Adjective are those words which add some more information to the noun. There are different types of adjectives.

 

Some adjectives show size of the things or people.
Big, large, small, tiny, huge, thin etc show the size of people or things
Ex:

  • A big car.
    (Here adjective ‘big’ has added more information to the noun car.)
  • A tiny village.

 

Some adjectives show colour of the things.
Red, green, blue, orange, yellow etc show colour of the things.
Ex:

  • A red car.
  • A blue jeans.

 

Some adjectives show quality of the things.
Young, kind, beautiful, hot, cool, old, brave, rich, poor etc show quality of the things or persons.
Ex:

  • A beautiful girl.
  • A young boy.
  • A beautiful painting.

 

Some adjectives show quantity of the things.
Much, little, some, sufficient, whole etc show quantity of the things.
Ex:

  • This is sufficient food.
  • This is little whisky.

 

Some adjectives show what things are made of.
Steel, wood, iron, plastic, gold, cotton etc show the material the things are made of.
Ex:

  • This is wooden table.
  • Give me a plastic bag.
  • Show me a gold chain.

 

Adjectives have three degrees. ie Positive, Comparative and Superlative. Let’s see how to form these.

 

The comparative degree of an adjective is usually formed by adding ‘er ’ and the superlative degree is formed by adding ‘est' to the positive form of adjective.


Positive

Comparative

Superlative

High

Higher

Highest

Long

Longer

Longest

Sweet

Sweeter

sweetest

 

If the positive degree of an adjective ends in ‘e’ then only ‘r’ and ‘st’ is generally added to make the comparative and superlative degrees


Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Wise

Wiser

Wisest

Large

Larger

Largest

Safe

Safer

Safest

 

If the positive degree of an adjective ends with consonant + y then y is replaced by ier in comparative degree and iest in superlative degree.


Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Lovely

Lovelier

Loveliest

Pretty

Prettier

Prettiest

Easy

Easier

Easiest

 

If the positive form of an adjective ends in a single consonant and is of one syllable which is preceded by vowel then the consonant is doubled before adding ‘er' or ‘est' to form comparative or superlative degree.

Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Wet

Wetter

Wettest

Hot

Hotter

Hottest

Big

Bigger

Biggest

 

If the adjectives have two or more than two syllables. Comparative and superlative degrees of these adjectives are formed by adding ‘more’ and ‘most’ before the positive form.


Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Beautiful

More beautiful

Most beautiful

Colourful

More colourful

Most colourful

Careless

More careless

Most careless

 

Some adjectives have irregular forms of comparative and superlative degrees.


Positive

Comparative

Superlative

Good

Better

Best

Bad

Worse

Worst

Late

Later

Last