Definition:- A word which adds to the meaning to the noun or pronoun
It is always followed by a noun
Descriptive:- It adds detail or description to the noun
For example : color, size , sound , taste , shape, qualities , time , personality , touch , age
Qualitative – a fat man, an interesting book
Quantitative – some food, twenty men, fourth man
Demonstrative:-
This, that, these, those answer the question which?
This man, that room, these girls, those apples
Interrogative
Are used with nouns to ask questions
What, which and whose
Whose nose, which cup, what street
Possessive
It modifies a noun by telling whom it belongs to .it answers the question Whose?
His, her, its, my, our, their, your
My book, your watch, our home, their car, his aunt, her friend, its handle
New to be introduced
Positive degree is most basic form of the adjective. It is positive because it does not relate to any superior or inferior qualities of other things in speech .
Comparative degree denotes the comparison between the two persons or things .
Anita is taller than her mother.
The Superlative degree denotes the comparison among more than two people or things
Conversion of nouns and verbs to adjectives
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Degree of comparison—- |
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Tall | Taller | Tallest | |
| Rich | Richer | Richest | |
| Good | Better | Best | |
| Small | Smaller | Smallest | |
| Sweet | Sweeter | Sweetest | |
| Red | Redder | Reddest |
WORDS which end in e, take only r and st
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Brave | Braver | Bravest |
| Large | Larger | Largest |
| Wise | Wiser | Wisest |
| Able | Abler | Ablest |
| White | Whiter | Whitest |
| Noble | Nobler | Noblest |
| Fine | Finer | Finest |
WORDS which end in y , preceded by consonant ,losing y & take ier and iest
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Happy | Happier | Happiest |
| Easy | Easier | Easiest |
| Heavy | Heavier | Heaviest |
| Lazy | Lazier | Laziest |
| Merry | Merrier | Merriest |
| Wealthy | Wealthier | Wealthiest |
WORDS which end in any letter other than e or y take only er and est
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Sweet | Sweeter | Sweetest |
| Tall | Taller | Tallest |
| Young | Younger | Youngest |
| Bold | Bolder | Boldest |
| Clever | Cleverer | Cleverest |
| Great | Greater | Greatest |
| High | Higher | Highest |
| Kind | Kinder | Kindest |
| Small | Smaller | Smallest |
WORDS which end in consonant & having a vowel before that consonant then last consonant letter doubled and take er and est
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Big | Bigger | Biggest |
| Fat | Fatter | Fattest |
| Hot | Hotter | Hottest |
| Red | Redder | Reddest |
| Sad | Sadder | Saddest |
| Thin | Thinner | Thinnest |
WORDS which have two or more vowel sounds in them, take the word more and most
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Beautiful | More Beautiful | Most Beautiful |
| Difficult | More Difficult | Most Difficult |
| Splendid | More Splendid | Most Splendid |
| Proper | More Proper | Most Proper |
| Learned | More Learned | Most Learned |
| Enjoyable | More Enjoyable | Most Enjoyable |
| Honest | More Honest | Most Honest |
| Organized | More Organized | Most Organized |
WORDS in this group change their entire spellings and pronunciation
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Good/well | Better | Best | |
| Bad/evil/ill | Worse | Worst | |
| Little | Less/lesser | least | |
| Much | More | Most | |
| Many | More | Most | |
| late | Later | Latest/last | |
| Old | Older/elder | Oldest/eldest | |
| Far | Farther /further | Farthest /furthest | |
| Fore | Former | Foremost/first | |
| In | Inner | Innermost/inmost | |
| Up | Upper | uppermost/upmost | |
| out | Outer/utter | Utter most /utmost | |