ADJECTIVES
An Adjective is a word used to qualify or describe a Noun or a Pronoun.
Adjectives are of six kinds:
1. Adjectives of Quality: This kind of adjective describes the kind or the quality of a person
or thing.
Example: Jaipur is a big city. She is a beautiful girl.
2. Adjectives of Quantity: This indicates how much of a thing is meant.
Example: I have enough money. There is some milk in the container.
3. Adjectives of Number: This indicates how many of the thing is meant.
Example: There are forty students in a class. I have two pens.
4. Demonstrative Adjectives: This indicates which person or thing is meant.
Example: This is a river. Those are flowers.
5. Interrogative Adjectives: These are words that ask questions.
Example: Which is your pen? Where are your shoes?
6. Possessive Adjectives: These kinds of adjectives show belonging or possession.
Example: I am in my city. It is their house
Practice
State the kinds of Adjectives below
1. I need some money for the school fund.
2. This box contains ten apples.
3. There is not much ink in the bottle.
4. The soldiers are brave.
5. They are kind to the poor people.
6. Which of these books belong to you?
7. He cannot drink any water.
8. He has lost all his money.
9. She is an amiable person.
10. These were the fruits that my mother brought.
DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
Positive Form These are the simple adjectives that simply describe the noun without comparing it to another big, sweet, clean, etc.
She has a big black dog.
He is a sweet boy.
The cupboard is clean.
Comparative Form These are used when we are comparing two nouns and need to show which noun possesses the
adjective or character in a greater or lesser amount, when compared with the other. - bigger,
sweeter, cleaner, etc.
I have a big dog but hers is bigger.
He is sweeter than the other boys.
The cupboard is cleaner than before.
Superlative Form This form is used when three or more nouns are being compared and we need to show that one or
more of the nouns posses the adjective or characteristic to the highest amount possible. We
usually add ‘the’ before the superlative form. - biggest, sweetest, cleanest, etc.
She has the biggest dog in the colony.
He is the sweetest boy in his class.
The cupboard is the cleanest thing in the house.
Positive Comparative
Superlative
Bold
bolder
Boldest
Bright
brighter
Brightest
Black
blacker
Blackest
Great
greater
Greatest
Old
older
Oldest
Proud
prouder
Proudest
Warm
warmer
Warmest
Mean
meaner
Meanest
Able
abler
ablest
True
truer
truest
Simple
simpler
simplest
Nice
nicer
nicest
Fat
fatter
fattest
Red
redder
reddest
Sad
sadder
saddest
Dry
drier
driest
Busy
busier
Busiest
Early
earlier
Earliest
Ugly
uglier
Ugliest
Active
more active
most active
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Careful
more careful
most careful
Proper
more proper
most proper
Faithful more faithful
most faithful
Good
better
best
Bad
worse
worst
Little
less
least
Old
older
oldest
Far
farther
farthest
Black
Blacker
Blackest
Fair
Fairer
Fairest
Clever
Cleverer
Cleverest
Difficult More Difficult Most Difficult
Careful
More Careful
Most Careful
Handsome More Handsome Most Handsome
Interesting More Interesting Most Interesting
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Clever
Cleverer/ More
Clever
Cleverest/Most
Clever
Quiet
Quieter/ More Quiet Quietest/ Most Quiet
Example
He is cleverer than her.
He is more clever than
studious.
This is the most quiet it gets
here.
This is the quietest place.
She is braver than other girls.
Brave
Braver/ More Brave Bravest/ Most Brave
Sure
Surer/ More Sure
Surest/ Most Sure
She was more brave than
afraid.
He was surer of the result
than others.
You’ll be more sure about the
concept after you read the
chapter.