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What is the comparative and superlative degree of costly?
costly Definitions and Synonyms
| adjective | costly |
|---|---|
| comparative | costlier |
| superlative | costliest |
What is the comparative and superlative degree of sad?
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative….One syllable adjectives.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| sad | sadder | saddest |
What is the comparative of popular?
Most one-syllable adjectives and adverbs take the ending -er. Two-syllable adjectives ending in y form the comparative by taking the ending -er….Comparative.
| Regular | Comparative | Number of Syllables |
|---|---|---|
| lonely | lonelier | 2 |
| beautiful | more beautiful | 3 |
| popular | more popular | 3 |
What’s the comparative of Nice?
How to form comparative and superlative adjectives
| nice | nicer | nicest |
|---|---|---|
| large | larger | largest |
What is superlative degree of tasty?
adjective. /ˈteɪsti/ /ˈteɪsti/ (comparative tastier, superlative tastiest)
What is the adjective of delicious?
adjective. highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma. very pleasing; delightful: a delicious sense of humor. noun.
What is the superlative degree of happy?
happier the happiest
Examples
| Comparison: Basic, Comparative, Superlative Adjectives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic Adjective | Comparative Adjective | Superlative Adjective |
| happy | happier | the happiest |
| busy | busier | the busiest |
| modern | more modern | the most modern |
What is the degree of happy?
smallest
| Adjective (positive degree) | Comparative degree | Superlative degree |
|---|---|---|
| happy | happier | happiest |
| chewy | chewier | chewiest |
What is the comparative degree of pretty?
prettier
The comparative form of pretty; more pretty. Lisa is prettier than her sister Judy.
Which is the higher form comparative or superlative?
The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective given in the brackets.
Which is the comparative degree of an adjective?
Comparative degree of an adjective denotes a higher degree when compared to a positive degree. It is used to compare two persons or things. The superlative degree of an adjective denotes the highest degree of the quality.
When to use comparative form in a sentence?
The comparative form is the greater or lesser degree of the quality named—e.g., redder, more or less awful, sooner, more or less quickly. You use this form when contrasting only two things: This camera is more expensive than the other. My brother’s car is newer than mine.
When to use est as a superlative adjective?
The ending -est is used to create the superlative of adjectives and adverbs ending in -y, -le, or -er. Just as with the comparative, this applies only to one-syllable adjectives and those that end in -y, -le, or -er and have two syllables.