Adjectives and Comparison
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun. It tells us what kind, how many or which one. The KICD English curriculum asks Grade 6 learners to use adjectives to make their speech and writing clear.
Examples: a tall tree, three goats, red soil.
Kinds of adjectives
- Quality: happy, cold, clever
- Quantity: some, many, few
- Number: five, second
- Demonstrative: this, those
Degrees of comparison
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| tall | taller | tallest |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| happy | happier | happiest |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| good | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
Rules
- One-syllable adjectives add er or est.
- Change y to i before er or est: happy, happier.
- Long adjectives use more and most.
- Use than when comparing two things.
In sentences
- Mount Kenya is higher than Mount Elgon.
- Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
- This mango is sweeter than that one.
Try it
- Write the comparative and superlative of "small" and "interesting".
- Complete: "Wambui is _____ (young) than her brother."
- Write three sentences about your school using adjectives.
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Quick Quiz
- Run
- Beautiful
- Quickly
- Table
Answer: Option 2- Tallest
- Taller
- More tall
- Tallish
Answer: Option 2- Gooder
- Best
- Better
- Goodest
Answer: Option 2