Adjectives
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun and indicates the quality, kind, quantity, number etc., of a person, place or thing.
There are many kinds of adjectives.
1. Adjectives of quality
2. Adjectives of quantity
3. Adjectives of number
4. Adjectives of Place
5. Adjectives of manner
6. Distributives Adjectives
7. Interrogatives Adjectives
1. We form comparatives by adding ‘er’ and the superlative ‘-est’.
Positive comparative superlative
Bold bolder boldest
Cheap cheaper cheapest
2. We form comparatives by adding ‘more’ and the superlative ‘Most’.
Positive comparative superlative
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Difficult more difficult most difficult
3. Irregular comparison
The following adjectives are compared irregularly, that is, their comparative and superlative are not formed from positive.
Positive comparative superlative
Bad worse worst
Ill worse worst
Much more most
Many more most
Good better best
Fill in the blanks with the comparative form of the adjective.
1. Diesel is------------(heavy) than petrol.
2. Ashok is ----------(good) than Aravind.
3. Vijay is--------- (intelligent) than Vivek.
4. Nylon is-------(hard) than rubber.
5. The tiger is -------(ferocious) than other animals.
6. Liberty is---------(important) than food.
7. He is --------(happy) than Suresh.
8. We should be --------(cautious) than before.
9. The ant is ------(more industrious) than other creatures.
10. The book is-------(more interesting) than that
