Adjectives In English

Adjectives In English

LAYCCA EL Learners

Spring 2022​

Today we will learn about adjectives.

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​An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

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describe = describir

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What is an adjective? ​

Adjectives in English come before the noun.

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Adjectives in Spanish come after the noun.​

Adjectives In English Move!

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Let's practice!

Multiple Choice

How do we say this in English?

• A sofa red

• A red sofa

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What is this?

Use the English patterns!

• A big dog

• A dog big

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How do we say this in English?

• A cute baby

• A baby cute

Multiple Choice

How do we say this in English?

• A car yellow

• A yellow car

Very Good!

We will learn about physical adjectives. ​

Adjectives About Hair​

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Long Hair

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Short Hair

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​Curly hair

Straight Hair

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​Gray hair

Blonde Hair

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Bald

(no hair)​

Adjectives About Age​

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Old

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Young

Adjectives About Size​

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Tall

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Short

Physical adjectives need a verb!

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• age

• height

• who they are​

Use Is With:

• ​body parts

  • lips

  • noses

  • ​eyes

  • feet

Use Has With​

Please don't forget! ​

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Is ​and Adjectives

We use "is" when we talk about things that are hard to change. ​

Things that do not change quickly are:

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• height

• age ​

• size

This is Marina.

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Marina is tall.

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Marina is young.

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Marina is ​thin.

​Has and adjectives

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We use "has" when we talk about things belong to a person.​

Things that belong to people:

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• hair

• eye color​

• ​parts of your body

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This is Monae .

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Monae has short hair.

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Monae has brown eyes.

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Monae has brown skin. ​

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