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Adjectives Adjectives are words that describes nouns. They may appear before or after nouns.eg:- This is a good clock. (before noun) This clock is good. (After noun)Degress of comparison (Adjectives) Positive comparative superlative Big Bigger biggest Young Younger youngest Small Smaller Smallest Safe Safer Safest Fine Finer Finest Hot Hotter Hottest Wet Wetter Wettest Clean Cleaner Cleanest Noble Nobler Noblest Happy Happier Happiest Healthy Healthier Healthiest Pretty Prettier Prettiest Merry Merrier Merriest Bright Brighter Brighter Fast Faster Fastest Lovely Lovelier Lovliest We can change the words and their meanings by adding suffixes to words at the end. Eg:- Big bigger biggest Clean cleaner cleanest Fat fatter fattest We use comparative adjectives to compare nouns .We use “than” with comparative adjectives . eg:- My brother is fatter than my father . Sarath is taller than Samantha. Positive Comparative Superlative Expensive More expensive Most expensive Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful Generous More generous Most generous Active More active Most active Famous More famous Most famous Difficult More difficult Most difficult Valuable More valuable Most valuable We add “more “ and “most” to the comparative and superlative forms. We use “the” with superlative adjectives . Eg:- Mahaweli is the longest river in Sri Lanka. Mali is the tallest girl in the class.Irregular comparisons Positive Comparative Superlative Good Better Best Bad Worse Worst Little Less Least Much More Most Far Further Furthest Many More Most Select the correct answer from those given in brackets 1.Sister is (more tall/taller / more taller ) than brother.2.Kothmale is (more cold/colder/ more colder ) than Mawanella.3.Nimal is (happy / more happier / happier) than Siril.4.Forgiveness is the ( noble/noblest) revenge and the gift of god .5.Love is the (greatest/great) refreshment and happiness in the life.He has the(loud/louder/loudest) voice and the 7. (kind/kinder/kindest) heart in the office.8.Kamal’s marks are bad, but Kanthak’s are (worse/worst/more bad ). 9.“I don’t think” that this cloths is the quality I want.”i am sorry.It’s (the good/the best/the better) I want.”Use the positive or comparative or superlative of the adjective in brackets.Jane is the ………..(tall)of the two sisters.Tom is the ………….(strong) boy in the classs.The higher the fost ,the ………..(great)once responsibilities.The fox is …….(cunning)than any other animal.We must eat ……..(little)starch as we get older.This book is ……..(interesting ) than that.The mango is ……(sweet) than the orange.The tigger is ……….(ferocious ) than the bear.Mount Everest is the …….. (high) mountain in the world.English is the ………..useful language in the world.Prepared by A.W.R.Sriyanthi ................
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