Post on 18-Jan-2015
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ADJECTIVES
words used to describe
persons, places, things, animals and events
aDJECTIVEScan describe color, size, shape, taste, texture, number, order
COLOR ADJECTIVES•white, black, red, blue, yellow, green...
•dark, light, dim
COLOR ADJECTIVESThe mango is color yellow.
The clouds are grey.
COLOR ADJECTIVESMy rubber shoes are blue.
It is dark outside.
COLOR ADJECTIVESCan you give two more examples of color adjectives?
SIZE ADJECTIVESsmall, big, tall, short, long, tiny, huge, vast, gigantic
SIZE ADJECTIVESWe have a tall malunggay tree in our yard.
I have a big bed.
SIZE ADJECTIVESI have a fat cat.
The elephant is huge.
SHAPE ADJECTIVES•circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, diamond...
•round, conical, triangular, rectangular
SHAPE ADJECTIVESThe pillow is round.
The cellphone is rectangular in shape.
TASTE ADJECTIVES• sweet, salty, sour, spicy
• delicious, yummy
TASTE ADJECTIVESThe banana is delicious.
The cake is sweet.
TASTE ADJECTIVESVinegar is sour.
Korean noodles are spicy.
TEXTURE ADJECTIVESrough, smooth, hard, soft, gritty, coarse, fine
TEXTURE ADJECTIVESPillows are soft.
Her face is smooth.
Sand is rough.
Number ADJECTIVESone, two, three, four, five, six... one hundred, one hundred one... one thousand
Number ADJECTIVESI have ten fingers.
The rainbow has seven colors.
Number ADJECTIVESThe army has ten thousand soldiers.
The Philippines has three major island groups.
ORDER ADJECTIVES• first, second, third, fourth, fifth...
•beginning, end, last, next
ORDER ADJECTIVESAnna finished first in the marathon.
Cindy is the last to go home.
ORDER ADJECTIVESKyle is the second son.
Margaret is third in class ranking.
KIND ADJECTIVES• good, bad, happy, angry, sad, surprised
• only, strong, weak
KIND ADJECTIVESAlexis is a good boy.
Kim is strong.
Muning is a happy cat.
ADJECTIVES
LIMITING ADJECTIVES
vs
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
LIMITING ADJECTIVES
- number, scale, weight, volume
LIMITING ADJECTIVES
• one, two three, four
• kilo, dozen, meters, millimeters, kilometers, liters, gallons, ounces
LIMITING ADJECTIVES
three kings
one dozen
a kilo
two kilos
LIMITING ADJECTIVES
five gallons
three kilometers
one liter
four ounces
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
- kind, shape, texture, taste, color, odor
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
tall trees
good boy
long dress
beautiful garden
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
smooth skin
delicious food
red balloon
dark clouds
COMPARINGADJECTIVES
positive
comparative
superlative
POSITIVE ADJECTIVE
describes one noun or one group of nouns
POSITIVE ADJECTIVEgood dog
tall tree
smart student
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
compares TWO nouns
formed by adding -er to the adjective
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVEtall + er = taller
sweet + er = sweeter
big + (g)er = bigger
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
healthy + (i)er = healthier
busy + (i)er = busier
funny + (i)er = funnier
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVEChoo-choo is a better dog than Brownie.
The mango tree is taller than the banana tree.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
when you cannot use the -er form, you can use the word "more"
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVEmore fun
more beautiful
more intelligent
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVEcompares THREE OR MORE nouns
formed by adding -est to the adjective
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVEtall + est = tallest
sweet + est = sweetest
big + (g)est = biggest
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
healthy + (i)est = healthiest
busy + (i)est = busiest
funny + (i)est = funniest
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVEMarley is the best dog ever.
The Narra tree is the tallest among the group of trees.
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
when you cannot use the -est form, you can use the word "most"
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVEmost fun
most beautiful
most intelligent
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