{"id":856,"date":"2022-04-21T11:44:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=856"},"modified":"2025-10-04T10:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:27:36","slug":"e-dd-1-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-1-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.1 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What are Adjectives?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\ud83d\udc49 Adjectives are words that <strong>describe nouns<\/strong> (e.g., tall, happy, strong).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Degrees of Comparison<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Positive Degree<\/strong>: Describes one thing.<br>\u2714\ufe0f Example: She is <em>smart<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comparative Degree<\/strong>: Compares <strong>two things<\/strong>.<br>\u2714\ufe0f Example: She is <em>smarter<\/em> than her brother.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superlative Degree<\/strong>: Compares <strong>three or more things<\/strong>.<br>\u2714\ufe0f Example: She is the <em>smartest<\/em> in the class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Forming Comparatives and Superlatives<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>One-syllable adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add <strong>-er<\/strong> for comparative and <strong>-est<\/strong> for superlative.<br>\u2714\ufe0f tall \u2192 taller \u2192 tallest \ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f<br>\u2714\ufe0f small \u2192 smaller \u2192 smallest \ud83d\udc1c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Adjectives ending in -y<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Change <strong>-y to -i<\/strong> and add <strong>-er\/-est<\/strong>.<br>\u2714\ufe0f happy \u2192 happier \u2192 happiest \ud83d\ude0a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Two or more syllables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <strong>more<\/strong> (comparative) and <strong>most<\/strong> (superlative).<br>\u2714\ufe0f beautiful \u2192 more beautiful \u2192 most beautiful \ud83c\udf39<br>\u2714\ufe0f interesting \u2192 more interesting \u2192 most interesting \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Irregular adjectives<\/strong> (special forms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>good \u2192 better \u2192 best \ud83d\udc4d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bad \u2192 worse \u2192 worst \ud83d\udc4e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>far \u2192 farther\/further \u2192 farthest\/furthest \ud83d\udee3\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Usage Tips<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <strong>\u201cthan\u201d<\/strong> with comparatives.<br>\u2714\ufe0f This book is more useful <strong>than<\/strong> that one. \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>\u201cthe\u201d<\/strong> with superlatives.<br>\u2714\ufe0f She is <strong>the<\/strong> best player in the team. \ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Common Mistakes to Avoid<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u274c Do not use <em>more + -er<\/em> (e.g., &#8220;more taller&#8221;).<br>\u2714\ufe0f Say <em>taller<\/em>, not <em>more taller<\/em>.<br>\u274c Don\u2019t forget &#8220;the&#8221; before superlatives.<br>\u2714\ufe0f He is <strong>the smartest<\/strong> student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Recap<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Comparative = -er \/ more<\/strong> (compare 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superlative = -est \/ most<\/strong> (compare 3 or more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch out for <strong>irregular adjectives<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/54387\/022\/122\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-3.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79233\/083\/671\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-2.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives Key notes : What are Adjectives? \ud83d\udc49 Adjectives are words that describe nouns (e.g., tall, happy, strong). Degrees of Comparison Forming Comparatives and Superlatives \u2728 One-syllable adjectives \u2728 Adjectives ending in -y \u2728 Two or more syllables \u2728 Irregular adjectives (special forms) Usage Tips Common Mistakes to Avoid<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-1-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adjectives\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- DD.1 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-856","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17892,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/856\/revisions\/17892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}