A grammar topic to understand. It is a part of speech. A very easy topic to understand and implement. It also shows the types and degrees of adjectives. A very important tool to understand or enhance the beauty of a language. It is applicable for all age group.
8. An adjective answers the following
questions:
WHAT KIND ? Green, old, round, strong
HOW MUCH ? All, little, enough, any
HOW MANY ? few, 300, two-thirds, some
WHICH ? This, that, those, these, such
10. She is a pretty girl.
This is a brown dog.
It is a beautiful place.
He has a round face.
It Describes the quality of a
person or thing. It tells
about specific qualities, such
as colour, size, age, shape,
origin and material of noun.
It answers the question
‘What kind?”
Quality
Brave, Best, Short, Long,
Round, Red, Beautiful, Clever,
Angry, Shy, Lazy
11. There is enough chapatis for
the dinner.
There is little water in the
jug.
There are fifty students in my
class.
He has many pens.
It indicates the number or
amount of things.
It answers the question
‘How much?’
Quantity
Some, Little, Enough, Few,
Fifty, Ten, Kg, Km
12. Those flowers are very
beautiful.
This is my book.
It points out a specific
noun.
It answers the question
‘Which?’
Demonstrative
This, That, These, Those,
Here, There
13. Give me your pen.
Her teachers always
praise her.
It shows possession or
belonging.
It answers the question
‘Whose?’
Possessive
My, your, His, Her, Its,
Our, Their
14. Whose book is this?
Which car are you
driving?
These are used with
nouns to ask questions.
Interrogative
Whose, Which, What, Who
15. Every day is a new day.
Each child was given a
bag.
It denotes that the persons or
things named in the sentence
are taken singly, separately.
It always come before
singular noun.
Distributive
Each, Every, Either, Neither
17. Most adjectives of one syllable and some of more than one,
form the comparative by adding ‘er’ and
the superlative by adding ‘ est’ to the positive.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Deep deeper deepest
High higher highest
Hard harder hardest
Kind kinder kindest
Poor poorer poorest
18. When the Positive ends in ‘y’, preceded by a
consonant,
‘y’ is changed into ‘i’ before adding ‘er’ or ‘est’.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Dirty dirtier dirtiest
Early earlier earliest
Easy easier easiest
Happy happier happiest
Heavy heavier heaviest