Degrees of comparison Flashcards
what are the 3 degrees of comparison?
- positive degree ( refers to one thing)
- comparative degree ( refers to two things)
- superlative degree ( compares more than two things)
what is the comparative and superlative degree of words with more that two syllables?
- comfortable, more comfortable, most comfortable
- interesting, more interesting, most interesting
what is the comparative and superlative degree for words ending in ful?
- painful, more painful, most painful
- beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful
what is the comparative and superlative degree for good?
better, the best
what is the comparative and superlative degree for bad?
worse, the worst
what is the comparative and superlative degree for many/much?
many, the most
what is the comparitive and superlative degree for little/few?
less, the least
What is the comparative and superlative degree for far?
further/farther, the furthest/the farthest
what is the comparitive and superlative degree for old?
older, the oldest
what is he comparitive and superlative degree for words with short vowel sounds?
flat, flatter, flattest
thin, thinner, thinnest
what is the comparative and superlative degree for words with double vowels or consanents?
clean, cleaner, cleanest
short, shorter, shortest
what is the comparative and superlative for words ending in e?
large, larger, largest
nice, nicer, nicest
what is the comparitive and superlative for words ending in y?
easy, easier, easiest
pretty, prettier, prettiest