Adjective-Degree of Comparison

Adjective-Degree of Comparison

By mark dirain

Choose the best description for the following.

Choose the best description for the following.

ADJECTIVES are words that describes person, places, things, animals and events. They tell something about the noun.

ADJECTIVES have three Degrees of Comparison.

​Positive Degree

Comparative Degree

Superlative​ Degree

The positive degree signifies quality. It talks about only one thing and it is not being compared with another.

The comparative degree signifies quality in greater or less degree. Two things are being compared.

The superlative degree signifies quality in greatest or least degree. Three or more items are being compared.

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Write the comparative and superlative degree of each​ adjective below.

Open Ended

big, ___________, __________

Open Ended

sweet, ___________, __________

Open Ended

thick, ___________, __________

Forming the

Comparison of

Adjectives

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Complete the set with the missing degree of comparison​

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Give the missing degree of comparison

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Give the missing degree of comparison

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Give the missing degree of comparison

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Give the missing degree of comparison

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Give the missing degree of comparison

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Choose the correct degree of adjective for each sentence.

Multiple Choice

1. The milkshake is __________.

• sweet

• sweeter

• sweetest

Multiple Choice

2. Tarsies remains the ________ primate in the Philippines.

• small

• smaller

• smallest

Multiple Choice

3. My uncle is the _________ man in our town.

• rich

• richer

• richest

Multiple Choice

4. The weather today is __________ than yesterday.

• cloudy

• cloudier

• cloudiest

Multiple Choice

5. The chirping of birds is __________ than the sound of crickets.

• pleasant

• more pleasant

• most pleasant