Adjectives

​Adjectives

​Everyday English - Lesson 2.4

What is an adjective?

​An adjective is a word that describes (gives information about) a noun.

Adjectives can describe a person, place, or thing. They can also show a person's opinion or feeling.

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Multiple Choice

An adjective describes a...

• verb

• adverb

• noun

• complement

Multiple Choice

What is a noun?

• A person, place or thing.

• An action performed in the past.

• A word that replaces a noun.

• A word that modifies a verb.

-She has a red car.

(red describes the noun car)

​​Adjective+Noun

Those shoes are expensive.

(expensive describes the noun shoes)

Be + adjective

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective in the following sentence: It is a beautiful day!

• day

• is

• It

• beautiful

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective in the following sentence? My brother is happy.

• brother

• happy

• is

• My

I am excited about summer!

Adjectives can go after the verb "to be".

I like your blue sweater!

​Adjectives can go before a noun.

Remember!

Comparative Adjectives

Comparative Adjectives

They are used to compare two or more things. They often end in -er.

Examples:

• The elephant is bigger than the mouse.

• My sister is taller than me.

Multiple Choice

Winter is ___________ spring.

• cold

• colder than

• colder

• coldest

Multiple Choice

Hulk is _______ than Wolverine.

• tallest

• tall

• more tall

• taller

Multiple Choice

The comparative form of "smart" is...

• more smarter

• more smart

• smarter

When an adjective has three or more syllables we use more ______ than.

Example:
My cat is more intelligent than my dog.

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Long Words

Multiple Choice

Mario Bros is _______ than Sonic.

• more popularer

• popularer

• more popular

• most popular

Multiple Choice

Skydiving is ______ than scuba diving.

• dangerousest

• more dangerous

• most dangerous

• dangerouser

Multiple Choice

expensive

• expensiver

• the most expensive

• more expensive

Adjectives good, bad, and far do not follow the rules/
- Good better
- Bad worse
- Far further

Special Adjectives

You have to double the last consonant when the adjective is short and ends in a consonant:
Examples:
- Big Bigger
- Hot Hotter

Double Consonant:

Be Careful!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Tom is thin than Pelusa.

• Tom is thinner Pelusa.

• Tom is thinner than Pelusa.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct comparative.

• bader

• worse

• badder