1- TO KNOW THE FORM OF ADJECTIVES.

2- TO USE DEGREES IN SENTENCES.

3- TO DRAW COMPARISON USING COMPARAIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS.

4- TO IDENTIFY THE USES OF VARIOUS DEGREES.

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THE WORD WHICH ADDS SOMETHING TO THE MEANING OF A NOUN IS CALLED AN ADJECTIVE.

E.G.- HE IS A GOOD BOY.

POSITIVE

DEGREE

COMPARATIVE

DEGREE

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE

POSITIVE DEGREE –

IT IS THE SIMPLE FORM OF ADJECTIVE. IT IS USED TO DENOTE THE MERE EXISTENCE OF SOME QUALITY OF WHAT WE SPEAK ABOUT. IT IS USED WHEN NO COMPARISON IS MADE.

MOHAN IS A GOOD STUDENT.

MADHU’S MANGO IS SWEET.

NANDA DEVI IS A HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGE.

ROHIT IS A SHORT BOY.

INDIA IS A BIG COUNTRY.

IT DENOTES A HIGHER DEGREE OF THE QUALITY THAN THE POSITIVE, AND IS USED WHEN TWO THINGS OR SET OF THINGS ARE COMPARED.

THIS BOY IS STRONGER THAN RAMESH.

APPLES ARE DEARER THAN ORANGES.

EVEREST IS HIGHER THAN NANDA DEVI.

USHA IS TALLER THAN SEEMA.

INDIRA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BINDRA.

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE-

IT DENOTES THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF QUALITY, AND IS USED WHEN MORE THAN TWO THINGS OR SETS OF THINGS ARE COMPARED.

SURESH IS THE STRONGEST BOY OF THIS CLASS.

REETA IS THE TALLEST GIRL OF THE SCHOOL.

NEENA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF THIS CITY.

THIS IS THE LARGEST PATH.

FORMATION OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE-

1. MOST ADJECTIVES FORM THE COMPARATIVE BY ADDING ‘ER’ AND SUPERLATIVE BY ADDING ‘EST’ TO THE POSITIVE AS
2. SWEET SWEETER SWEETEST
3. SMALL SMALLER SMALLEST
4. BOLD BOLDER BOLDEST
5. TALL TALLER TALLEST
6. GREAT GREATER GREATEST
7. KIND KINDER KINDEST

2.WHEN THE POSITIVE ENDS IN ‘E’ ONLY ‘R’ AND ‘ST’ ARE ADDED AS-

BRAVE BRAVER BRAVEST

FINE FINER FINEST

WHITE WHITER WHITEST

LARGE LARGER LARGEST

NOBLE NOBLER NOBLEST

WISE WISER WISEST

3. WHEN THE POSITIVE ENDS IN ‘Y’ PRECEDED BY A CONSONANT, THE ‘Y’ IS CHANGED INTO ‘I’ BEFORE ADDING ’ER’ AND ‘EST’ AS

HAPPY HAPPIER HAPPIEST

EASY EASIER EASIEST

HEAVY HEAVIER HEAVIEST

MERRY MERRIER MERRIEST

WEALTHY WEALTHIER WEALTHIEST

4 WHEN THE POSITIVE IS A WORD OF ONE SYLLABLE AND ENDS IN A SINGLE CONSONANT, PRECEDED BY A SHORT VOWEL, THIS CONSONANT IS DOUBLED BEFORE ADDING ‘ ER’ AND ‘EST’ AS-

RED REDDER REDDEST

BIG BIGGER BIGGEST

HOT HOTTER HOTTEST

THIN THINNER THINNEST

SAD SADDER SADDEST

FAT FATTER FATTEST

5. ADJECTIVES OF MORE THAN TWO SYLLABLES FORM THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE BY PUTTING MORE AND MOST BEFORE THE POSITIVE AS-

BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL MOST BEAUTIFUL

DIFFICULT MORE DIFFICULT MOST DIFFICULT

INDUSTRIOUS MORE INDUSTRIOUS MOST INDUSTRIOUS

COURAGEOUS MORE COURAGEOUS MOST COURAGEOUS

SOME ADJECTIVES ARE COMPARED IRREGULARLY – THEIR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ARE NOT FORMED FROM THE POSITIVE AS-

GOOD BETTER BEST

BAD WORSE WORST

MUCH MORE MOST

MANY MORE MOST

FAR FARTHER FARTHEST

UP UPPER UPMOST

HOME ASSIGNMENT

• WRITE TWO SENTENCES OF EACH DEGREE
• DEFINE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE DEGREES
• WHAT IS IRREGULAR COMPARISON?