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Agenda
Introduction
1. what adjectives are
2. Rules of adjective formation
3.types of adjectives
Guided Practice
1. Exercises
2. ? (fill in the blank, crossword puzzle, true false, matching, cross out the wrong one?
Production Role Play
1. You are the announcer at a fashion show. Use adjectives to describe the clothing
2. You are witness to a crime. You need to describe the criminal to the detective using descriptive adjectives.
3. You have lost your dog. You need to describe how your pet looks to the dog catcher, so they can look for him.4
4. Describe your ideal love. S/he is ___. Adjective1, Adjective 2, etc.
5. You are writing a job description. Use adjectives (resourceful, helpful, pleasant, cooperative, independent, etc.)
Adjectives
Describing Words
versatile robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender showy
shine
robustness tenacity
trouble
popularity
show tenderness
brightness
hardiness
depth
perennial
versatility
sun
Which are the adjectives? Cross out the non-adjectives.
Adjectives
Describing Words
versatile robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender showy
Can you think of synonyms? Type a synonym into the chat box.
Adjectives
Describing Words
versatile flexible
robust strong
sunny summery
tenacious persistent
perennial continuing
hardy tough
shiny glossy
deep
bright sunny
popular well-liked
trouble-free problem-free
tender soft
showy fancy
Synonyms
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unreceptive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
resistant annual unpopular unretentive
Find the opposite
Adjectives
Describing Words versatile
robust
sunny
tenacious
perennial
hardy
shiny
deep
bright
popular
trouble-free
tender
showy
dull shallow
plain
inflexible
shady
high-maintenance
weak
dim
tough
Resistant Annual Unpopular unretentive
Key
Adjectives
Describing Words
Recently, I was at a wiziq class and the presenter asked this question:
Which of these types of plant are you ?(if you had to be a plant).
Adjectives
Describing Words
Recently, I was at a wiziq class and the presenter asked this question:
Which of these types of plant are you ?(if you had to be a plant).
Adjectives are words we use to describe things (nouns). Adjectives are used to help us compare things. Examples: [He's a] good egg. = a good and dependable person. [He's a] bad egg. = a bad or despised person, untrustworthy man. [once in a] A blue moon. = very seldom, rarely
a silver bullet = a solution to a difficult problem, Is Obama's economic package a silver bullet for the economic crisis?
a red herring = Something that draws attention away from the central issue
What is an adjective?
How do we form an adjective?
We can add endings to a noun: -ish Ex. boy boyish
-y Ex. hair hairy
-ary Ex. station stationary -ful Ex. joy joyful
We can add endings to a verb: -y scare scary Run runny - interest + ing interesting, annoying --interest +ed interested, annoyed
My children are interested in reading. We have many interesting books.
The annoyed movie patron complained so loud that he was annoying.
The author had a closed mind when he wrote his closing argument.
ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIXES for the Advanced Learner
• With meanings similar to -y, -ly, -ish: of, having to do
with, having the nature or character of, pertaining to,
concerning:
• Form in English From Latin Examples
• -al -alis gradus [step]: gradual -ar -aris mola [mill]: molar
-ary -arius, -aris plenus [full]: plenary -arious -arius grex,
greg- [flock]: gregarious -il, ile -ilis puer [boy; archaic
puera, girl]: puerile -an, ane -anus transmontanus [across
the mountains]: transmontane urbs, urb- [city]:
urban, urbane -ine -inus felis [cat]: feline
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/luschnig/EWO/4.htm
ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIXES for the Advanced Learner
• -ic, -tic -icus, sonus [sound]: sonic -ticus fanum
[temple]: fanatic -eous,-eal -eus ignis, ign- [fire]:
igneous arbor [tree]: arboreal -aceous -aceus
sebum [tallow, suet]: sebaceous -aneous -aneus
miscellus [mixed]: miscellaneous -ernal,-ern -
ernus hibernus [wintry, winter]: hibernal, cf.
hesternal, hodiernal; modus [manner]:
modern -urnal,-urn -urnus dies, base, di- [day]:
diurnal, cf. nocturnal -nal -nus mater, matr-
[mother]: maternal, cf. eternal -ate -atus deliciae
[pet, delight]: delicate (also: literate, numerate)
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/luschnig/EWO/4.htm
ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIXES for the Advanced Learner
• With meanings similar to English -ful, -some:
having, tending to be, full of:
• -ose, -ous -osus copia [abundance]: copious
• numerus [number]: numerous otium [leisure]:
otiose
• -lent -lentus vis [force]: violent
• virus [poison]: virulent
• This suffix may appear as -ilent, -olent, -ulent
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/luschnig/EWO/4.htm
Answers
• Child
• Season
• Fault • Coward
• Worth
• Value
• Silk
• Dirt • Quarrel
• Childish
• Seasonal • Faulty, Faultless • Cowardly • Worthy
• Valuable
• Silky
• Dirty
• Quarrelsome
Simple Order of Adjectives Rule
Learn English with Professor Grammar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySnT_5IcWGg
OP = opinion, SH = shape
A = age
C = color O = origin
M = material Rules http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-adjective-order.htm
Opinion Size size age color material The cute, little, baby is sitting in the big, old, brown, leather chair.
Opinion cute
Size little
Age old
Shape
Colour brown
Origin
Material leather Purpose
Big old black leather running shoes
Size age color material purpose
Big old black leather running shoes
More Comprehensive Order of Adjectives Rule
• Adjective order
• In many languages, attributive adjectives usually occur in a specific order. Generally, the
adjective order in English is;[1]
• article or pronouns used as adjectives
• intensifier
• quality
• size
• age
• color
• participle
• proper adjective
• noun used as adjectives
• headnoun
Rules
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-adjective-order.htm
Exercises on order of adjective
• Which is the correct order?
• a short Russian thin lady
• a German tall thin boy
• a short thin French lady
• a thin short Brazilian man.
Answer in red to Exercises on order of adjective
• 1. Which is the correct order?
•
• a short Russian thin lady
•
• a German tall thin boy
•
• a tall thin French lady
•
• a thin short Brazilian man.
Size shape origin
Exercises on order of adjective
• Which is the correct order?
• a stainless steel new pot
• a new steel stainless pot
• a steel new stainless pot
• a new stainless steel pot
Exercises on order of adjective
• Which is the correct order?
• a stainless steel new pot
• a new steel stainless pot
• a steel new stainless pot
• a new stainless steel pot
age quality material origin
Exercises on order of adjective
• Which is the correct order?
• a beautiful red sports car
• a red beautiful sports car
• a sports beautiful red car
• a red sports beautiful car
Exercises on order of adjective
• Which is the correct order?
• a beautiful red sports car
• a red beautiful sports car
• a sports beautiful red car
• a red sports beautiful car
opinion color purpose
Exercises on order of adjective
• 4. Which is the correct order?
• an old-fashioned leather comfortable wing-chair
• a comfortable leather old-fashioned wing-chair
• an old-fashioned, comfortable leather wing-chair
• a leather old-fashioned comfortable wing-chair
Exercises on order of adjective
• 4. Which is the correct order?
• an old-fashioned leather comfortable wing-chair
• a comfortable leather old-fashioned wing-chair
• A comfortable, old-fashioned, leather wing-chair
• a leather old-fashioned comfortable wing-chair
Quality age material compound noun
Adjectives
If two or more adjectives qualify the same noun, they should not be separated by commas or by and etc. • a tall, thin figure
• a fat, stocky policeman
• the poor, old lady
What types of adjectives are there?
http://www.referatele.com/referate/engleza/online12/The-Adjective---Types-of-adjectives-Position-of-adjectives-Comparison-of-adjectives-Adjective-patter.php
Types of Adjectives
• Quality
• Color • Class
• Emphasizing
• Participle
• Proper • Interrogative
• Compound
• Comparative • Superlative
Adjectives of class
Identifies a particular class of which the noun belongs to. • Financial help
• A Cultural programme
• A Political party
• Domestic animals
Emphasizing Adjectives
Lays stress on some feeling or quality of its noun. • An urgent need
• In utter despair • A pure love
• Total failure
• a kind heart
Participle Adjectives
A participle used as an adjective.
• ing-adjectives o an interesting story
o charming scenery
o an alarming increase
• ed-adjectives o a tired traveler o a furnished house
o a broken heart
Participle Adjectives Exercise
exhilarating challenging exciting frustrating satisfying annoying boring
exhilarated challenged excited frustrated satisfied annoyed bored
bored = can't find anything interesting to do
boring = has an uninteresting personality
annoyed = upset about something
annoying = upsets other people
satisfied = content, pleased about something
satisfying = fulfilling, give a feeling of accomplishment
frustrated = not happy because he cannot accomplish his goal
frustrating = makes you feel sad or hopeless because it is too hard
challenged = motivated to rise to the next level of proficiency
challenging = a task that is not easy but is attainable with effort
exhilarating = causing extreme joy or excitement
exhilarated = feeling extreme joy or excitement
1. My parents are very _____________________ .
2. I like going shopping because it is _____________________ .
3. When I wake up in the morning I feel _____________________
.
4. My friends are really _____________________ .
5. In winter it is usually _____________________ .
6. The curtains in my bedroom are _____________________ .
7. I would love to buy a _____________________ car.
8. I don’t like _____________________ people!
9. My teacher is really _____________________ .
10. I like going for _____________________ walks.
11. My English lessons are really _____________________ .
12. Comedy films are _____________________ .
13. I like going on holiday to _____________________ places.
14. At the moment I feel _____________________ .
Proper Adjectives
Formed from a proper noun
• American citizens
• Victorian age
• the Swiss Chocolates
Interrogative Adjectives
Adjective used to ask a question regarding the noun that follows it; • Which book is this?
• Which pen do you like the best?
• What dress is she wearing tonight?
Compound Adjectives
Made up of two or more words usually with hyphens between them
• a bottle-green car • a low-paid job
• a good-looking girl • one-way traffic
Correct the following sentences
1.A tall young man entered my room.
2.A slim and fair lady came to the office.
3.She married a handsome and young man.
4.They are good and bad children.
5.Where is your blue and small box?
6.Katy is a tall slim girl.
Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php http://theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/comparative-adjectives.html
Adjectives are used to help us compare things. Example: The red
What is an adjective?
herring is longer than the bullets.
Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php http://theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/comparative-adjectives.html
Look at the man and boy.
• Tell me about them.
• The man is tall.
• The boy is short.
• Who is taller?
• The man is taller than the boy. • Who is shorter?
• The boy is shorter than the man.
Look at the man and the others. • Tell me about them.
• One man is tall.
• The others are short.
• Who is taller?
• The man in the center is taller than the others.
• Who is shorter?
• The others are shorter than the man in the center.
Look at the bus and car.
• The bus is longer. • The car is shorter.
• The bus is slower than the car.
• The car is faster than the bus.
Tell me about them.
Let’s compare
winter and summer. •Winter is colder than summer.
•What did we add to the adjective ‘cold’ ?
Now let’s compare.
Today’s weather is ______ (bad) than yesterday’s weather.
Today’s weather is worse that yesterday’s
weather.
Can you put the words in the correct column?
good beautiful cheap bad nice busy
expensive big hot early old clean
sad large ripe heavy thin long
intelligent tall childish difficult populated fine
Give an example for each column
adj + er adj +r adj + ier consonant +r irregular more + adj.
cleaner nicer busier bigger worse intelligent
taller finer earlier sadder better expensive
cheaper larger heavier hotter populated
older riper thinner beautiful
childish
If you were critically ill (very very sick), would you prefer a doctor who has practiced medicine for 30 years or just 10 years?
If you were critically ill (very very sick), would you prefer a doctor who has practiced medicine for 30 years or just 10
years? Answer making comparatives using one of the following words:
1.Qualified
2.Competent 3.Experienced
4.educated
5.Cheap
6.Famous
7.modern
1.Handy
2.savvy
3.Close to where I live
4.Skilled
5.Compassionate
6.good
If you were critically ill (very very sick), would you prefer a doctor who has practiced medicine for 30 years or just 10
years? Answer making comparatives using one of the following words:
1.Qualified
2.Competent 3.Experienced
4.educated
5.Cheap
6.Famous
7.modern
1.Handy
2.savvy
3.Close to where I live
4.Skilled
5.Compassionate
6.good
I prefer a doctor who has been practicing 30 years because he is more
experienced.
This one is higher than
that one
This one is thinner than that
one This one is taller than that one
Which one is prettier?
Which one is more expensive?
This one is _____ than that one.
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This one is higher than
that one
This one is thinner than that
one This one is taller than that one
Which one is prettier?
Which one is more expensive?
This one is _____ than that one.
Role Play
1. You are the announcer at a fashion show. Use adjectives to describe the clothing.
Lacy, layered, beaded, pleated, low-cut.
Spaghetti strapped, elegant, full-length
Role Play 2. You are witness to a crime.
You need to describe the criminal to court using descriptive adjectives.
The criminal had
grey hair, a
moustache, a
beard, a hook, a
peg leg …
Role Play 3. You have lost your dog. You need to describe how your pet looks to the dog catcher, so they can look for him.
Role Play 4. Your nephew is coming for a visit. Describe him to your Mother , who is going to pick him up at the airport.
Hi, there! I’m
here.
Role play 5. You are writing a job description. Use adjectives (resourceful, helpful, pleasant, cooperative, independent, etc.)
Key Across
2. straight A line without corners or bends is...
3. adjective Which part of speech has the function
of
qualifying (moderating) other words?
6. strong Physical strength.
7. a Name the indefinite article that acts as a
quantifier.
8. superlative What kind of adjective description
is the
phrase "most beautiful" ?
10. first An adjective that describes the item that
comes
at the beginning
12. girlish An adjective describing a young
woman's qualities
13. stronger comparative,
15. one A number
19. tomorrow A day
20. acrid An adjective describing a smell
22. putrid An adjective describing a smell
23. heavy A synonym for weighty
24. whitish An adjective describing a color
27. last An adjective that describes the item that
comes at the end
29. tall An adjective describing height
30. beautiful appealing
Down 1. red An adjective describing a color 2. sweet An adjective describing a taste 4. comparative Describes the degree of adjectives which contrast two things. 5. positive Describes the degree of sentences that are not negative. 7. aged Existed for long time. 9. an Name another indefinite article that is a modifier. 11. most, as The adjective contrasted against 'fewest' and a word that can be an adverb, a conjunction or preposition, depending upon how it is used 13. second An ordinal number 14. boyish An adjective pertaining to a young male 16. sour An adjective describing a taste 17. motherly An adjective describing a style of parenting 18. many Name a quantifier 21. manly An adjective pertaining to an adult male 25. two A number 26. black An adjective describing a color 28. sacred An adjective meaning revered