PSEB 6th Class English Grammar Adjectives

Punjab State Board PSEB 6th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Adjectives Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.

PSEB 6th Class English Grammar Adjectives

An Adjective is a defining word. It is used with a Noun to tell us something more about that noun; as-
Adjective एक व्याख्यात्मक शब्द है। इसका प्रयोग किसी संज्ञा (Noun) के साथ उसके बारे में कुछ और बताने के लिए किया जाता है।

1. He is a tall boy.
2. She is a rich lady.
3. I have many books.

We can use Adjectives to compare (तुलना करना) the qualities of Nouns; as-

1. Chintu is a fat boy.
2. Mintu is fatter than Chintu.
3. Pintu is the fattest of the three.

The words fat, fatter and fattest show the degrees of a quality. We call them Degrees of Comparison.

Degrees Of Comparison

There can be three Degrees of Comparison:

1. Positive Degree.
2. Comparative Degree.
3. Superlative Degree.

1. Positive Degree : The ordinary form (साधारण रूप) of the adjective is called Positive Degree; as-

• Meena is a tall girl.
• June is a hot month.
• Dhawan is a good player.

2. Comparative Degree : When two things of the same class are compared, we use the Comparative Degree; as-

• Anita is taller than Payal.
• May is hotter than April.
• Virat is a better player than Murli.

3. Superlative Degree : When one thing is compared with all others of the same class, we use the Superlative Degree; as-

• Anita is the tallest of the three.
• June is the hottest month of the year.
• Virat is the best player in our cricket team.

Note that we usually use-
“the’ before a Superlative Degree.
“than’ after a Comparative Degree.

Forming Degrees Of Comparison

1. By adding -er and -est:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
tall	taller	tallest
fast	faster	fastest
long	longer	longest
kind	kinder	kindest
slow	slower	slowest
poor	poorer	poorest
short	shorter	shortest
small	smaller	smallest
old	older	oldest
young	younger	youngest

2. By adding -r and -st:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
late	later	latest
fine	finer	finest
nice	nicer	nicest
wise	wiser	wisest
large	larger	largest
brave	braver	bravest
gentle	gentler	gentlest

3. By adding -ier and -iest in place of the final ‘-y’:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
noisy	noisier	noisiest
funny	funnier	funniest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
happy	happier	happiest
pretty	prettier	prettiest
greedy	greedier	greediest

4. By doubling the final consonant before adding -er and -est:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
fat	fatter	fattest
big	bigger	biggest
hot	hotter	hottest
sad	sadder	saddest
thin	thinner	thinnest
wet	wetter	wettest

5. By adding more and most:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
honest	more honest	most honest
popular	more popular	most popular
beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
wonderful	more wonderful	most wonderful
interesting	more interesting	most interesting

6. By using a different word:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
little	less	least
old	elder	eldest
bad	worse	worst
much / many	more	most

Exercises (Solved)

I. Fill in the blanks with ‘than’ or ‘the’:

1. June is hotter ————– April.
2. This is ———— best book I have.
3. Riding is ———- best kind of exercise.
4. She is more intelligent ———– her sister.
5. A wise enemy is better ———— a foolish friend.
6. Shakespeare was ———— greatest dramatist of England.
Hints:
1. than
2. the
3. the
4. than
5. than
6. the.

II. Complete the following table for Degrees of Comparison:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
dim	dimmer	dimmest
lazy	lazier	laziest
cool	cooler	coolest
dull	duller	dullest
hard	harder	hardest
wide	wider	widest
good	better	best.
quick	quicker	quickest
clever	cleverer	cleverest
happy	happier	happiest
narrow	narrower	narrowest
greedy	greedier	greediest
naughty	naughtier	naughtiest
important	more important	most important

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given Adjective:

1. Soni is ———– than Neha. (pretty)
2. My bag is ———— than his. (heavy)
3. Today is ———— than yeserday. (cold)
4. Raj has ———– friends than I have. (much)
5. A hare runs ———— than a tortoise. (fast)
6. Rosy is the ———– girl in our town. (beautiful)
7. I am not ———– happy than you are. (little)
8. She is the ————– student in our class. (good)
9. This is the ———— thing I have ever seen. (bad)
Hints:
1. prettier
2. heavier
3. colder
4. more
5. faster
6. most beautiful
7. less
8. best
9. worst.

IV. Point out the Adjective and its Degree of Comparison in each sentence:

1. This is an easy question.
2. Ashoka was a great king.
3. She is wiser than her brother.
4. Mumbai is hotter than Shimla.
5. Neeru was wearing a red frock.
6. Manu got more marks than Rajan.
7. Which is the longest river of India ?
8. Who is the best player of your team?
Hints:
1. easy – positive
2. great – positive
3. wiser – comparative
4. hotter – comparative
5. red – positive
6. more – comparative
7. longest – superlative
8. best – superlative.

V. Supply the proper form of the given Adjectives:

1. Hot : May is ———– than April.
2. Tall : Megha is ————- than her sister.
3. Old : My uncle is ———- than my father.
4. Rich : He is the ————- man in our town.
5. Large : Name the ———— city in the world.
6. Dry : Rajasthan is the part ———- of India.
7. Good : This pen is ————- than any other pen.
8. Sharp : Your knife is sharp, but mine is ———-

Hints:
1. hotter
2. taller
3. older
4. richest
5. largest
6. driest
7. better
8. sharper.