Adjective

The word that tells something more about a Noun in a sentence is called an Adjective. An adjective qualifies a Noun or a Pronoun, telling something more about its quality, quantity or number.

For Example:

a. I live in a beautiful house.

b. Mr. Sen is an honest man.

c. Give me more food.

Here, 'beautiful', 'honest' and 'more' tells something more about the noun 'house', 'man' and 'food' respectively and hence they are all Adjectives.

Types of Adjectives

Adjectives are used in three types - Positive Degree, Comparative Degree and Superiative Degree.

For example, 'good' is in the form of Positive Degree and its forms in Comparative and Superiative Degree are 'better' and 'best' respectively. Given below is a list of Adjectives in different Degrees.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Fine	finer	finest
Good	better	best
Bad	worse	worst
Deep	deeper	deepest
Well	weller	wellest
Small	smaller	smallest
Thin	thinner	thinnest
Thick	thicker	thickest
Fat	fatter	fastest
Great	greater	greatest
Brave	braver	bravest
Hot	hotter	hottest
True	truer	truest

In all Adjectives of more than two syllables and in most Adjectives of two syllables the comparative is formed by adding more and superlative is made by adding 'most' before the adjective. Incidentally, a syllable is the smallest unit sound made by vowel/vowels with or without one or more consonants. For example in the word 'beautiful' there are three unit sounds; (i) beau (ii) ti (iii) ful

The following are few examples of such adjectives:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Beautiful	More beautiful	Most beautiful
Dangerous	More dangerous	Most dangerous
Likeable	More likeable	Most likeable
Famous	More famous	Most famous
Useful	More useful	Most useful
Backward	More backward	Most backward
Harmful	More harmful	Most harmful
Awkward	More awkward	Most awkward
Difficult	More difficult	Most difficult