ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES

1. TO DESCRIBE NOUNS

   • 1. DETERMINERS
     • A/THE/SOME
   • 2. OPINION
     • GOOD/ BAD/ PRETTY
   • 3. SIZE
     • BIG/ LARGE/ TINY
   • 4. SHAPE
     • ROUND/FLAT/SQUARE
   • 5. AGE
     • YOUNG/OLD/NEW
   • 6. COLOR
     • RED/FADED/BRIGHT
   • 7. ORIGIN
     • FRENCH/AMERICAN
   • 8. MATERIAL
     • WOODEN/SILK/METAL
   • PURPOSE
     • WRITING, ROLLING

2. COMPARATIVES

   • ONE PERSON OR THING IS MORE THAN ANOTHER THING OR PERSON
     • short words (one sillable)
       • ER
         • COLD- COLDER
       • Y ENDING
         • DIRTY- DIRTIER
       • VOWEL+ CONSONANT
         • BIG- BIGGER
     • Long vowels
       • MORE .... THAN
         • MORE COLOURFUL THAN
   • THINGS OR PEOPLE THAT ARE THE SAME
     • AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
       • John is tall as Luke (they are the same height)
     • not as + adjective + as
       • Paris is not big as London (London is bigger than Paris)

3. SUPERLATIVES

   • SHORT WORD
     • + EST
       • COLDEST
     • Y ENDING
       • DIRTIEST
   • LONG WORDS
     • THE MOST
       • THE MOST COLOURFUL

4. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

   • GOOD BETTER WORSE
   • BAD WORSE WORST