ADJECTIVES

(Words that describe Nouns)

Explanation:An Adjective is a word used with a noun to tell

somethingy more about the Noun. It is describing word. It describes
the person or thing which the noun name. Describing words are used
to describe people, places, animal or thing (naming words) describing
words make sentence more interesting to read.
e. g. This is a joker. Boring
This is a funny and silly joker. Interesting
This is a sandwich. Boring
This is a tasty and delicious sandwich.
Study the following:
Adjective Noun
 Good  Boy
 sweet  Fruit
 big  House
 poor  Man
 Rich  Country
 Dark  Room
Note:An Adjective usually comes before the noun it describes. But
sometimes the adjective comes after the Noun.
Adjective before the noun
Adjective Noun
He has a New Car
We saw a Black Cat
She bought some Fresh Vegetables.
Adjective after the noun
Noun Verb Adjective
The Car Is New
That Cat Is Black
Those Vegetables Are Fresh
HOW TO FIND THE ADJECTIVE
To find the adjective we ask the following questions :
 What kind of?
 How many? Or how much?
 Which?

See the following:

Example 1
The black bird is flying.
Noun: bird
Question: what kind of?
Answer: black
The adjective is “black “

Example 2
We went library several times.
Noun: library
Question: how many times?
Answer: several
The adjective is “several”

Example 3
That boy is walking
Noun: boy
Question: which noy?
Answer: that
The adjective is “that”
Exercise 28

Write the following words under the correct heading. Follow

the example given.

Dog, big, pen, long, short, pencil, bicycle, head, beautiful,

lovely, man, child, picture, table, chair, friend, town, ruler,
stone, roof, new, old, box, teacher, mother, woman, library,
road, sour, bitter, tall, sea, sand

Adjective Noun
 Big  Dog
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Exercise 29

Write a suitable adjective in each blank.

1. He is a___________ man.

2. A ___________ woman sat under the tree.

3. She is not a___________ girl.

4. We did not see the________ car.

5. The___________ rain destroyed the crops.

6. The__________ dog stole a piece of bone.

7. He is a__________ and_________ man.

8. They live in a_________ house.

9. The grass_________ attracts insects.

10. His shoes are_________ in colour.

11. The table is________.

12. The children are_________.

13. His voice is_______.

14. A__________ mango is__________.

15. A__________ Man is__________.

 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
(degree)
Explanation: Adjectives have three degrees of comparison. .
(a) The positive Degree is the simple form of
the Adjective.
(b) The Comparative Degree is used to
compare two things. It is formed:
i) by adding “-er” to the positive ; or,
ii) by adding the word “more “to the
positive.
(c) The Superlative Degree is used to
compare more than two things. It is
formed: i) by adding “-
est” to the Positive ; or ii) by
adding the word “most” to the positive.
(Note: there are exceptions to this. See further for
example)
Positive Comparative Superlative
 Big  Bigger  Biggest
 Small  Smaller  Smallest
 Tall  Taller  Tallest
 Clever  Cleverer  Cleverest
 Cold  Colder  Coldest
 Beautiful  More  Most beautiful
beautiful
Exercise 30

Positive Comparative Superlative

  Fat  ______  ______
 _______  More useful  ______
 ______  ______  Poorest
 New  ______  ______
 ______  Whiter  ______
 ______  ______  Blackest
 ______  ______  Most wonderful
 Noisy  ______  ______
 Good  Better  Best
 Bad  Worse  Worst

Exercise 31

Write the correct adjective in the blanks:

1. I am short

2. but you are_______.

3. You are

4. _______ but she is happier.

5. He is taller than you

6. but I am the_______.

7. I am weak

8. and you are as_______as I am.

9. You are clever

10. but she is the_________of all the girls in your class

11. I am not careful

12. but is he_________ than I am?

13. If I am not strong

14. then you to are not__________.

15. A cake is soft

16. but cotton is___________.

Exercise 33

Give the Positive Degree of these Adjectives:

1. More careless 2. Most painful

3. Quicker 4. Weaker
5. Most careful 6. Softer
7. Narrower 8. Cleverest
9. Newest 10. Longest
11. Friendlier 12. Smaller

Exercise 34

Give the Superlative Degree of these Adjectives:

1.Wonderful 2.Delightful

3.Careful 4. Long

5. Slow 6. Soft

7. dark 8. Far

9. Fine 10. Lovely

11. Thoughtful 12. Hopeful

13. Painful 14. Tall

15. Short 16. Tired

17. Sweet 18. beautiful