ADJECTIVES

Words that describe a noun or a pronoun are called

adjectives.

ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY

These adjectives tell the quality of a noun or a pronoun.

Ex. thick, good, white, happy, hungry, weak, excellent etc.

1. Ajay is a good boy.

2. The dog was hungry.

3. He is an excellent cook.

4. Her skin is red.

ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY

These adjectives tell the quantity of a noun or pronoun.

Ex - much, a little, some, a lot of etc.

1. She has a lot of money.

2. There was much milk left in the bottle.

3. Would you like to have some coffee ?

4. He has bought a little butter.

 ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER
These adjectives tell the number of a noun or pronoun.
Ex - one, two, many, third, dozen, last etc.

1. Mohan stood second in the class.

2. We have three toffees with us.
3. Asha stood last in the race.
4. We were the first to reach the party.

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
These adjectives are used to point out some particular nouns or pronouns.
Ex - this, that, these & those.
1. This pen was broken.
2. These books are yours.
3. That man is lame.
4. Those boards are hard.

Ques.A Fill in the blanks with adjectives of quality, quantity or number suitably.
( any, injured, colourful, silk, some, naughty, helpful, three , ferocious )
1) The _______ cloth is expensive.
2) Please give me ______ food.
3) Is there ______cash left in the box ?
4) The _____ woman was sent to a hospital.
5) There are _____ sandwiches for you.
6) When I was in trouble, my friend was very _____.
7) The _______ puppy split the milk.
8) ________ dresses were displayed in the shop.
9) I need ____ days to complete my homework.
10) Tigers are _____ animals.
11) June is the ______ month of the year. ( adjective of number )
12) Rohan bought ______ pencils, _______ sharpeners and ______ cardboard sheets.
( adjectives of number )
13) Kapil is a ________ cricketer. ( adjective of quality )
14) There is ________ juice in the jar for all of us. ( adjective of quantity )
15) I would like to buy ________ dress. ( demonstrative adjectives)

Ques B. Write adjectives to describe these persons.

1. A person who does not like to do any work. _ _ Z _
2. A person who is always doing one thing or the other. _ U S_
3. A person who is always ready to help others. H _ _ _ _ _ L
4. A person who is the not afraid of anything. F__R__S_
5. A person who easily mixes up with others. F______Y
6. A person who is liked by many. P___L__
Look at the table showing the temperature in some of the major Indian cities .
Complete the sentences using the given information.
City Maximum (°C) Minimum (°C)
Ahmedabad 32 29
Amritsar 37 26
Bengaluru 28 21
Chennai 36 27
Delhi 38 28
Jaipur 41 29
Mumbai 32 27
Jammu 39 26

1. Jaipur is the ___________ city.

2. Ahmedabad is __________ than Jaipur.
3. Delhi is ________ than Chennai.
4. Mumbai is ________ than Amritsar.
5. Bengaluru is the ____________ city.

We use degrees of comparisons to compare the nouns.

Adjectives that tell us about the quality of a nouns are said to be in the positive degree.

Adjectives that compare two people or things are said to be in the comparative degree.

Adjectives that compare three or more things or persons are said to be superlative
degree.

Formation of degrees of comparison

A). An adjective can be changed from the positive degree into its comparative and
superlative degree in two ways.
1. Positive degree + er = comparative degree
2. Positive degree + est = superlative degree

B). An adjective that has two or more syllabus, forms the comparative degree by adding
more, and the superlative degree by adding most, before the words.
 Positive Comparative Superlative
high higher highest
cute cuter cutest
small smaller smallest
big bigger biggest
thick thicker thickest
large larger largest
fine finer finest
late later latest
simple simpler simplest
fierce fiercer fiercest
dry drier driest
happy happier happiest
lazy lazier laziest
wealthy wealthier wealthiest
easy easier easiest
big bigger biggest
thin thinner thinnest
hot hotter hottest
dim dimmer dimmest
hard harder hardest
young younger youngest
white whiter whitest
cold colder coldest
tall taller tallest
dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
difficult more difficult most difficult
faithful more faithful most faithful
popular more popular most popular
good better best
far farther farthest
little less least
many/much more most
old elder eldest
old older oldest
bad worse worst
 Find out the degrees of the given adjectives as indicated in brackets.

1. easy (comparative) L F A I T H F U L
2. largest ( positive) A I G H J I P M A
3. far ( superlative)
T R G T Y F K O R
4. many ( superlative)
E C I P L K D S G
5. most faithful ( positive)
S E A S I E S T E
6. later ( superlative)
T R Q W X T U Z S
G F A R T H E S T

Choose the adjectives from the box and fill in the blanks with the correct degree of
adjectives as indicated.
( large, tall, biggest, cold, pretty )
1. Tina is ________ than Babita (comparative degree)
2. Raj wants a _______ suitcase. But Amit wants a _______ one. ( Positive, comparative)
3. The trunk of an Ashoka tree is _________ then the trunk of Banyan tree . (comparative
degree)
4. Today is________ the day of the year . (Superlative degree)
5. You look very ________ today. (Positive degree)