BY: CHE ZAITON BT SALEH SEK. KEB.

KUBANG KERIAN 1

ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It is usually used before a noun.

Type of adjective
Descriptive adjectives (words that describe the colour, size, shape and quality of nouns)

Examples
a yellow flower, a blue marble, a red dress a big field, a small boy, a huge tank a square plate, an oval dish, a pointed nose an honest mechanic, a kind by-stander, a brave soldier

Possessive adjectives

my/your/his/her/our/their book

ADJECTIVES
Comparison of Adjectives Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the

angry
big black bright brave

angrier
bigger blacker brighter braver

angriest
biggest blackest brightest bravest

busy
cheap clever

busier
cheaper cleverer

busiest
cheapest cleverest

cool
dark

cooler
darker

coolest
darkest

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Comparison of Adjectives Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the

dear
deep dirty dry easy

dearer
deeper dirtier drier easier

dearest
deepest dirtiest driest easiest

fast
fat fierce

faster
fatter fiercer

fastest
fattest fiercest

gentle
great

gentler
greater

gentlest
greatest

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Comparison of Adjectives Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the

greedy
happy hard hungry kind

greedier
happier harder hungrier kinder

greediest
happiest hardest hungriest kindest

large
lazy narrow

larger
lazier narrower

largest
laziest narrowest

naughty
old

naughtier
older

naughtiest
oldest

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Comparison of Adjectives Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the

poor
pretty quick rich sad

poorer
prettier quicker richer sadder

poorest
prettiest quickest richest saddest

small
thin tall

smaller
thinner taller

smallest
thinnest tallest

ugly
young

uglier
younger

ugliest
youngest

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Comparison of Adjectives Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the

good
bad many/much far honest

better
worse more farther / further more honest

best
worst most farthest / furthest most honest

intelligent
jealous patient

more intelligent
more jealous more patient

most intelligent
most jealous most patient

enjoyable
interesting

more enjoyable
more interesting

most enjoyable
most interesting

ADJECTIVES
We use the positive form when we compare two similar or equal nouns.

as + adjective + as

e.g. John is as tall as Ali.

We use the comparative form when we compare two dissimilar or unequal nouns. or
more + adjective + than adjective + -er + than e.g. May is more intelligent than Sue. e.g. This house is smaller than that one.

We use the superlative form when we compare three or more nouns. or

the + most + adjective the + adjective + -est e.g. This is the most interesting of the three books. e.g. Hisham is the fastest runner in the team.

ADJECTIVES
The negative form of the adjective can be made by adding un-, dis-, im-. For example:
unkind, unimportant, unfriendly, unhealthy, unfair, uninteresting, unsafe dishonest, disrespectful, disobedient, disapproving, discourteous, etc. impatient, improper, impossible, impractical, impersonal, imperfect, etc.

Adjectives can be formed from nouns and verbs by adding -al, -able, -ful, -less, -ous, -y, -ly, -ish, -ese, -ist, etc.
e.g. fiction mountain comfort beauty colour Japan fictional mountainous comfortable beautiful colourless Japanese trick friend wood fool Tao tricky friendly wooden foolish Taoist