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 Examples
Descriptive adjectives a yellow flower, a blue marble, a red dress (words that describe the a big field, a small boy, a huge tank colour, size, shape and quality a square plate, an oval dish, a pointed of nouns) 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 angrier angriest big bigger biggest black blacker blackest bright brighter brightest brave braver bravest busy busier busiest cheap cheaper cheapest clever cleverer cleverest cool cooler coolest dark darker darkest ADJECTIVES Comparison of Adjectives
Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the
dear dearer dearest deep deeper deepest dirty dirtier dirtiest dry drier driest easy easier easiest fast faster fastest fat fatter fattest fierce fiercer fiercest gentle gentler gentlest great greater greatest ADJECTIVES Comparison of Adjectives
Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the
greedy greedier greediest happy happier happiest hard harder hardest hungry hungrier hungriest kind kinder kindest large larger largest lazy lazier laziest narrow narrower narrowest naughty naughtier naughtiest old older oldest ADJECTIVES Comparison of Adjectives
Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the
poor poorer poorest pretty prettier prettiest quick quicker quickest rich richer richest sad sadder saddest small smaller smallest thin thinner thinnest tall taller tallest ugly uglier ugliest young younger youngest ADJECTIVES Comparison of Adjectives
Positive as..as Comparative .than Superlative the
good better best bad worse worst many/much more most far farther / further farthest / furthest honest more honest most honest intelligent more intelligent most intelligent jealous more jealous most jealous patient more patient most patient enjoyable more enjoyable most enjoyable interesting more interesting 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. more + adjective + than e.g. May is more intelligent than Sue. or adjective + -er + than e.g. This house is smaller than that one.
We use the superlative form when we compare three or
more nouns. e.g. This is the most interesting of the + most + adjective the three books. or the + adjective + -est 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 fictional trick tricky mountain mountainous friend friendly comfort comfortable wood wooden beauty beautiful fool foolish colour colourless Tao Taoist Japan Japanese