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Class:8 Subject:English Language

Name/Number of Chapter:Adjectives / 6
Module Number:8
Dates From: 24th June, 2021 To:29th June, 2021

Learning Objective of this Module:

1) Understanding the working of adjectives.

2) To use suitable adjectives in correct places.
3) To correctly use determiners in English Language.

Guidance Notes:

Parents are requested to carefully read through the definitions and exercises along with the student so that
both understand what the module encapsulates.
The student must finally attempt the exercises without the guidance of the definitions and examples, proving
that they have understood the lesson. Parents must oversee this to ensure the system of education flows
smoothly. The student may be aided with his work where necessary but kept to a minimum.
Additional work may be provided at home as a part of revision.

Definition:
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun (or pronoun) to make it more specific.

Examples:
a "rotten" egg, a "cloudy" day, a "lovely" lady

Explanation:
 An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun. It answers
the question which or what kind asked of the noun.
The big dog was hungry. In this example, the adjective is in bold and the noun that it modifies is in italics.A
frightening film. A pleasant journey. In these sentences you can see that what kind of film or journey is
being spoken about. An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun or adds meaning to the noun. A sentence
improves and becomes elegant when adjectives are added.

Examples:
1. A green car
2. A dark sky
3. An interesting story
1. The film was a success-
2. It was a runaway success.
3. It was an enormous success.

Adjectives usually occur:

 between the determiner (a, an, the, some,) and the noun.
Example: The hunter couldn’t spot the elusive deer anywhere
 before the noun
Example: There were tall trees and lovely flowers in the park.
 after a linking verb like is or has or an intransitive verb like seem, appear or look.
Example: The hunter was disappointed.
The winter looked happy.
Such adjectives are called complements.

 Adjectives are always followed by nouns. Pronouns stand alone.

 Personal Pronouns-Ex. I you hesee it weyou, they
 Possessive Adjectives-Ex. My your his her its our your their
 Possessive Pronouns- Ex. Mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

 DEGREES OF COMPARISON

(When the qualities of two nouns need to be compared, adjectives change their formsto give degrees
of comparison.The basic form of the adjective is called the POSITIVE degree.

EXAMPLES:

Gill was a fine writer,

Gill was a skilful artist.

When you compare two things or persons having the same quality theadjective is in the
COMPARATIVE degree.

EXAMPLES:

Abid was a finer weaver than Ali.

Abid was a more skilful weaver.

When you compare more than two the adjective is in the SUPERLATIVE degree.

EXAMPLES:

Ramesh was the finest of the three

Ramesh was the most skilful of the three.

Thus, there are two common ways of forming the comparative and the superlative
 addition of erand est in the comparative degree.

 addition of more and most in superlative.

 The third is called the irregular group because there is no pattern.

EXAMPLES:
good – better→best
bad – worse→ worst
much/many – more→ most
We add the suffix er and est to adjectives that are short (one syllable).

EXAMPLES:
big→ bigger→ biggest
dark→ darker → darkest
We use more and most with longer adjectives (two or more than two syllables).

EXAMPLES:
curious → more curious → most curious
careless → more careless → most careless

 Compare and contrast the following Positive, Comparative and Superlative Forms carefully
and understand the changes through the given examples.

i. POSITIVE FORMS
a. Monosyllabic positive forms and some polysyllabic positives
EXAMPLES: Sweet, young

b. Monosyllabic ending in e
EXAMPLES: brave, large

c. Adjectives ending in y
EXAMPLES: easy, noisy

d. Adjectives with short vowel sounds that end in single consonant

EXAMPLES: red, thin

e. Adjectives with more than one syllable

EXAMPLES: splendid, beautiful

ii. COMPARATIVE FORMS

a. Add er–
EXAMPLES:sweeter, younger

b. Add r
EXAMPLES: braver, larger

c. Replace y with i and add

EXAMPLES: er - easier, noisier
 d. Add one more of the consonant and then add er
EXAMPLES: redder, thinner

e. Add more before it

EXAMPLES: more splendid, more beautiful

iii. SUPERLATIVE FORMS

a. Add est
EXAMPLES: sweetest, youngest

b. Add st
EXAMPLES: bravest, largest

c. Replace y with i and add est

EXAMPLES: easiest, noisiest

d. Add one more of the consonant and add est

EXAMPLES: reddest, thinnest

e. Add most before it

EXAMPLES: most splendid, most beautiful

Exercises for the chapter - Adjectives – (Module 6)

I. Underline the adjectives in these sentences:

1. Mahendra Dhoni is a stable player.

2. The Taj Mahal stands on the banks of the mighty Yamuna.
3. Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.
4. I met a homeless person in London.
5. Mary has a collection of expensive Russian dolls.

II. Complete these sentences with the most appropriate adjectives given in the above brackets.
[woollen, mathematical, American, biological, Jewish]
1. Ryan is good______ at solving puzzles
2. The doctor taught his boys a__________experiment.
3. The ________ community in New York is very big.
4. In the winter you must wear _______clothes.
5. I married an ______woman.

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. Make sure you use more and
most appropriately.

1. This flower is____________than that. (beauty)

2. He is_____________ than this boy.(intelligent)
3. The book is___________ than the one we saw yesterday.(expensive)
 4. Jonathan is the____________ man on campus.(handsome)
5. I lost my______________ shoes.(comfort)

IV. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate degree of comparison. Don’t forget to
write the appropriate articles, where required.

1. A bicycle ______________is means of transport in a traffic jam.(convenient)

2. Priyanka is_____________ girl in her class. (lazy)
3. A river is__________ than a canal.(broad)
4. India is__________ country than Pakistan.(large)
5. A car goes___________ than a bus. (fast)

V. Replace the personal pronouns with possessive adjectives.

1. This is______ dress. (I)

2. Mrs. Rita is _______teacher.(we)
3. Tanya goes to school with_____ brother. (she)
4. _______school is closed on Saturdays.(they)
5. I met_______ sister last evening. (you)