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Adjectives | Three Degrees of Adjectives | Let's play with degrees of comparison 


Page # 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64


An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun and adds to the quality of the noun. Describing words are called adjectives. 

Example- tall boy


There can be other describing words such as-fat,short, etc.


Adjectives can be used to compare the qualities in a person animal or thing.


Examples: 

1. Harry is a tall boy.

2. Vishal is taller than Harish. 

3. Vicky is the tallest.


In the sentences above, there is a comparison of the quality i.e. tall.


In English grammar,  it is called degrees of comparison. It means that two or more people or things are compared for having a quality and to assess who has more of that quality.


Let's look at the following examples which shows positive   (Ist), comparative (2nd) and superlative (3rd) degree.


✍ Rule 1 : Add '-er' and '-est' to make the 2nd and 3rd degrees respectively. 


1. able- abler- ablest

2. base- baser- basest

3. big- bigger- biggest

4. bold- bolder-boldest

5. bright- brighter- brightest

6. clever- cleverer- cleverest

7. clean- cleaner- cleanest 

8. dear- dearer- dearest 

9. deep- deeper- deepest

10. dense- denser- densest

11. empty- emptier- emptier

12. fat- fatter- fattest

13. fast- faster- fastest

14. few- fewer- fewest

15. fond- fonder- fondest

16. great- greater- greatest 

17. hard- harder- hardest

18. high- higher- highest 

19. humble- humbler- humblest

20. keen- keener- keenest

21.  kind- kinder- kindest

22. less- lesser- least

23. light- lighter- lightest 

24. long- longer- longest

25. near- nearer- nearest 

26. noble- nobler- noblest

27. poor- poorer- poorest

28. pure- purer- purest

29. rare- rarer- rarest

30. rich- richer- richest

31. safe- safer- safest

32. sane- saner- safest

33. short- shorter- shortest 

34. slim- slimmer- slimmest

35. slow- slower- slowest

36. small- smaller- smallest

37. strong- stronger- strongest 

38. sweet- sweeter- sweetest

39. tall- taller- tallest

40. true - truer- truest

41. weak- weaker- weakest

42. white- whiter- whitest 

43. wise- wiser- wisest

44. young- younger- youngest 


✍ Rule 2 : Add 'more' and 'most' to make the 2nd and 3rd degrees respectively. 

1. active- more active- most active 

2. attractive- more attractive- most attractive 

3. beautiful- more beautiful- most beautiful 

4. brilliant- more brilliant- most brilliant 

5. capable- more capable- most capable 

6. careful-more careful- most careful

7. courageous- more courageous- most courageous 

8. difficult- more difficult- most difficult 

9. diligent- more diligent- most diligent

10. doubtful- more doubtful- most doubtful 

11. famous - more famous- most famous 

12. faithful- more faithful- most faithful 

13. harmful- more harmful- most harmful 

14. helpful- more helpful- most helpful 

15. ignorant- more ignorant- most ignorant 

16. intelligent- more intelligent- most intelligent 

17. interesting- more interesting- most interesting 

18. obscure- more obscure- most obscure 

19. polite- more polite- most polite 

20. popular- more popular- most popular 

21. proper- more proper- most proper

22. secure - more secure - most secure

23. wonderful- more wonderful- most wonderful 


✍ Rule 3 : All are different. 

1. bad - worse- worst

2. far- farther- farthest 

3. good- better- best

4. late - later - latest

5. late - latter- last

6. little- less- least

7. low - lower - lowest

8. many- more- most

9. much- more- most

10. old - older- oldest 

11. old - elder- eldest

12. some- more- most

13. up - upper - uppermost



✍ Rule 4 :  Those ending in 'y' or -ly'  

add 'ier' and 'est' after removing -y'.

1. busy - busier - busiest

2. easy - easier - easiest

3.  happy- happier- happiest 

4. heavy- heavier - heaviest

5. holy- holier- holiest

6. jolly- jollier - jolliest

7. pretty - prettier- prettiest 



✍ Rule 5 : Double the last letter when a consonant comes after a short vowel sound. 

1. big - bigger - biggest

2. fat - fatter - fattest

3. hot - hotter - hottest

4. mad - madder - maddest

5. red - redder - reddest

6. sad - sadder - saddest

7. thin - thinner - thinnest 

8. wet - wetter - wettest





Activity # 5 , Page no. 64

I.Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree of Adjectives. 

  1. He is a ______ student. 

Ans. tall

  1. The Taj is a _____ building. 

Ans. beautiful 

  1. My table is the ______ of all.

Ans. biggest

  1. Her sweatshirt is _____ than her jeans 

Ans.softer

  1. Teena's hair is ______ than Leena's hair.

Ans.longer

  1. Saumya is _______ than Vijaya.

Ans. funnier

  1. Haridwar is one of the ______ places for the Hindus.

Ans.holiest

  1. Gold is ______ than silver. 

Ans. more expensive 

  1. Ravinder is ______ than Parul.

Ans. smarter

  1. This is the ______ book I have ever read.

Ans.Best




II. Add -er or more


  1. Cats are ______than goats.

Ans. more affectionate

  1. Sheena is ______ than Gagan.

Ans. older

  1. China is _____ than Poland. 

Ans.larger

  1. My Hindi class is ______ than my Maths class.

Ans. more boring 

  1. In the UK, the streets are generally ______ than in the USA.

Ans. narrower

  1. Delhi is the ______ than Chandigarh. 

Ans. busier

  1. Jyoti is _____ than her sister. 

Ans. quieter 

  1. Kiran is ______ than her brother.

Ans. more ambitious 

  1. My garden is a lot ______ than this park. 

Ans. more colourful 

  1. My house is a bit ______ than a hotel.

Ans. more comfortable 


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♦️2♦️ Topic :  *One Word Substitution*



♦️3♦️ Topic :  *Part of Speech*


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♦️4♦️ Topic :  *Determiners*












♦️10♦️ Topic :  *Degrees of Adjectives*




♦️11♦️ Topic :  *Non-Finite*



♦️12♦️ Topic :  *Subject-Verb Agreement*
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♦️14♦️ Topic :  *Voice*
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♦️15♦️ Topic :  *Idioms & Proverbs*
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♦️16♦️ Topic : *Nouns and Adverbs*
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♦️17♦️ Topic : *Make Nouns *
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♦️18♦️ Topic : *Prepositions*
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