Assignment - Infographics - 140

A Note on What Makes This an Infographic

A table with three columns - positive, comparative, superlative - and a list of adjectives is a grammar exercise sheet. An infographic about degrees of adjectives shows the progression: the three degrees describe the same quality at three levels of intensity, comparing one thing to another, then to all others. The visual should make this gradation feel like a journey from least to most.

Objective

Create a visual comparison infographic in Canva showing the three degrees of adjectives, the rules for forming each degree, irregular forms, and clear examples that show how meaning shifts across the three levels.

Content to Cover

Opening Anchor

Adjectives describe nouns. When we compare, we change the form of the adjective to show degree - how much of a quality something has compared to something else, or compared to everything else.

The Three Degrees

Positive Degree - Describes a quality without any comparison.

• Form: the base adjective.
• Examples: tall, beautiful, good, happy, expensive, far.
• Use: “This building is tall.” / “The exam was difficult.”

Comparative Degree - Compares two things.

• Use: always followed by “than.”
• Examples: “This building is taller than that one.” / “The second exam was more difficult than the first.”

Superlative Degree - Identifies the highest or lowest degree among three or more.

• Use: always preceded by “the.”
• Examples: “This is the tallest building in Karachi.” / “That was the most difficult exam I have ever taken.”

Formation Rules

Short adjectives (one syllable, or two syllables ending in -y):

• Comparative: add -er. tall → taller, happy → happier (y changes to i).
• Superlative: add -est. tall → tallest, happy → happiest.
• Spelling note: If the adjective ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant: big → bigger → biggest.

Long adjectives (two or more syllables, not ending in -y):

• Comparative: more + adjective. beautiful → more beautiful.
• Superlative: most + adjective. beautiful → most beautiful.

Irregular forms (must be memorized):

Visual Gradation

Include a visual element - an ascending staircase, a rising bar chart, or a spectrum - showing three levels for one adjective (e.g., warm → warmer → warmest) to make the progression tangible.

Design in Canva

• Three main columns: positive, comparative, superlative - each in a progressively deeper shade of the same color to show increasing degree.
• Formation rules as a separate panel below.
• Irregular forms table clearly labeled.
• A visual gradation element (staircase or bars) illustrating one adjective’s three degrees.

Required Elements

• Three degrees with formation rules for short and long adjectives.
• Spelling note for doubled consonants.
• Irregular forms table with at least 5 examples.
• A visual gradation element.
• Title: “Degrees of Adjectives.”