Adjectives

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Adjectives are words that tell us more about

people , animals, places or things.

Example :-
a) Ahmad is a tall boy.
b) Wild animals are kept in cages in the zoo.
c) She lives in a big house.

Comparison Of Adjectives
We can also use adjectives to compare people,
animals, places or things. There are three degrees
of comparison:- Positive, comparative and
superlative.
 1) The positive form of adjectives is used
when no comparison is made.
Example :-
a) She is a smart girl.
b) He is a fast runner.
c) The cat is a quiet animal.
- The positive form is also used when
comparing two persons, animals, places or
things that are similar or equal.
Example :-
a) We are as slow as the other group.
b) The lion is as fierce as the tiger.
c) My car is as expensive as your car.

2) The comparative form is used when

comparing two persons, animals, places
or things that are unequal.

- The comparative form of many adjectives

has ‘er’ added to the adjectives.
Example :-
a) He is older than my father .
b) A duck is smaller than a goose.
c) They are younger than I am.
- The comparative form of adjectives of two or
more syllables has ‘more’ added to the
adjectives.

Example :-
a) He is more handsome than his brother.
b) My story book is more interesting than
yours.
c) This pictures is more colourful than that
one.

3) The superlatives form is used when three

or more persons, animals, places or
things are compared.

- The superlative form of many adjectives has

‘est’ added to the adjectives.
Example :-
a) That is the longest river in the world.
b) He is the kindest person I have ever met.
c) This is the shortest way to my house.

- The superlative form of long adjectives has

‘most’ added to the adjectives.
Example :-
a) Harlina is the most beautiful girl in our
class.
b) That is the most exciting film of the year.
c) This is the most important point to
remember.

Note :-
The spelling of some adjectives changes when
they are used in the comparative and
superlative.
 Positive Comparative Superlative
(as…as ) (….than ) (the... )
big bigger biggest

dirty dirtier dirtiest

fat fatter fattest

fierce fiercer fiercest

heavy heavier heaviest

pretty prettier prettiest

thin thinner thinnest

ugly uglier ugliest

bad worse Worst

far farther farthest

a little less least

good / better best

well
many / more most
much
 Exercise 1

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. afraid More afraid Most afraid

2. bright brighter brightest

3.broad broader Broadest

4.comfortable More Most

comfortable comfortable
5.dark darker darkest

6.early earlier Earliest

7.large larger Largest

8.happy happier Happiest

9.hot hotter Hottest

10.rich richer Richest

11.high higher Highest

12.sharp sharper Sharpest

Exercise 2

1. The second clown is the funniest______ ( funny ) of

them all.
2. My mother is as _successful_________ ( successful ) as
my father.
3. These apples are _sweeter_________ ( sweet ) than
those in the basket.
4. Gopal is the _heaviest_________ ( heavy ) in the class.
5. Cameron Highland is _cooler_________ ( cool ) than
Fraser’s Hill.
6. Jupiter is the __biggest________ (big ) planet in the
universe.
7. Mariam speaks ______good____ ( good ) English.
8. Beware of him. He is as ___cunning_______ ( cunning
) as fox.
9. It is ____warmer______ ( warm ) here in Malaysia than
in China.

10.Your hair is as ___flat_______ ( flat ) as a pancake !

11. The _most popular_________ ( popular ) entertainer

received a standing ovation.

12. Haris is one of the _smartest_________ ( smart ) students

in the school.