Manav Rachna International School

Session 2019-20
Name:____________ Grade:III ____ Subject: English Date : _____ Roll No: ______

Adjectives are used to Describe, Identify, Modify or Quantify Nouns or Pronouns.

Adjectives have three degrees that compare one thing to another.

The three degrees of adjectives are Positive, Comparative and Superlative. The
Comparative and Superlative degrees are used to compare between two or more subjects or
objects.
For example,
Tina is smarter than Abhishek
In this sentence, the comparative degree (smarter) of the adjective 'smart' is used to
compare between the two persons.
Tina is the smartest girl in the class.
In this sentence, the superlative degree (smartest) of the same adjective is used to compare
a person against two or more people.
The superlative adjective is also used to qualify a person or an object as the best among all
its counterparts. For example, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

LIST OF ADJECTIVES IN THE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COMPARISON

S.NO. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1 active more active the most active
2 bad worse worst
3 beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
4 big bigger the biggest
5 bright brighter the brightest
6 clean cleaner the cleanest
7 clever cleverer the cleverest
8 confused more confused the most confused
9 cruel crueler the cruelest
10 dark darker the darkest
11 difficult more difficult the most difficult
12 dirty dirtier the dirtiest
13 famous more famous the most famous
14 far farther / further the farthest/ furthest
15 fast faster the fastest
16 fat fatter the fattest
17 Fierce fiercer the fiercest
18 generous more generous the most generous
19 good better the best
20 great greater the greatest
21 handsome more handsome the most handsome
22 hardworking more hardworking the most hardworking
23 happy happier the happiest
 24 heavy heavier the heaviest
25 important more important the most important
26 late later the latest
27 light lighter the lightest
28 little less the least
29 long longer the longest
30 old older the oldest
31 poor poorer the poorest
32 proud prouder the proudest
33 quiet quieter the quietest
34 responsible more responsible the most responsible
35 rich richer the richest
36 sad sadder the saddest
37 sharp sharper the sharpest
38 short shorter the shortest
39 slow slower the slowest
40 small smaller the smallest
41 strange stranger the strangest
42 strong stronger the strongest
43 tall taller the tallest
44 thin thinner thinnest
45 ugly uglier the ugliest
46 weak weaker the weakest
47 wise wiser the wisest
48 young younger the youngest

Exercise Time
Circle the correct degree of adjectives from the options given below:

1. Mr Mehta is a (kind, kinder, kindest) man.

2. (Rich, Richer, The richest) people live in this town.

3. Which is (short, shorter, the shortest) of the three routes?

4. Harman is as (thin, thinner, the thinnest) as his brother.

5. Priya’s writing is (neat, neater, the neatest) than mine.

6. (Strong, Stronger, The strongest) man will carry the heaviest box.

7. The people were happy when their (cruel, crueler, the cruelest) ruler died.

8. Shayna is (hardworking, more hardworking, the most hardworking) student in this

class.