Adjectives
An adjective (adj.) is a word that
describes a noun or pronoun.
Example
• A big cat is in my yard.
• They are thirsty.
• He looks happy.
How to use adjectives
• Adjectives are usually in front of nouns.
• i.e. A BIG cat is in my yard.
Or
• After the BE verb (is/am/are/was/were)
• i.e. They are THIRSTY.
Or
• After the senses
(look/feel/smell/taste/sound)
• i.e. He looks HAPPY.
Circle the adjectives and underline the
pro/noun in the following sentences.
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It’s a nice day today.
Laura has got brown eyes.
Do you like Italian food?
The weather is nice today.
These flowers are beautiful.
I’m hungry.
Can you please be quiet.
The bread taste horrible.
Describe this car.
The car is red.
It is old.
It looks great
The adjective changes if we are
describing and comparing two things.
When two things are the same we use the term…
….as (adj.) as….
Both cars are as fast as each other.
When two things are different we add
er to the end of the adjective.
The left car is older.
The left car is older than the right car.
The left car is an older model.
If adjectives have many syllables we
put more (less) in front of the
adjective.
The right car is more expensive.
The right car is more expensive than the left
car.
Change these adjectives into the
comparative
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Crowded
Early
Easy
Expensive
Large
Near
Often
Quiet
Thin
Compare these houses
Maidstone
Cost: $455,000
Built: 1920
Land size: 500 square meters
Caroline Springs
Cost:$320,000
Built: 2008
Land size: 300 square meters
When we compare three or more
things then we use the superlative
form of the adjective.
For short adjectives with one syllable we add –
est to the end of the adjective
Car A
Built: 1960
Price: $9,000
Top Speed: 220 km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 16 secs
Car B
Built: 2009
Price:$70,000
Top Speed: 380 km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 7 secs
Car C
Built: 2012
Price: $11,000
Top Speed 150km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 20secs
A is the oldest car of the three.
Longer adjectives with more than two syllables
we use most (least)
Car A
Built: 1960
Price: $9,000
Top Speed: 220 km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 16 secs
Car B
Built: 2009
Price:$70,000
Top Speed: 380 km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 7 secs
Car C
Built: 2012
Price: $11,000
Top Speed 150km/h
Acceleration: 0-100 in 20secs
B is the most expensive car of the three.
Change these adjectives into the
superlative
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Crowded
Early
Easy
Expensive
Large
Near
Often
Quiet
Thin
Complete the sentence with
superlative
• It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s the ________
restaurant in town.
• It was a very happy day. It was the ________
of my life.
• She’s a very intelligent student. She
the________ student in the school.
• It’s a very valuable painting. It the________
painting in the gallery.
Exception to Comparative and
Superlative forms
Adjective
Good
Bad
Many
Much/Some
Little
Comparative
Better
Worse
More
More
Less
Superlative
Best
Worst
Most
Most
Least
Use the superlative form to talk about
these houses
Caroline Springs
Maidstone
Cost: $455,000
Built: 1929
Land size: 500 square meters
Cost:$320,000
Built: 2010
Land size: 300 square meters
Footscray
Cost:$500,000
Built: 1915
Land size: 420 square meters