Degrees of comparison Flashcards

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what are the 3 degrees of comparison?

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  1. positive degree ( refers to one thing)
  2. comparative degree ( refers to two things)
  3. superlative degree ( compares more than two things)
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what is the comparative and superlative degree of words with more that two syllables?

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  • comfortable, more comfortable, most comfortable

- interesting, more interesting, most interesting

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what is the comparative and superlative degree for words ending in ful?

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  • painful, more painful, most painful

- beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful

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what is the comparative and superlative degree for good?

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better, the best

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what is the comparative and superlative degree for bad?

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worse, the worst

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what is the comparative and superlative degree for many/much?

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many, the most

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what is the comparitive and superlative degree for little/few?

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less, the least

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What is the comparative and superlative degree for far?

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further/farther, the furthest/the farthest

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what is the comparitive and superlative degree for old?

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older, the oldest

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what is he comparitive and superlative degree for words with short vowel sounds?

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flat, flatter, flattest

thin, thinner, thinnest

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what is the comparative and superlative degree for words with double vowels or consanents?

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clean, cleaner, cleanest

short, shorter, shortest

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what is the comparative and superlative for words ending in e?

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large, larger, largest

nice, nicer, nicest

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what is the comparitive and superlative for words ending in y?

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easy, easier, easiest

pretty, prettier, prettiest

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