Adjectives: Order and Degrees of Comparison — Important Questions

most beautiful

For adjectives with three or more syllables like 'beautiful', we form the superlative by adding 'most' before the adjective. We never add '-est' to long adjectives.

elder

When comparing two family members, we use 'elder' and 'eldest', not 'older' and 'oldest'. Since there are only two brothers, we use 'elder' (not 'eldest' which is for three or more).

long red silk evening

The correct order is: Size (long) + Colour (red) + Material (silk) + Purpose (evening). This follows the standard adjective order sequence.

less

The comparative degree is used when two nouns or pronouns are compared, and the chapter gives “less” as the comparative form of “little.” In the example, “Please give me less rice than what you have given Mahesh” shows this form clearly. So the correct answer is the form used for comparison between two quantities.