EN6G-IIb-6.

6 Compose clear and

coherent sentences using
appropriate grammatical
structures:
-Order and Degrees of
Regular adjectives
Read the following words.
pretty noisy writechild
jump computer teach white
study beautiful sunny cold
library colorful flower happy
black cry young movie
watch scary long
thin police brave
store delicious peace
soldier vacation smart
Which of these are
describing words?
What do you call the words that you
used to describe the given pictures?

ADJEC
 ADJECTIVE
 a word used to describe a noun or
a pronoun
Read the poem.
All Things Bright and
Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful What does the poem
All creatures great and small say about –
 all things?
All things wise and wonderful
 all creatures?
The Lord God made them all.  each flower?
 each bird?
Each little flower that opens  colors?
 wings?
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colors
He made their tiny wings.
Every adjective has three degrees of
its own.
• Positive
• Comparative
• Superlative
 Degrees of Comparison of
Adjectives
The positive degree makes no comparison.
The comparative degree compares two people,
things, actives or qualities.
The superlative degree compares a person,
thing, activity or quality with the group.
• Short adjectives form the comparative and
superlative degrees by adding –er and –est
respectively.

Jen is tall. Mark is taller than Jen. Joe is the tallest among
the three.
 A B c
Building A is short. Building B is shorter Building C is the
than Building A. shortest among other
buildings.
POSITIVE COMPARATIV SUPERLATI
E VE
large larger largest
big bigger biggest
sweet sweeter sweetest
thin thinner thinnest
clean cleaner cleanest
• For adjectives with one or two syllables ending in –y,
change –y to –i before adding –er or –est.

POSITIVE COMPARATIV SUPERLATI

E VE
pretty prettier prettiest
early earlier earliest
dry drier driest
lovely lovelier loveliest
salty saltier saltiest
• Complete the table with the correct form of adjective.

POSITIVE COMPARATIV SUPERLATI

E VE
hot
long
old
ugly
happy
Encircle the adjective that will complete each sentence.
1. The temperature today is (cold, colder, coldest) than yesterday.
2. This blanket is (soft, softer, softest).
3. The shoes I bought is the (cheap, cheaper, cheapest) sold in that store.
4. The motorcycle is (fast, faster, fastest) than the bicycle.
5. The announcer’s voice is (loud, louder, loudest) enough to be heard outside.
6. English is the (easy, easier, easiest) subject for me.
7. That movie was the (funny, funnier, funniest) of all the movies I watched before.
8. Some stars are (bright, brighter, brightest) than the moon.
9. Mother gave me a (new, newer, newest) bag last Christmas.
10. A sack of rice is (heavy, heavier, heaviest) than a sack of cotton.
Some adjectives have different forms of
comparative and superlative. They do
not end with –er and –est. When there is
a complete change in the spelling of
comparative and superlative degrees,
they are called IRREGULAR
ADJECTIVES.
Study the table.
POSITIVE COMPARATIV SUPERLATI
E VE
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
many more most
much more most
Study the table.

POSITIVE COMPARATIV SUPERLATIV

E E
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
less beautiful least beautiful
famous more famous most famous
less famous least famous
courteous more courteous most courteous
less courteous least courteous
colorful more colorful most colorful
less colorful least colorful
 How to Use Comparative Form of
Adjectives
The word “than” is used after
irregular adjectives in the comparative
degree.
Examples:
• Lisa is a better singer than Karen.
• Her dancing is worse than her singing.
• He has less experience than the other
singers.
 How to Use Superlative Form of
Adjectives
 Superlative irregular adjectives are
typically accompanied by the word
“the.”
Examples:
• Jona is the best singer in the competition.
• He is the worst singer according to the
judges.
• He has the least singing experience among
the contestants.
 Please Complete Me
Encircle the correct form of irregular adjective inside the
parentheses to complete the sentences.

1. John is a (good, better, best) swimmer.

Mark swims (good, better, best) than Peter.
Eric is the (good, better, best) swimmer in the
swimming competition.

2. Ian dances (bad, worse, worst) than James.

James is a (bad, worse, worst) dancer.
Dennis is the (bad, worse, worst) dancer in the group.
3. Bianca has (little, less, least) working experience for
the desired job.
Mary has (little, less, least) working experience than
Bianca.
Joanna has the (little, less, least) amount of working
experience among the job applicants.

4. Vincent has (many, more, most) toys.

His cousin, Billy, has (many, more, most) toys than him.

Denver has the (many, more, most) number of toys in

the house.
5. Camille is a (studious, more studious, most
studious) student.
Her classmate, Jessa, is (studious, more studious,
most studious) than her.
Danica, the top one in their class, is the
(studious, more studious, most studious) among
them.
Encircle the adjective in each sentence. Write
on the blank the degree of comparison.

_____1. It is the most exciting part of the movie.

_____2. Life in the province is less expensive than in
Manila.
_____3. Sarah is a helpful girl.
_____4. Joshua has a better handwriting than John.
_____5. That was the worst experience I’ve ever had.
Complete the sentence by writing the correct form of
the degree of comparison of the given adjective in
each sentence.
(bad) 1. That was the _____ experience I’ve ever had.
(interesting) 2. For Jillian, cooking is _____ than
gardening.
(fragrant) 3. This is the _____ perfume in the shop.
(handsome) 4. The actor is _____ in person than in
television.
(good) 5. It is _____ to give than to receive.