8 Kinds of Adjectives

Adjectives are words that add meaning to a noun. In other words, they qualify anoun.
Adjectives are of many kinds. Let us learn about them.
Read these sentences.
1. The wicked wolf killedthe innocent lamb.
2. The house was gloomy.
The coloured words are adjectives which tell us about the quality or the characteristic
possessed by the noun. They answerthe question-What kind?
The adjectives that describe the quality of something are called adjectives of quality.

LET'S REVISE
A. Fillin the blanks with adjectives of quality.
open heavy delicious ripe loud light
huge thirsty naughty old good Cool

1. The children were making a noise.

2 school bags should not be allowed.
3. That cake tasted
4 There's a wind blowing outside. We can expect
rainfall at night.
5. The shop beside the drain was selling. fruits.
6. My friend bought these chocolates from Canada.
7. The crow found an pitcher that was fullof water.
8. The elephant slept soundly.
Read these sentences.
1. Give me some money. I need to buy something.
2. There is little water in this pond.
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The coloured words are adjectives which tell us about the quantity of something. They
answerthe question-Howmuch?
The adjectives that indicate the quantity of something are called adjectives of
quantity.
Now, read these sentences.
1. There are four bananas in this basket.
2. Many birds were flying over the tree.
The coloured words are adjectives which tell us about the number of something. They
answer the question--Howmany?
The adjectives that tell us the quantity of something arecalled adjectives of number.
Look at these sentences. March

1. March is the third month of the year.

2. This is the eighth chapter of the book.
The adjectives third and eighth tell us about the position of the month in a year and the
order of the chapter in the book, respectively.
Adjectives that tell us about the position or the order of things in a series are called
ordinal adjectives.

LET'S REVISE
B ldentify the adjectives in these sentences. Write whether they are adjectives of quantity
(), adjectives of number (N) or ordinal adjectives (0).
1. 'Alibaba and Forty Thieves' is an Arabian fairy tale.
2. Is there any milk in the glass?
3. My daughter stood first in the class.
4 There are twenty-three candles on the cake.
5 The waiter dropped the tray accidentally and broke two glases and some plates.
6. Ihaven't gotmuch work to do.
7. This is the tenth time she has dumped me.
8. Shecame second in the relay. Her brother came third.

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Read these sentences.
1. These apples are ripe.
2. This dress is expensive.
3. Those boys are courageous.
4. That shirt is not clean.

The adjectives these, this, those, and that point to or indicate a particular noun and tell us
which thing or person we mean. They answer the question-Which one?
Adjectives that indicate a particular noun are called demonstrative adjectives.

We use this and that for singular nouns. We use these and those for
plural nouns. This and these are used to indicate things that are close
by. That and those are used to indicate things that are further away.

LET'S REVISE
C. Fill intheblanks with suitable demonstrative adjectives.
boy near the gate always comes late to school.
2 thieves were caught by the police.
3. Idon't want samosas kept at that open counter.
4 mangoes are rotten, mangoes on the corner shelf
are fresh.
5. Why is gardener digging in the background?
6 Who are. people standing across the road?
7. Can I borrow book?
8 flowers are my favourite.

Now, read these sentences.

1. What time is it?
2. Whose pen is lost?
3. Which boy is stronger?
In these sentences, the adjectives what, whose and which modify nouns to indicate a
question about them.
Adjectives that are used to ask questions are called interrogative adjectives.
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LET'S REVISE

D. Fillin the blanks with suitable interrogative adjectives.

1 car did you buy?
2 of these birds do you like?
3. book is that?
4 excuse did you make for not going to the English class?
5 car was involved in the accident?
6. novel are you reading nowadays?
7 clothes do you wish to buy?
8 shoes are these?
9. CD is Shama listening to?
10 vitamins should be taken every day?
Now, read these sentences.
1. This is my house.
2. That is their house.

The coloured words are adjectives that are used with nouns to show possession.
Adjectives that show possession are called possessive adjectives.
The other possessive adjectives are your, our, her, his and its.
LET'S REVISE
E Fillin the blanks with suitable possessive adjectives.
1 grandparents live very close to house.
2. We were late for science tuition.
3 We lost way in the busy marketplace.
4. suitcase is not properly locked.
5. The kitten chased tail.
6. Two students didn't do English homework.
7. Ilike singing. Please sing a song for me.
8. Mary likes grandmother. She often visits her.

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 POSSESSIVE
GROUP PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Pronouns Adjectives
First person
Singular me mine mine my
Plural we us Ours ours Our

Second person
Singular/Plural you you yours yours your

Second person
Singular he him his his his
she her hers hers her
it it its its its
Plural they them theirs theirs their

LET'S REVISE

F. Choose whether ecach sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun.

1. She's not his friend, she is (my/mine).
2. James didn't drink his own coffee. He drank (her/hers).
3. Did (yourlyours) mother call?
4. Idon't know (chem/their) very well.
5. Idon't expect (them/their) daughter on time.
6. Italked to (my/me) grandmother for three hours last night.
7. Ithink I got my notes mixed up with (yourlyours).
8. She is one of (hers/her) friends.
9. His neighbourhood is safe, while (my/mine) neighbourhood isn't.
10. husband and I want to go to Paris.

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Degrees of Comparison
We use adjectives to show comparison between two or more people, animals or things.
The form of adjective changes when we make these comparisons.
There are three degrees of comparison.
The positive degree of an adjective is used when no comparison is involved.
For example: 1. Nikhil is ayoung man.
2. An elephant is a big animal.
3. Roma is a sensible girl.
The comparative degree of an adjective is used when we compare two people,
animals or things. We add -r/-er to most adjectives to form their comparative
degree. In some cases, we add more before the adjective. We often use than with the
comparative degree.
For example: 1. Nikhil is younger than Sahil.
2. Anelephant is bigger than lion.
3. Roma is more sensible than Arun.
" The superlative degree is used when we compare more than two people, animals or
things. We either add -st/-est to the adjectives or use most before adjectives to form
their superlative degree. It is often used with the article the.
Forexample: 1. Nikhil is the youngest boy in the class.
2. Anelephant is the biggest animal in thejungle.
3. Roma is the most sensible in her family.
Note the different ways of making comparisons.
1. tall taller tallest (add -er or -est)
2. big bigger biggest (double the last letter and add -eror-est)
3. easy easier easiest (remove the -y, add -i and -er or -est)
4. large larger largest (add -ror-st to words endingin-e)
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5. beautiful more beautiful most beautiful (add more or most to theword)
6. bad Worse worst (change the word)
LET'S REVISE
A. Fill in the correct degree of comparison.
1. The king noted the laughter of the prince. (loud)
2. The snail is than the mouse. (slow)
3. The movie was than the others. (long)
4. This restaurant serves the coffee in town. (good)
5. The king was the man on the earth. (kind)
6. Rahim has the voice in our class. (loud)
7. Girish thinks that the Tom and Jerry show is the of all. (unny)
8. Gopal was poor but (honest)
Incorrect Use of Adjectives
Sometimes we use adjectives incorrectly.
For example: 1. Vikram is more better looking than John. (X)
The correct sentence is: Vikram is better looking than John.
2. Mumbai is the most largest city of India. ()
The correct sentence is: Mumbai is the largest city in India.
Never use two comparatives or two superlatives together.
LET'S REVISE

B. Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. The sun is more brighter than the moon.

2. Apple is the most reddest fruit.

3. A bag full of sugar is more heavier than one full of cotton.

4. June is the bestest month to visit Kashmir.

5. Eating home-cooked food is more better than eating street food.

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