Adjectives/Comparatives

Adjectives Review

REMEBER: We use adjectives to describe nouns in a POSITIVE or NEGATIVE way.

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What is an adjective?

Adjective order

2 OPINION Example: good, bad, great, terrible, pretty, lovely, silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult, comfortable/uncomfortable, ugly, awful, strange,

1 DETERMINERExample: a, an, the, both, either, some, many, my, your, our, their, his, her, five, each, every, this, that…

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3 Size and Shape Example: huge, big, large, tiny, enormous, A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Example: triangular, square, round, flat, rectangular.

4 AGEExample: young, old, new, ancient, six-year-old, antique, youthful, mature, modern, old-fashioned, recent…

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5 COLORA color adjective (adjective denoting color), describes the color of something. Example: red, black, pale, bright, faded, shining, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, pink, aquamarine…

6 ORIGINAn origin adjective describes where something comes from. Example: French, American, Canadian, Mexican, Greek, Swiss, Spanish, Victorian, Martian…

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

REMEMBER: We use COMPARATIVES to compare two nouns using adjectives. Subject (noun) + verb + COMPARATIVE + THAN + object (noun). FORMING THE COMPARATIVE • One syllable adjective: add -ER + THAN i.e. longer than higher than • Two or more syllable adjectives: MORE + adjective + THAN i.e. more exciting than more popular than

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8 QUALIFIER(Purpose) Example: writing (as in “writing paper”), sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”), running (as in “running shoes”).

7 MATERIAL Example: woollen, wooden, silk, metal, paper, gold, silver, copper, cotton, leather, polyester, nylon, stone, diamond, plastic…

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Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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Let's start with the comparative form of adjectives then

RULES FOR ADDING -ER:

One syllable ending in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant = DOUBLE the last consonant + ER i.e. big – bigger hot – hotter sad – sadder

Adjectives ending in consonant + -Y, change to -I + -ER: i.e. ugly – uglier pretty – prettier easy – easier

Exceptions: Some adjectives do not follow the rules above. They are irregular adjectives. They change as follows: i.e. good – better bad – worse far – farther / further little – less many – more much – more

NOTE: We usually add the word THAN to set a comparative. i.e. I am taller THAN you. Elliot is smarter THAN me Johanna is more beautiful THAN Sally. Ready? Start with this exercise

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Exercise 2

Exercise 1

Exercise 3