before the adjective in the superlative degree.

Example: interesting - more interesting - most interesting, beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful, intelligent - more intelligent - most intelligent

Remember to consider the number of syllables and the ending of the adjective when forming the comparative and superlative degrees.

Positive | Comparative | Superlative

Big | Bigger | Biggest

Small | Smaller | Smallest

Fast | Faster | Fastest

Slow | Slower | Slowest

Tall | Taller | Tallest

Short | Shorter | Shortest

Long | Longer | Longest

Hot | Hotter | Hottest

Cold | Colder | Coldest

Happy | Happier | Happiest

Sad | Sadder | Saddest

Brave | Braver | Bravest

Clever | Cleverer/Clever | Cleverest

Kind | Kinder | Kindest

Noisy | Noisier | Noisiest

Quiet | Quieter | Quietest

Pretty | Prettier | Prettiest

Simple | Simpler | Simplest

Additional list of Adjectives that are adding "-er" for the comparative form and "-est" for the superlative form:

Positive | Comparative | Superlative

Able Abler Ablest

Angry Angrier Angriest

Brave Braver Bravest

Bright Brighter Brightest

Calm Calmer Calmest

Clever Cleverer/Clever Cleverest

Cold Colder Coldest

Dark Darker Darkest

Early Earlier Earliest

Easy Easier Easiest

Fast Faster Fastest

Fat Fatter Fattest

Friendly Friendlier Friendliest

Funny Funnier Funniest

Gentle Gentler Gentlest

Good Better Best

Great Greater Greatest

Happy Happier Happiest

Hard Harder Hardest

Heavy Heavier Heaviest

High Higher Highest

Hot Hotter Hottest

Kind Kinder Kindest

Large Larger Largest

Light Lighter Lightest

Little Less Least

Long Longer Longest

Loud Louder Loudest

Lovely Lovelier Loveliest

Low Lower Lowest

Narrow Narrower Narrowest

Near Nearer Nearest

New Newer Newest

Nice Nicer Nicest

Noisy Noisier Noisiest

Old Older Oldest

Pleasant Pleasanter Pleasantest

Polite Politer Politest

Poor Poorer Poorest

Quick Quicker Quickest

Quiet Quieter Quietest

More lost of Adjectives that add "-er" for the comparative form and "-est" for the superlative form:

Rich Richer Richest

Sad Sadder Saddest

Safe Safer Safest

Short Shorter Shortest

Simple Simpler Simplest

Small Smaller Smallest

Smart Smarter Smartest

Soft Softer Softest

Strong Stronger Strongest

Sweet Sweeter Sweetest

Tall Taller Tallest

Thin Thinner Thinnest

Tough Tougher Toughest

Ugly Uglier Ugliest

Warm Warmer Warmest

Weak Weaker Weakest

Wide Wider Widest

Wise Wiser Wisest

Young Younger Youngest