Adjectives are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adverbs.

Examples of adjectives are: big, small, blue, old, rich and nice. Adjectives give us more

information. They modify or describe features and qualities of people, animals and things. For example:

• The old house creaked as the wind howled outside.
• She wore a red dress to the party, catching everyone's attention.
• The soup tasted delicious, satisfying our hunger after a long day.

       Adjectives are also used in comparative and superlative sentences. Comparative adjectives

are used to compare two things, while superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two

things. For example:

• The tall skyscraper stood higher than any other building in the city. (comparative adjective)
• Among all the contestants, she was the most talented singer. (superlative adjective)

 

   Exercise: Choose the adjective form of the given word to fill in the blank.

1. The cat looked at him with (angry) eyes.

             a) angriest                b) angrily

             c) angrier                 d) angry

2. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read on the subject.

            a) interestingly           b) more interesting

            c) most interesting      d) interestinge

3. The weather forecast predicted (rainy) weather for the weekend. 

            a) rainy                      b) rain

            c) rainiest                   d) rained

4. She seemed (tired) after working overtime for several days.

            a) tiredly                    b) tireder

            c) tired                       d) tiredest

5. This cake tastes (sweet) than the one we had last week.

            a) sweetest                 b) sweeter

            c) sweet                      d) sweetly

 

 

Answer Key:

1. d) angry
2. c) most interesting
3. a) rainy
4. c) tired
5. b) sweeter