Degrees of Comparison

1.

Degrees
of
Comparison

2.

banana
lemon
not so sweet / sour
sweet
A banana
is
sweeter
than
a lemon.

3.

raspberry
orange
not so small / big
small
A raspberry
is
smaller
than
an orange.

4.

The raspberry
is the
smallest
fruit of these.

5.

pineapple
strawberry
not so big / small
big
A pineapple
is
bigger
than
a strawberry.

6.

melon
cherry
not so heavy / light
heavy
A melon
is
heavier
than
a cherry.

7.

dragonfruit
apple
not so exotic
exotic
A dragonfruit
is
more
exotic
than
an apple.

8.

The comparative we use to compare two
things with each other.
A banana is sweeter than a lemon
A superlative we use to compare one
thing with a group of other things.
The raspberry is the smallest of those
three.

9.

adjective
comparative superlative
1 syllable
small
sweet
big
hot
smaller
sweeter
bigger
hotter
The smallest
The sweetest
The biggest
The hottest
2 syllables
-y, -er, -le
heavy
happy
simple
clever
heavier
happier
simpler
cleverer
The heavier
The happier
The simpler
The cleverer
2 or more
syllables
expensive
beautiful
exotic
more expensive
more beautiful
more exotic
The most expensive
The most beautiful
The most exotic

10.

Good – better - the best
Bad - worse - the worst
Far - further(farther) - the furthest (the farthest)

11.

mango
expensive
A mango
is
more
pear
not so expensive
expensive
than
a pear.

12.

beautiful
A pineapple is the most beautiful fruit
of these three.