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ADJECTIVES

They are words used to describe, identify or modify nouns. Remember that a noun is all
we can see or cant see or we can feel. Adjectives can be placed before or after the
noun like this:
This is a big house.

This is an angry man.

This house is big.

This man is angry.

That is a delicious chicken.

That is an old car.

That chicken is delicious.

That car is old.

Note 1. Adjectives cant be pluralized.

Note 2. Adjectives have opposites.
Exercise 1. Match the opposite adjectives with a line.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

Good
Far
Big
Happy
Cheap
Tall
Dirty
Hot
Dark
Early

Sad
Cold
Near
Clear
Bad
Short
Small
Late
Clean
Expensive

k. Full
l. Long
m. Thin
n. Large
o. New
p. Hard
q. Easy
r. Cute
s. Sick
t. Black

Exercise 2. Write these sentences in English.

a. La nia es alta. The girl is high
b. Los perros calientes son costosos. The hot dogs are expensive
c. La cocina est limpia. The kitchen is clean
d. Este ejercicio es fcil. This exercise is easy
e. Los estudiantes estn tristes. The Students are sad
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Old
Soft
Empty
Short
Fine
Ugly
Difficult
White
Small
Fat

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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
To use Comparative Adjectives in English is necessary to determine if the adjective is
short, longor irregular.
1. Short Adjectives : Just complete the basic adjective with ER.
BASIC ADJ.
Long
Tall
New
Old
Short

COMPARATIVE
Longer
Taller
Newer
Older
Shorter

BASIC ADJ.
Hot
Big
Thin
Easy
Happy

COMPARATIVE
Hotter
Bigger
Thinner
Easier
Happier

Examples :

June is longer than February.

A soda is cheaper than a burger.

2. Long Adjectives : Just write more before the basic adjective.

BASIC ADJECTIVE
Important
Beautiful
Interesting
Dangerous
Difficult

COMPARATIVE
More important
More beautiful
More interesting
More dangerous
More difficult

Examples:

Love is more important than money.

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A pistolis more dangerous than a knife.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
To use Superlative Adjectives in English is necessary to determine if the adjective is
short, longor irregular as well as with Comparative Adjectives.
1. Short Adjectives : Just complete the basic adjective with EST.
BASIC ADJ.
Long
Tall
New
Old
Short

SUPERLATIVE
Longest
Tallest
Newest
Oldest
Shortest

BASIC ADJ.
Hot
Big
Thin
Easy
Happy

SUPERLATIVE
Hottest
Biggest
Thinnest
Easiest
Happiest

Examples:
Brazil

is

the

biggest

February is the

country in South America.

shortest month.

2. Long Adjectives : Just write most before the basic adjective.

BASIC ADJECTIVE
Important
Beautiful
Interesting
Dangerous
Difficult

SUPERLATIVE
Most important
Most beautiful
Most interesting
Most dangerous
Most difficult

Examples:

Chinese is the most difficult

Obama is the most important

language of the world.

president of the world.

Learning through doing is more effective than anything!

Aprender haciendo es ms efectivo que cualquier otra cosa!

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the adjectives given in parentheses.

a. Richard is most tall than James but most thin than John. (tall thin)
b. My car is most old than Henrys but most new than Marys. (new old)
c. Helens story is most interesting than Joanas. (interesting)
d. His house is most big than my house. (big)
e. A pen is much most expensive than a pencil. (expensive)
f. English is most easy than Spanish but most difficult than Italian. (easydifficult)
g. A lion is most dangerous than a cheetah but its most slow. (slow
dangerous)
h. Boston is most warm than Washington but most cold.. than New York. (cold warm)
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with : faster noisier shorter hotter harder.
a. Cities are noisier than towns.
b. Ben Johnson was faster than John Lewis.
c. Magdalena river is shorter than Amazonas river.
d. This exercise is harder than exercise 2.
e. Neiva is hotter than Ibagu.
Exercise 5. Answer these questions in long form.
a.

Who is the youngest person in your family? The youngest person in my family is my sister Maria.

b.

What is the oldest university of Colombia?.. the

oldest university of Colombia is the

national

university

c. What is the tallest mount of the world?

d. Who is the most popular singer here?

the tallest mount of the world is the Everest mount

the most popular singer here is Jhonny Rivera

e. Who is the most intelligent in this class?

the most intelligent in this class is the teacher

f. What is the most interesting thing for you?

the most interesting thing for me is the study

Exercise 6. Translate in English.

a. Yo soy ms alto que usted. I am higher than you
b. Un tren es ms largo que tres buses. A train is longer than three buses
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c. Ella es ms bonita que Lucy. She is nicer than Lucy

d. Bolivia es el pas ms pequeo de Sur Amrica. Bolivia is the smallest country of
South America
e. Este es el carro ms costoso del mundo. This is the costliest car of the world
f. Laura es la ms gorda de este saln. Laura is the fattest of this lounge
g. Ellos estn ms felices que nosotros. They are happier than we

Learning through doing is more effective than anything!

Aprender haciendo es ms efectivo que cualquier otra cosa!