Adjectives
Grammar
notes Practice
| We use adjectives to describe people and things. |
e.g.
( old, small,
friendly, rich, cheap )
| The form of adjectives never changes. |
e.g.
a poor man ; two poor men
| We put an adjective before a noun. |
e.g. I saw a beautiful
girl.
| We also put an adjective after these verbs : |
| |
am is are
look feel
taste smell |
Examples
:
Mary looks happy.
He is hungry.
Peter feels hot.
The food tastes sweet.
Practice
Level 3
Opposites
Grammar
notes Practice
The following adjectives are opposites.
tidy |
untidy |
clean |
dirty |
hot |
cold |
tall |
short |
thin |
fat/ thick |
full |
empty |
long |
short |
big |
small |
beautiful |
ugly |
easy |
hard |
cheap |
expensive |
clever |
stupid |
hard-working |
lazy |
happy |
unhappy/
sad |
old |
new |
careful |
careless |
kind |
unkind |
Practice
Level 3
Comparative & Superlative
adjectives
Grammar
notes Practice
|
Short adjectives |
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
tall |
taller |
tallest |
fat |
fatter |
fattest |
slow |
slower |
slowest |
hot |
hotter |
hottest |
cheap |
cheaper |
cheapest |
thin |
thinner |
thinnest |
big |
bigger |
biggest |
fast |
faster |
fastest |
small |
smaller |
smallest |
|
Long adjectives |
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
careless |
more careless |
most careless |
expensive |
more expensive |
most expensive |
difficult |
more difficult |
most difficult |
comfortable |
more comfortable |
most comfortable |
| Adjectives ending with -y |
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
hungry |
hungrier |
hungriest |
happy |
happier |
happiest |
heavy |
heavier |
heaviest |
| Irregular adjectives |
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
good |
better |
best |
bad |
worse |
worst |
many |
more |
most |
little/ few |
less |
least |
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To compare things, we use a comparative
adjective + than. |
e.g. Tom is taller than peter.
Peter is more careful than Tom.
Sally's English is better than Mary's.
| We usually use the before the superlative. |
e.g. London is the
biggest city in England.
Peter is the most careful student in the class.
Tom is tall. Peter is taller
than him. John is the tallest.
Practice
Level 4
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