Degrees
of
Comparison
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banana
not so sweet / sour
sweet
lemon
A banana than
sweeter
is a lemon.
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raspberry
not so small / big
small
orange
A raspberry than
smaller
is an orange.
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The raspberry smallest
is the fruit of these.
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pineapple
not so big / small
big
strawberry
A pineapple than
bigger
is a strawberry.
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melon
not so heavy / light
heavy
cherry
A melon than
heavier
is a cherry.
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dragonfruit
not so exotic
exotic
apple
A dragonfruit than
more
is an apple.
exotic
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The comparative we use to compare two
things with each other.
A banana is sweeter than a lemon
A superlative we use to compare one
thing with a group of other things.
The raspberry is the smallest of those
three.
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adjective comparative superlative
small
sweet
big
hot
1 syllable
smaller
sweeter
bigger
hotter
smallest
sweetest
biggest
hottest
expensive
beautiful
exotic
heavy
happy
simple
clever
more expensive
more beautiful
more exotic
heavier
happier
simpler
cleverer
2 syllables
-y, -er, -le
heavier
happier
simpler
cleverer
2 or more
syllables
most expensive
most beautiful
most exotic
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mango
not so expensive
expensive
pear
A mango than
more
is a pear.
expensive
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beautiful
A pineapple is the most beautiful fruit
of these three.
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