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Practice Time 3

Add a suffix to each word in brackets to fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

1. I just bought this _______________ piece of furniture. (beauty)
2. Rita is wearing a _______________ gown to the party. (sleeve)

3. That baby is so _______________. (adore)
4. These _______________ letters will not help. (meaning)

5. All the things are delicate and _______________. (break)

Let’s Learn Degrees of Comparison

The positive degree of an adjective is used when we describe a single person, place or thing.
For example:
It is a nice bag.
O
She is a kind woman.
O
The comparative degree of an adjective is used to compare any two people, places or
things. Than is added after the comparative to indicate one of the two. Most adjectives
can be transformed to the comparative form by simply adding -er. Some adjectives form
comparative degrees by adding more to the positive adjective. For example:
Sheela’s hair is longer than mine.
O
This house is bigger than the previous one.
O
Rahul is more industrious than Nitin.
O
The superlative degree of an adjective is used to compare more than two people, places or
things. The is added before the superlative to indicate one of many. Most adjectives form
the superlative forms with the addition of -est. Some adjectives form superlative degrees by
adding most to the positive adjective. For example:

That was the biggest ice cream cone I ever had.
O
This is the most exciting trip of my life.
O

Formation of Comparative and Superlative Degrees
In adjectives with one syllable, we add -er to form the comparative and –est to form the
Adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative
superlative.

brightest
brighter
bright
cleverest
clever
cleverer
oldest
older
old
swift swifter swiftest
great greater greatest

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