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Adjectives
 Grammar
notes
Practice
 | We use adjectives to describe people and things. |
e.g.
( old, small,
friendly, rich, cheap )
| The form of adjectives never changes. |
e.g.
a poor man ; two poor men
| We put an adjective before a noun. |
e.g. I saw a beautiful
girl.
| We also put an adjective after these verbs : |
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am is are
look feel
taste smell |
Examples
:
Mary looks happy.
He is hungry.
Peter feels hot.
The food tastes sweet.
 Practice
Primary 3
Opposites
Grammar
notes Practice
The following adjectives are opposites.
| tidy |
untidy |
| clean |
dirty |
| hot |
cold |
| tall |
short |
| thin |
fat/ thick |
| full |
empty |
| long |
short |
| big |
small |
| beautiful |
ugly |
| easy |
hard |
| cheap |
expensive |
| clever |
stupid |
| hard-working |
lazy |
| happy |
unhappy/
sad |
| old |
new |
| careful |
careless |
| kind |
unkind |
Practice
Primary 3
Comparative & Superlative
adjectives
Grammar
notes Practice
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Short adjectives |
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Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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tall |
taller |
tallest |
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fat |
fatter |
fattest |
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slow |
slower |
slowest |
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hot |
hotter |
hottest |
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cheap |
cheaper |
cheapest |
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thin |
thinner |
thinnest |
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big |
bigger |
biggest |
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fast |
faster |
fastest |
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small |
smaller |
smallest |
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Long adjectives |
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Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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careless |
more careless |
most careless |
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expensive |
more expensive |
most expensive |
| difficult |
more difficult |
most difficult |
| comfortable |
more comfortable |
most comfortable |
| Adjectives ending with -y |
| Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
| hungry |
hungrier |
hungriest |
| happy |
happier |
happiest |
| heavy |
heavier |
heaviest |
| Irregular adjectives |
| Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
| good |
better |
best |
| bad |
worse |
worst |
| many |
more |
most |
| little/ few |
less |
least |
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To compare things, we use a comparative
adjective + than. |
e.g. Tom is taller than peter.
Peter is more careful than Tom.
Sally's English is better than Mary's.
| We usually use the before the superlative. |
e.g. London is the
biggest city in England.
Peter is the most careful student in the class.
Tom is tall. Peter is taller
than him. John is the tallest.
Practice
Primary 4
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