PPT: Degrees of Comparison | English Grammar for Class 6 PDF Download

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There are three Degrees of 
Comparison in English.
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
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There are three Degrees of 
Comparison in English.
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive Degree
•
We use the Positive degree when we 
speak about only one person or thing. 
Example: 
•
Lebron James is tall.
•
The house is big. 
•
This flower is beautiful. 
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There are three Degrees of 
Comparison in English.
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive Degree
•
We use the Positive degree when we 
speak about only one person or thing. 
Example: 
•
Lebron James is tall.
•
The house is big. 
•
This flower is beautiful. 
Comparative Degree
•
We use the Comparative degree when 
we compare two persons or two things 
with each other. 
Example: 
•
Yao Ming is taller than Lebron James.
•
This house is bigger than that one. 
•
She is nicer than him. 
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There are three Degrees of 
Comparison in English.
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive Degree
•
We use the Positive degree when we 
speak about only one person or thing. 
Example: 
•
Lebron James is tall.
•
The house is big. 
•
This flower is beautiful. 
Comparative Degree
•
We use the Comparative degree when 
we compare two persons or two things 
with each other. 
Example: 
•
Yao Ming is taller than Lebron James.
•
This house is bigger than that one. 
•
She is nicer than him. 
Superlative Degree
•
We use the Superlative degree when we 
compare more than two persons or things 
with one another. 
•
It is the highest degree of the quality. 
Example: 
•
Peter is the smartest boy in class.
•
Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. 
•
The blue whale is the largest of all animals. 
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There are three Degrees of 
Comparison in English.
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive Degree
•
We use the Positive degree when we 
speak about only one person or thing. 
Example: 
•
Lebron James is tall.
•
The house is big. 
•
This flower is beautiful. 
Comparative Degree
•
We use the Comparative degree when 
we compare two persons or two things 
with each other. 
Example: 
•
Yao Ming is taller than Lebron James.
•
This house is bigger than that one. 
•
She is nicer than him. 
Superlative Degree
•
We use the Superlative degree when we 
compare more than two persons or things 
with one another. 
•
It is the highest degree of the quality. 
Example: 
•
Peter is the smartest boy in class.
•
Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. 
•
The blue whale is the largest of all animals. 
Degree of Comparison
1. Adjectives of one syllable 
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Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est.
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Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st.
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Some adjectives double the final consonant.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
small
warm
old
nice
big
smaller
warmer
older
nicer
bigger
smallest
warmest
oldest
nicest
biggest