Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives

What is an Adjective? • An Adjective describes a noun (person, place or thing) • Answers the question (What kind of ……..) • Example- What kind of city? • Answer – A beautiful city.

Other Adjectives: • People and things: old, small, friendly, rich, cheap • Nationality: Turkish, American, German, French • Feelings: Frightened, Excited, Disappointed, Entertained

Let’s Practice • 1) My father is a _______ man. • 2) My friend is a _______ person. • 3) My friend is from Europe. She is ________. • 4) We were all _______ by the news.

What is an adverb? • We use adverbs to describe how the action is done. If an adjective is (What kind of), the adverb is (How it d0es something). • Be careful: These words are both an adjective and an adverb: Fast and Hard.

How do we make adverbs from adjectives? • We usually just add –ly to the end of an adjective to make the adverb. slow-slowly; bad-badly • If the adverb ends in –y, the adverb ends with –ily. happy- happily easy- easily • If the adjective ends with –ble, the adverb ends with –bly. comfortable- comfortably. • Some adverbs are irregular: good - well

Let’s Practice • She did her homework ________. • We solved the problem ________. • You are able to sit ________ in this chair. • Do she speak English ________?

Comparatives: Adjectives • Comparative Adjectives that have one syllable usually take –er or add another letter for t and g. Example: older, longer, nicer, newer, taller, fatter, hotter, bigger • Long adjectives take more: famous- more famous; difficult – more difficult; careful – less careful. • Adjectives ending in –y take the –ier: happy – happier • Irregular Adjectives: good – better; bad - worse

Let’s Practice • John is _______ than Jane (tall) • Math is _______ than PE. (difficult) • I am _______ than you. (happy) • Can is ______ than me at basketball. (bad)

Superlatives: Adjectives • Short Adjectives: warm – the warmest; tall – the tallest; big – the biggest • Long Adjectives: famous – the most famous; difficult – the most difficult; expensive – the least expensive • Adjective ending with –y: easy – the easiest, happy – the happiest • Irregular adjectives: good – the best, bad – the worst

Let’s Practice • Anna is the ________ person in the class. (young) • Math is the ________ subject in school. (difficult) • I am the _______ person in the world. (happy) • John is the _______ basketball player in school. (bad)

Comparatives for Adverbs • We generally use more or less for the comparative: carefully – more/less carefully; more/less easily • The comparative of well is better • The comparative of fast and hard is faster and harder

Let’s Practice • You do your homework _______ than she does. (carefully) • Gold is found _______ than silver. (easily) • She speaks English ________ than me. (well) • You will have to work _______ in the future. (hard)

Superlatives for Adverbs • We generally use the most or the least for the superlative: carefully – the most/least carefully; easily -the most/least easily • The superlative of well is the best. • The superlatives of fast and hard are fastest and hardest.

Let’s Practice • She works the _______ in class. (carefully) • Calculus is the ________ understood subject in school. (easily) • Which member of the team played the ______ and which played the ______? (well, badly) • Who works the ________ in class? (hard)

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Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives