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Adjectives
Examples
Henry and Claire are having dinner in a
quiet restaurant.
It’s a warm evening.
The food is delicious. Henry is feeling
romantic.
Use
Adjectives are words like dark, warm, new,
good that describe a noun. For example:
Clair’s got a new car. (new describes the car.)
This is dark coffee. (dark describes the coffee.)
My dog is old. (old describes my dog.)
The hamburger tastes good. (good describes
the hamburger.)
Word Order
There are two places where we can use
an adjective:
Before a noun
Example: That is a fast car.
After a linking verb
Example: This food smells funny.
Some linking verbs are: appear, be, become, feel, get, look,
seem, smell, stay, taste.
Word Order
It’s possible to use more adjectives
together.
Examples:
It’s a quiet little restaurant.
Mike was wearing a dirty old coat.
We can also put words like very or quite
before an adjective.
Examples:
It was a very dark night.
Henry was feeling quite romantic.
Making Comparisons
To make comparisons with short
adjectives (e.g. cheap) we use
adjective + er or est
Example:
This car is cheaper than mine, but that one is
the cheapest.
Making Comparisons
For long adjectives (e.g. expensive)
we use more or most + adjective.
Example:
This car is more expensive than mine,
but that one is the most expensive I’ve
ever seen.
Notes: One-syllable adjectives ending in ed use more
and most as well.
Some two-syllable adjectives use both er/est and
more/most (e.g. narrow,pleasant, simple, useful,
hopeless, etc.)
Making Comparisons
Some adjectives have irregular forms.
Some examples are:
good-better-best
bad-worse-worst
far-farther-farthest
Making Comparisons
Spelling (1)
Words ending in a consonant + y have er, est.
and the y becomes an i.
Example:
I’m happy, but he is happier. They are the
happiest by far.
Words ending in e just get r or st
Example: My car is safe, but his car is safer.
That car is the safest.
Making Comparisons
Spelling (2)
Words ending in a single vowel letter + a single
consonant letter get a double consonant.
Examples:
Today is hot. Tomorrow is hotter. Yesterday
was the hottest.
Questions?
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