Adjective-is one of the English parts of speech and describes a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives tell us more about nouns (someone or something).
An adjective usually comes before a noun.
For example:
John lives in a new house.
(adjective) (noun)
Adjective answer these questions Which one? ( yellow, that) What kind? (plastic, special) How many? (sixteen, many) Whose? (his, its, John’s)
We can form adjectives from nouns region regional person personal wonder wonderful success successful history historic magic magical Adverbs from adjectives Happy happily Real really Slow slowly Easy easily Bad badly Beautiful beautifully Person Possesive Pronouns
the 1st person
my our
the 2nd person
your
the 3rd person
her
his
its
their
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Personal pronouns
There are three degrees of comparison adjectives: Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree Positive Degree We use the positive degree when we speak about only one person or thing. Example: The house is a big. This flower is beautiful.
Comparative Degree we use the comparative degree when we compare two persons or two things with each other. Example : My house is bigger than yours. My brother is taller than me
Superlative degree we use the superlative degree when we compare more than two persons or things with one another. Example: This is the most interesting book Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Forming the Comparative
Cold Colder
Old Older
Tall Taller
Fast Faster
We add –er to one syllable adjectives.
Hot Hotter
Big Bigger
Fat Fatter
We add –er after a vowel+consonant, we double the final consonant.
We add –er to one-syllable adjectives ending in –e.
Wide Wider
Late Later
Large Larger
We add –ier to two-syllable adjectives after a consonant+ -y.
Easy Easier
Early Earlier
Happy Happier
We use more with two or more syllable adjectives.
Beautiful More beautiful
Famous More famous
Useful More useful
Comfortable More comfortable
We can use –er or more with some two-syllable adjectives
Quieter or More quiet
Cleverer or More clever
Narrower or More narrow
Simpler or More simple
Commoner or More common
We use the comparative form of adjectives to compare one person, thing, etc. with another.
Red house is bigger than blue house
comparative + than we use than after the comparative
Forming the Superlative
We use –est, -st or –iest to form the superlative of one-syllable adjectives.
