Adjectives 2

Formation of Adjectives Some adjectives formed from Noun Noun Boy Play Hope Venture Shame Sense Gold Silk Fool

Adjectives Boyish playful hopeful venturesome shameless senseless golden Silken foolish

Some Adjectives formed from Verb Tire Talk Cease Move

tireless talkative ceaseless moveable

Some Adjectives are formed from other adjectives Tragic Whole Three Black White Sick

tragical wholesome Threefold blackish whitish sickly

Formation of comparatives & Superlative Sweet Young Kind Great Bold Brave

Brave Fine White Able Noble wise

Y changes into I, when preceded by a consonant y is changed into I before adding er and est. Happy Easy Heavy Merry Wealthy

Adjectives of two syllables Beautiful ? Difficult Industrious Courageous Remember Two syllable adj ending in ful, less and ing ,ed take more and most with them

Irregular comparison Good Bad Little Much Late Old Far Fore In Up Out many

The comparative in er is not used when we compare two qualities in the same person or thing. Examine the sentence below: Ali is more brave than prudent.

Use of later, latter; latest, last Latter and latest refers to time; latter and last refer to position. He is later than I expect I have not heard the latest news. The latter chapters are lacking in interest. The last chapter was boring. Ours is the last house in G sector.

Elder, older ; eldest, Oldest Elder and eldest are used only of persons, not of animals or things; Elder is not used with than following. older and oldest are used of both persons and things. John is my elder brother Tom is my eldest son He is older than his sister Ali is the oldest boy in the eleven This is the eldest temple in kolkata.