Transcript Comparisons - comp vs sup degrees #45

Comparisons: Comparative
versus Superlative Degrees
Mini-Lesson #45
UWF Writing Lab
What are the
degrees?
The comparative degree is used
in the comparison of two things and
is made by adding –er to the word
or by using more or less with that
word.
The superlative degree is used in
the comparison of three or more
things and is made by adding –est
to the word or by using most or
least with that word.
NOTE: Both methods of making a
word form its comparative or
superlative degree should never be
used at the same time.
What not to do!
Never combine more with a
word that has –er attached to it.
For example: “more friendlier”
Never combine most with a
word that has –est attached to it.
For example: “most friendliest”
Examples of the
comparative
degree
The tarantula is bigger than
the black widow spider.
Funnel-web spiders are more
aggressive than red-back
spiders.
The wolf-spider’s bite is
riskier than the trap-door
spider’s.
Examples of
superlative
degrees
Of all spiders in the world, the Goliath birdeating spider is the biggest.
Daddy-long-legs spiders are the least
dangerous spiders.
Spiders are the creepiest insects in the
world.
You figure it out!
The beetle is the most friendliest
insect.
The housefly is the busier of all bugs.
Ladybugs practice a form of
cannibalism: they often eat other bugs
and are considered the biggest rival.
Fleas are the more annoying of all
other bugs.
How’d you do?
The beetle is the friendliest insect.
The housefly is the busiest of all bugs.
Ladybugs practice a form of cannibalism:
they often eat other bugs and are
considered the biggest rival of all other
bugs.
Fleas are the most annoying of all other
bugs.
If you
have
questions,
come to
the
Writing
Lab in
Building 51!