LIST OF ADJECTIVES IN THE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COMPARISON

Positive active bad beautiful big

Comparative more active worse more beautiful bigger

Superlative the most active the worst the most beautiful the biggest

black bright clean clever confused cruel dark difficult dirty fascinating famous far fast

blacker brighter cleaner cleverer more confused crueler darker more difficult dirtier more fascinating more famous farther/further faster

the blackest the brightest the cleanest the cleverest the most confused the cruellest the darkest the most difficult the dirtiest the most fascinating the most famous the farthest/furthest the fastest

fat fierce generous good graceful great handsome hard-working happy heavy important kind late light little long

fatter fiercer more generous better more graceful greater more handsome more hard-working happier heavier more important kinder later lighter less longer

the fattest the fiercest the most generous the best the most graceful the greatest the most handsome the most hard-working the happiest the heaviest the most important the kindest the latest the lightest the least the longest

old poor proud quiet responsible rich

older poorer prouder quieter more responsible richer

the oldest the poorest the proudest the quietest the most responsible the richest

sad sharp short simple slow small

sadder sharper shorter more simple slower smaller

the saddest the sharpest the shortest the most simple the slowest the smallest

strange strong

stranger stronger

the strangest the strongest

tall thin ugly weak wise young

taller thinner uglier weaker wiser younger

the tallest the thinnest the ugliest the weakest the wisest the youngest

Verbs acted answered ate bled bowed caressed charged chuckled crept decided explained fell flogged fought frowned injured left listened lost mumbled pondered pulled ran remembered sang shone shouted slept smiled sneered spent spoke sprang staggered strove stuttered trembled waited walked

Adverbs quickly, suddenly, warily correctly, immediately, tartly greedily, hungrily, quickly, slowly freely, profusely, slightly humbly, respectfully, stiffly fondly, gently, lovingly bravely, desperately, furiously artfully, gleefully, happily quietly, silently, softly, stealthily carefully, eventually, immediately briefly, clearly, concisely, vaguely heavily, quickly, suddenly brutally, cruelly, unmercifully bravely, furiously, gamely angrily, sulkily, worriedly accidentally, fatally, seriously, slightly hurriedly, quietly, suddenly anxiously, attentively, carefully badly, heavily, sportingly angrily, inaudibly, indistinctly deeply, seriously, thoughtfully hastily, strongly, vigorously hurriedly, quickly, rapidly, slowly clearly, distinctly, faintly, slightly loudly, softly, sweetly, tunefully brightly, brilliantly, clearly, dimly frantically, joyfully, jubilantly, loudly, suddenly fitfully, lightly soundly broadly, happily, ruefully, sweetly insolently, impudently, tauntingly foolishly, freely, recklessly, sparingly clearly, distinctly, earnestly, loudly plainly, slowly hurriedly, lightly, quickly, suddenly awkwardly, drunkenly, weakly bravely, desperately, manfully excitedly, haltingly, painfully fearfully, frightfully, visibly patiently, anxiously clumsily, haltingly, quickly,

wept whispered yielded

slouchingly, slowly, smartly bitterly, distractedly, sadly, touchingly audibly, quietly, softly stubbornly, weakly, willingly

As you know adjectives are used to describe the nouns and here I wish to show you that they are also used to compare two or more different objects while describing them. Here are two rules for use in such comparison: 1. Positive, Comparative & Superlative The Positive is used when speaking of or describing an object, eg. short, big. The Comparative is used when comparing two objects and is formed by adding -er to the Positive, e.g. shorter, bigger. The Superlative is used when speaking of more than two objects and is formed by adding est to the Positive e.g. shortest, biggest. Positive big far fast gay great high late long old small smart tall thin Comparative bigger farther faster gayer greater higher later longer older smaller smarter taller thinner Superlative biggest farthest fastest gayest greatest highest latest longest oldest smallest smartest tallest thinnest

The following are exceptions to the rule which you will have to learn by heart. Positive Comparative Superlative bad worse worst good better best little less least many more most much more most Examples:

Peter is shorter than his brother by almost a head. He is the least surprised over the news compared to the others. I am older than you by 5 years.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

2. Using More & Most for adjectives with two or more syllables Generally for adjectives of two or more syllables more is used comparatively, and most is used superlatively, e.g. careful, more careful, most careful. Positive Comparative Superlative beautiful more beautiful most beautiful brilliant more brilliant most brilliant cautious more cautious most cautious comfortable more comfortable most comfortable generous more generous most generous gracious more gracious most gracious handsome more handsome most handsome ignorant more ignorant most ignorant Examples:

This sofa is the most comfortable among all displayed in the showroom. Sally is more beautiful now compared to herself before the makeover. Kelly is the most brilliant kid in the whole classroom. Uncle Sam is the most generous among the members of this big family.