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Types
of
Adjectives
Adjectives of Quality
These adjectives are used to describe the
nature of a noun. They give an idea about
the characteristics of the noun by
answering the question what kind.
Examples:
Honest, Kind, Large, Bulky, Beautiful,
Ugly etc.
New Delhi is a large city with many
historical monuments.
Sheila is a beautiful woman.
Adjectives of Quantity
These adjectives help to show the amount
or the approximate amount of the noun or
pronoun. These adjectives do not provide
exact numbers; rather they tell us the
amount of the noun in relative or whole
terms.
Examples:
Adjectives of Number
These adjectives are used to show the
number of nouns and their place in an
order. There are three different sections
within adjectives of number; they are
Demonstrative Adjectives
These adjectives are used to point out or
indicate a particular noun or pronoun
using the adjectives - This, That, These and
Those.
Examples:
Interrogative Adjectives
These adjectives are used to ask questions
about nouns or in relation to nouns, they
are - Where, What, Which and Whose.
Examples:
Comparison of Adjectives
When we want to compare two or more
nouns using adjectives, we use the
comparative and superlative forms of the
adjective to show the comparison between
the nouns.
Examples:
Positive Form
These are the simple adjectives that simply
describe the noun without comparing it to
another - big, sweet, clean, etc.
Examples:
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.
Examples:
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.
Examples:
We use -er to make the comparative and est to make the superlative.
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Black
Blacker
Blackest
Fair
Fairer
Fairest
Clever
Cleverer
Cleverest
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Nice
Nicer
Nicest
Late
Later
Latest
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Pretty
Prettier
Prettiest
Lazy
Lazier
Laziest
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Hot
Hotter
Hottest
Wet
Wetter
Wettest
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Difficult
Careful
Handsome
More
Handsome
Most
Handsome
Interesting
More
Interesting
Most
Interesting
Special Adjectives
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Quiet
Brave
Sure
Braver/ More
Brave
Surer/ More
Sure
Example
He is cleverer than her.
He is more clever than
studious.
This is the most quiet
place.
This is the quietest
place.
Irregular Comparisons
Examples:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Bad
Worse
Worst
Good
Better
Best
Further
Furthest
Far (place)
Farther
Farthest
Old (people)
Elder
Eldest
Little (amount)
Less
Least
Late (order)
Latter
Last
Exercises 1.1
Direction: Determine what
Adjective are the following.
1.) honest
6.) five
2.) many
7.) beautiful
3.) these
8.) best
4.) what
9.) dozen
5.) few
10.) who
type
of
Exercises 1.2
Direction: Give the Positive, Comparative and
Superlative form of the following Adjectives.
Positive
Comparative
prettier
good
least
more brave
tall
Superlative
Exercises 1.3
Direction: Identify the following.
________ 1.) are words that are used to
describe nouns and pronouns.
________ 2.) These adjectives are used to
describe the nature of a noun.
________ 3.) These adjectives are used to
show the number of nouns and their place
in an order.
Exercises 1.3
Direction: Identify the following.
________ 4.) These adjectives are used to
ask questions about nouns or in relation to
nouns, they are - Where, What, Which and
Whose.
________ 5.) These are the simple adjectives
that simply describe the noun without
comparing it to another - big, sweet, clean,
etc.
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