• ADJECTIVES

USES

Adjectives are types of words that say some properties or characteristics

of things, people, places, etc. My car is red It is an old and quiet dog Look at that big tree!

We can also use them to compare things by using comparative* and

superlative* adjectives She is older than me This is the most expensive

Adjectives can be placed after a verb (most common: be, look, feel…) or

before a noun (after a verb) She is young You look tired I don’t feel happy (before a noun) They have a big house Sally works in a nice place

They have no plural She is young They are youngs

young

And no masculine or feminine form She is young He is young

We can use only one adjective or more than one in a sentence She is young He is, clever, funny and young

*COMPARATIVES:

1 syllable adjectives 2 syllable adjectives 3 or more syllable adjectives

Add –ER Cold�colder Short� shorter

Ending in consonant+Y, change

–y to –i (and add –ER) Happy� happier

Most take ‘MORE’ + adj. Careful� more careful

But a few take –ER Quiet� quieter Clever� cleverer

Take ‘MORE’ + adjective Exciting� more exciting Interesting� more interesting Beautiful� more beautiful

EXCEPTIONS: GOOD� Better (Gooder) BAD� Worse (Badder)

All comparatives always take ‘THAN’ to compare two elements I am beautiful, but she is more beautiful than me You are clever, but he is cleverer than you

*SUPERLATIVES

1 syllable adjectives 2 syllable adjectives 3 or more syllable adjectives

Add –EST Cold�coldest Short� shortest

Ending in consonant+Y, change

–y to –i (and add –EST) Happy� happiest

Most take ‘MOST + adj. Careful� most careful

But a few take –EST Quiet� quietest Clever� cleverest

Take ‘MOST + adjective Exciting� most exciting Interesting� most interesting Beautiful� most beautiful

EXCEPTIONS: GOOD� (the) Best (Goodest) BAD� (the) Worst (Baddest)

All superlatives always take ‘THE’ before the adjective I am beautiful, but she is the most beautiful You are clever, but he is the cleverest