Definition & Examples of Adjective, Comparative, and Superlative

 

Definition & Examples of Adjective, Comparative, and Superlative

1. Adjective

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun by giving information about its quality, size, shape, color, etc.

🔹 Examples:

• The sky is blue.
• She has a beautiful dress.
• This is a difficult question.

2. Comparative

A comparative adjective is used to compare two things, showing a difference in degree or quality. Usually, "-er" is added to short adjectives, while "more" is used before longer adjectives.

🔹 Examples:

• This book is thicker than that one.
• Today is colder than yesterday.
• This movie is more interesting than the previous one.

3. Superlative

A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more things and shows the highest or lowest degree of a quality. "-est" is added to short adjectives, while "most" is used before longer adjectives.

 Examples:

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
• That was the best decision of my life.
• She is the most intelligent student in the class.

Little, less, least, more, much, and most are used in sentences:

1. Little (adjective & adverb)

• Used to describe a small amount of something (especially uncountable nouns).
  Examples:
• I have little money left. (very small amount)
• She showed little interest in the project.

2. Less (comparative form of "little")

• Used to compare two things, meaning a smaller amount.
  Examples:
• This bottle has less water than that one.
• You should eat less sugar for a healthy life.

3. Least (superlative form of "little")

• Used to show the smallest amount.
  Examples:
• He did the least work among all of us.
• This is the least expensive phone in the store.

4. Much (adjective & adverb)

• Used to describe a large amount (especially with uncountable nouns).
  Examples:
• I don’t have much time to talk.
• She has much experience in this field.

5. More (comparative form of "much")

• Used to compare two things, meaning a greater amount.
  Examples:
• I need more water to fill the glass.
• She is more confident now than before.

6. Most (superlative form of "much")

• Used to show the greatest amount.
  Examples:
• This is the most interesting book I’ve ever read.
• She has the most experience in the team.

 

A. 20 fill-in-the-blank questions with adjectives, comparatives, and superlatives. The correct word choices are provided in brackets.

Adjectives

1.      The sky is very ___ today. (blue, bluer, bluest)

2.      She bought a ___ dress for the party. (beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful)

3.      The soup tastes ___ with fresh herbs. (delicious, more delicious, most delicious)

4.      My grandmother’s house is very ___ but well-maintained. (old, older, oldest)

5.      This road looks ___ to drive on at night. (dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous)

Comparatives

6.      This book is ___ than the one I read last week. (interesting, more interesting, most interesting)

7.      My car is ___ than yours. (fast, faster, fastest)

8.      Today is ___ than yesterday. (cold, colder, coldest)

9.      She is ___ than her brother. (tall, taller, tallest)

10. This problem is ___ than I expected. (difficult, more difficult, most difficult)

Superlatives

11. Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world. (high, higher, highest)

12. This is the ___ movie I have ever seen! (good, better, best)

13. She is the ___ student in the class. (intelligent, more intelligent, most intelligent)

14. That was the ___ decision I have ever made. (bad, worse, worst)

15. This is the ___ restaurant in town. (expensive, more expensive, most expensive)

Mixed Questions

16. My house is ___ than yours, but theirs is the ___ of all. (big, bigger, biggest)

17. He is the ___ person I know, but today he seems ___ than usual. (funny, funnier, funniest / serious, more serious, most serious)

18. This cake is ___ than the one I baked yesterday. (sweet, sweeter, sweetest)

19. Among all my friends, Rahul is the ___ . (kind, kinder, kindest)

20. The weather today is much ___ than last week. (warm, warmer, warmest)

     B. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form

1.      She ___ to school every day. (go, goes, going)

2.      They ___ a new house last year. (buy, buys, bought)

3.      The sun ___ in the east. (rise, rises, rose)

4.      I ___ my homework before dinner yesterday. (do, did, done)

5.      He ___ football with his friends right now. (play, plays, playing)

6.      We ___ to the zoo next Sunday. (go, went, will go)

7.      She ___ a delicious cake for my birthday. (bake, bakes, baked)

8.      The baby ___ when she is hungry. (cry, cries, cried)

9.      He ___ his keys somewhere in the house. (lose, lost, losing)

10. My father ___ to work every morning. (drive, drives, drove)

11. They ___ the project by tomorrow. (complete, completes, will complete)

12. She ___ a novel when I called her. (read, reads, was reading)

13. The birds ___ in the sky. (fly, flies, flying)

14. She always ___ a glass of milk before bed. (drink, drinks, drank)

15. We ___ our grandparents every summer. (visit, visits, visited)

16. He ___ to music when he studies. (listen, listens, listened)

17. The teacher ___ the students to be quiet. (tell, tells, told)

18. I ___ a movie last night. (watch, watches, watched)

19. The children ___ in the park now. (play, plays, are playing)

20. He ___ an interesting story yesterday. (write, writes, wrote)

C. Arrange the words in alphabetical order:

1.      (Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Almond)

2.      (Ball, Balloon, Basket, Banana)

3.      (Cat, Candle, Carrot, Castle)

4.      (Dog, Doll, Drum, Dolphin)

5.      (Elephant, Eagle, Earth, Engine)

6.      (Flower, Fruit, Frog, Forest)

7.      (Garden, Gate, Giraffe, Gold)

8.      (House, Hammer, Honey, Horse)

9.      (Ice, Igloo, Iron, Island)

10. (Jacket, Jam, Jelly, Jungle)

11. (Kite, Kitchen, Kitten, King)

12. (Lamp, Ladder, Laptop, Lemon)

13. (Monkey, Mango, Market, Mirror)

14. (Nest, Net, Necklace, Newspaper)

15. (Tiger, Table, Tomato, Tunnel)

    Which quarter of the dictionary will you find the following words?

1.      Apple

2.      Giraffe

3.      Mango

4.      Rainbow

5.      Tiger

6.      Zebra

7.      Beautiful

8.      Mountain

9.      Ocean

10. Wizard