What are adjectives???

adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns

usually comes before the noun
convey a sense of which, what kind, or how many

Example :
Last summer I climbedthatmountain. (which)
I preferredapples. (what kind)
I wantsixoranges. (how many)
Thedawnwasbright,clear, andinvigorating.
(what kind)

Functions of Adjectives :

to describe our feelings

to give nationality or origins
tell more about character of things
tell about age
tell about size and measurement
tell about colour
tell about material / what something is made of
tell about shape
express a judgment or opinion
tell about taste of foods

Example :
young, old, baby, babyish, teenage,
ancient, antique, old-fashioned,
youthful, elderly, mature, adolescent,
infantile, bygone, recent, modern
He is a young man
My coat is very old

 Example :
glass, wooden, cloth, concrete,
fabric, cotton, plastic, leather,
ceramic, metal, steel, silicon
It was a wooden table
She wore a cotton dress

o Haziq buys a rectangular cake for his mother

o A square envelope

 example :
good, better, best, bad, worse, worst,
wonderful, splendid, mediocre, awful,
fantastic, pretty, ugly, clean, dirty,
wasteful,
difficult,
comfortable,
uncomfortable,
valuable,
worthy,
worthless, useful, useless
Ravi and his family watched the
fantastic film in the cinema yesterday

 Example

bitter

salty

crunchy

juicy

crispy

greasy

Lemon tastes very bitter

Most fried food is very greasy

Write all the adjectives you can find in this passage.

There is a noisy bird on the thin wire outside

my large window. I peep out to see what the
problem is. It is a swallow with two white
streaks on its tail and on its wings. Next to it,
on the wire, is a tiny, bald swallow. The big bird
flaps her wings, flies a short distance and
returns. Then, she nags loudly at her baby.
The baby flaps his little wings but they are not
strong enough to lift him.
His ambitious
mother encourages him louder. I realize there
is an important lesson in progress.

ANSWER
1) noisy
2) thin
3) large
4) white
5) tiny
6) bald

7) big
8) short
9) little
10) strong
11) ambitious
12) important

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
when two or more adjectives are
used to describe a noun
can use the acronym OSSACOM to
remember
Overall
condition

Age

Colour

Origin

Material

Noun

beautiful

new

red

Chinese

silk

dress

dirty

old

brown

straw

hat

young

white

playful

Size Shape

small

round

Siamese

kitten

Adjectives of comparison
to compare things
Example :
i) Sam is taller than his brother
ii) Sam is the tallest in the team
Taller

= comparative adjectives
( to compare two
people/things)
The tallest = superlative adjective
( to compare three/ more
nouns)

Forming comparative & superlative

adjective

One syllable adjectives

* add
er for the comparative
est for the superlative

 If the one-syllable adjective ends

with an e, * add
r
= comparative form
st = superlative form

Eg : Max iswiserthanhis brother.

Max isthe wisestperson I know.

 If the one-syllable adjective ends

with a single consonant with a vowel
before it,
* double the consonant
* add
er for the comparative
est for the superlative
Example :
My mother isfatterthanyour
mother.
Mary isthe fattestperson I've ever
seen.

 Two or more syllables adjectives

* add
more
= comparative
form
the most
= superlative form
Adjective
Comparative Superlative
Peaceful

More peaceful

Most peaceful

Careful

More careful

Most careful

Pleasant

More pleasant

Most pleasant

Note : When comparing two things, the comparative adjective is

followed by than

Example :
* This morning ismore peacefulthanyesterday
morning.

 If the two-syllable adjectives ends

with y,
* change they i
* add
er = comparative
est = superlative

John ishappiertodaythanhe was

yesterday.
John isthe happiestboyinthe
world

 Two-syllable adjectives that follow

two rules.
*These adjectives can be used with
-er & -est
more and most

Irregular comparisons

Example

Malaysian food is better than American food.

My cat is the best cat in the world.

 add adjectives endings to, or change

the ending of the name of the
country
Example :
She comes from France. She is
French. Her nationality is French.
She is a Frenchwoman. She drives a
French car. She speaks French.
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