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Adjectives

The document explains adjectives and their degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. It provides definitions and examples for each degree, along with rules for forming comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. The document also includes an activity section for practice.

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Adjectives

The document explains adjectives and their degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. It provides definitions and examples for each degree, along with rules for forming comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. The document also includes an activity section for practice.

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ADJECTIVES

DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES

BROWN DOG SITS UNDER THE TALL TREE.

THERE IS A PRETTY GIRL IN A BLUE


DRESS.

RAJ IS A HONEST BOY.


THIS BALL IS BIG.

THIS BALL IS BIGGER THAN THE


GREEN BALL.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST BALL OUT


OF ALL.
DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES:

When we use adjectives to compare persons


or things, we are said to be using degree of
adjectives or degree of comparison.
POSITIVE DEGREE

COMPARITIVE DEGREE

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
POSITIVE DEGREE
The positive degree of an adjective is used to describe a
single thing or person. It simply descried the existence
of a quality.

Rohan is a tall boy.


COMPARITIVE DEGREE
The comparative degree of an adjective is used to compare
two persons or things with each other.

Rohit is taller than Rohan


SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
The superlative degree of an adjective is used to compare
more than two person or things with each other.

Rahul is the tallest of the three


boys.
RULES OF DEGREE OF
ADJECTIVES
RULE NUMBER-1
COMPARITIVE DEGREE
Adding -er
Example- NEAR - NEARER

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Adding -est
Example- NEAR - NEAREST
RULE NUMBER-2
The adjective ends by “e” then the comparative
degree will be formed by adding “r” and for
making superlative degree, we add “st” at the
end of the word.

POSITIVE COMPARITIVE SUPERLATIVE


WISE WISER WISEST
RULE NUMBER-3
If the positive form of an adjective ends in “y”, and it has a
consonant before it, then “y” is first change to “i” before
adding “-er” and “-est”.
POSITIVE COMPARIRTIVE SUPERLATIVE
HEAVY HEAVIER HEAVIEST

If the “y” has a vowel before it, then “- er” and “-est” are
simply added.
POSITIVE COMPARIRTIVE SUPERLATIVE
GREY GREYER GREYEST
RULE NUMBER-4
For some adjectives you need to double the last letter
before you add -er. You do this when the last three letters of
the word have the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant.

POSITIVE COMPARITIVE SUPERLATIVE


THIN THINNER THINNEST
RULE NUMBER-5
For adjectives having more than two syllables, the
comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding
“more” and “most” before the positive form.

POSITIVE COMPARITIVE SUPERLATIVE


USEFUL MORE USEFUL MOST USEFUL
ACTIVITY

PROUDER

RICHEST

YOUNGER

DIRTIER DIRTIEST

FATTEST

MORE HARDWORKING
MOST FAMOUS
HOMEWORK

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