Positive Comparative Superlative
John is taller than any other John is the tallest boy in
boys in the class. the class.
Very few boys in the
class are astall as John.
John is taller than most John is one of the
other boys in the class. tallest boy in the class.
By adding ‘er’ and ‘est’
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Bright brighter brightest
Black blacker blackest
Bold bolder boldest
Clever cleverer cleverest
Cold colder coldest
Fast faster fastest
Great greater greatest
High higher highest
Kind kinder kindest
Long longer longest
Small smaller smallest
Strong stronger strongest
Sweet sweeter sweetest
Tall taller tallest
Young younger youngest
By adding ‘r’ and ‘st’
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
brave braver bravest
fine finer finest
Large larger largest
Nice nicer nicest
Noble nobler noblest
Pale paler palest
Simple simpler simplest
Wise wiser wisest
White whiter whitest
By deleting the final ‘y’ and adding ‘ier’ and ‘iest’
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
costly costlier costliest
dry drier driest
easy easier easiest
happy happier happiest
heavy heavier heaviest
lazy lasier lasiest
mercy mercier merciest
wealthy wealthier wealthiest
By doubling the final consonats
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
big bigger biggest
dim dimmer dimmest
Fat fatter fattest
Hot hotter hottest
Thin thinner thinnest
By using more and most
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Active more active most active
attractive more attractive most attractive
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Brilliant more brilliant most brilliant
Careful more careful most careful
courageous more courageous most courageous
Cunning more cunning most cunning
Difficult more difficult most difficult
Famous more famous most famous
Faithful more faithful most faithful
Proper more proper most proper
Popular more popular most popular
Splendid more splendid most splendid
Irregular Comparisons
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
bad worse worst
evil worse worst
good better best
ill worse worst
far farther farthest
well better best
late later latest
little less least
much more most
many more most
near nearer nearest
Old older oldest
Old elder eldest
Comparison between two things.
Positive Comparative
Johnsy is as clever as Rosy Rosy is not clever than Johnsy
Benjamin is atleast as tall as Jane Jane is not taller than Benjamin
Comparative Positive
Lazar is brighter than Stalin Stalin is not so bright as Lazar
Superlative Comparative Positive
Akthar is the richest Akthar is richer than any other No other man in Kanpur is
man in Kanpur man in Kanpur so rich as Akthar
Superlative Comparative Positive
London is one of the London is bigger than most Very few cities in England
biggest city in England other city in England are so big as London
Superlative Comparative Positive
Sheakespear is the Shakespeare is greater than No other dramatist is so
greatest of all dramatists all other dramatists great as Shakespeare
Positive Comparative
Lazar is as strong as Lenin Lenin is not less strong than Lazar
Positive Comparative Superlative
Some boys in our class are Some boys in our class are Benjamin is not the most
at least as intelligent as not intelligent than intelligent boy in our
Benjamin Benjamin class
Superlative Comparative Positive
Iron is the most useful of all Iron is more useful than No other metal is so
metals. any other metal. useful as iron.
Superlative Comparative Positive
Tom is the cleverest of all Tom is cleverer than any No other boy in the class
boys in the class. other boy in the class. is so clever as Tom.
Superlative Comparative Positive
Rain water is the purest Rain water is purer than any No other water is so pure
water. other water. as rain water.
Superlative Comparative Positive
Paris is one of the busiest Paris is busier than most Very few cities in England
cities in England. other cities in England. are as busy as Paris.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Very few animals are as Cheetah is faster than most Cheetah is one of the
fast as cheetah. other animals. fastest animals.
Superlative Comparative Positive
Food ball is one of the Foot ball is more interesting Very few games are as
most interesting games. than most other games. interesting as foot ball.
Comparative Positive
Paris is hotter than England. England is not so hot as Paris.
Positive Comparative
John is as tall as David. David is not taller than John.
Comparative Positive
The Blue Mountain Express runs faster The Green Express does not run so fast as
than the Green Express. the Blue Mountain Express.
