Daily Grammar

Lesson 37

Parts of Speech - Adjectives

In comparison of adjectivesAdjectives modify or affect the meaning of nouns and pronouns and tell us which, whose, what kind, and how many about the nouns or pronouns they modify.
Source: Lesson 31
, one-syllable adjectives and some two-syllable adjectives (especially those ending in y or le) form the comparativecompares two things or persons with er and the superlativecompares more than two things or persons with est.

Examples:
new, newer, newest
jolly, jollier, jolliest

 
 
 

Instructions: Write the correct comparative and superlative forms for the following adjectives.

1. glad

glad, gladder, gladdest

2. prompt

prompt, prompter, promptest

3. small

small, smaller, smallest

4. noble

noble, nobler, noblest

5. funny

funny, funnier, funniest

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