List Degrees of Comparison

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To continue discussing about degrees of comparison we have discussed in the previous post, we are discussing List Degrees of Comparison consists of some words related to positive, comparative and superlative degrees. (also read : Type Degrees of Comparison)

For getting more information about degrees of comparison, let us study about List Degrees of Comparison below:

A. By Adding “ER” and “EST” For words of one syllable or two syllables ended by “R”
POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
bright	brighter	brightest
black	blacker	blackest
bold	bolder	boldest
clean	cleaner	cleanest
clever	cleverer	cleverest
near	nearer	nearest
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

B. By Doubling the last consonant and Adding “ER” and “EST” For words of one syllable
POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
big	bigger	biggest
dim	dimmer	dimmest
fat	fatter	fattest
hot	hotter	hottest
thin	thinner	thinnest

C. By Adding “R” and “ST“ For words of one or two syllables ended by “E”
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

D. By Changing the last letter “Y” to “I” and Adding “ER” and “EST” For words of one or two syllables ended by “Y”
POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
dry	drier	driest
easy	easier	easiest
happy	happier	happiest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
lazy	lazier	laziest
merry	merrier	merriest
wealthy	wealthier	wealthiest
costly	costlier	costliest
funny	funnier	funniest
healthy	healthier	healthiest

E. By Adding “MORE” and “MOST” before the word For words of more than two syllables
POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
handsome	more handsome	most handsome
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
forgetful	more forgetful	most forgetful
proper	more proper	most proper
popular	more popular	most popular
splendid	more splendid	most splendid
useful	more useful	most useful

F. Irregular Comparison
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
old	older	oldest
old	elder	eldest

That’s all the post about List Degrees of Comparison we can share for this occasion. We hope the post about List Degrees of Comparison above can be useful for us to increase our English skill. (also read : Explanation about Question Tag)

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List Degrees of Comparison

A. By Adding “ER” and “EST”

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

B. By Doubling the last consonant and Adding “ER” and “EST”

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

C. By Adding “R” and “ST“

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

D. By Changing the last letter “Y” to “I” and Adding “ER” and “EST”

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

E. By Adding “MORE” and “MOST” before the word

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

F. Irregular Comparison

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

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