COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Adjective – a word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun.
Adverb – a word that is used to modify an adjective, verb, or adverb.

There are three forms of adjectives and adverbs used to show varying degrees of comparison: the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.

The positive form is used when there is no direct comparison being made to anything specific, but is used to offer a broad or general comparison.

The comparative form is used when two things are being compared with each other.

The superlative form is used when more than two things are being compared with one another.

Regular forms for one and two syllable words.

positive – no change (big, strong, long, etc.)
comparative – words end in "er" (bigger, stronger, longer, etc.)
superlative – words end in "est" (biggest, strongest, longest, etc.)

Regular forms for three or more syllable words.

positive – no change (understandable, comfortable, etc.)
comparative – use "more" (more understandable, more comfortable, etc.)
superlative – use "most" (most understandable, most comfortable, etc.)

Adverbs that end in "ly" always use "more" or "most", such as "more quickly" or "most quickly"..

Remember that these are general rules and many adjectives and adverbs have irregular forms.

Have a go and see how you do!

By Thomas Williams

KINDS OF ADJECTIVE

KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They answer questions like what kind, how many, and which one? The three main types of adjectives are descriptive adjectives, quantitative adjectives, and demonstrative adjectives.

Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives describe the characteristics of a noun. They can tell you about a noun’s size, color, shape, taste, and more. Some examples are small, red, round, friendly, and salty. For example: “The large, yellow house is on the corner.” Here large and yellow are descriptive adjectives that describe the house.

Quantitative Adjectives

Quantitative adjectives describe the exact or approximate amount of a noun. Some examples include all, no, few, many, and little.

Numeral adjectives are quantitative adjectives that give exact number amounts (e.g. two, seven, thirty, first, and ninth). For example: “There are five boys in her class.” In this case, five is a numeral adjective that describes the number of boys.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives answer the question which one? They point out particular nouns. Some demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those. For example: “He bought that sweater.” Here, that is a demonstrative adjective that describes which sweater we’re referring to.

Overall, there are three main types of adjectives that describe nouns in different ways. Descriptive adjectives describe the quality of a noun. Quantitative and numeral adjectives describe the quantity of a noun. Demonstrative adjectives point out a particular noun

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