1. Adjectives

2. What is an adjective? An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
The tall man walked down the street.
The young students performed a play.
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3. Types of Adjectives Descriptive Adjectives Comparative Adjectives
Superlative Adjectives
Predicate Adjectives

4. Descriptive Adjectives
Descriptive adjectives add detail or describe a noun or pronoun.
Examples:
My hat is on the top shelf.
The white snow falls slowly to the ground.

5. Comparative Adjectives
Comparative adjectives compare two nouns.
Examples:
Bill is taller than Joe.
Jelly beans are sweeter than gummy bears.
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6. Forming Comparative Adjectives
“Than” is usually used after comparative adjectives
-er is added to the end of a 1-syllable adjective
cold = colder
tall = taller
-er is added to the end of an adjective with 2 syllables, if the word ends in -y.
early = earlier
happy = happier
"more" or “less” is used for words that have 2 or more syllables, except words that end in –y.
honest = more honest
expensive = more expensive
adjectives that end in -e, only -r is added to end of the adjective
nice = nicer
safe = safer
adjectives that end in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled
big = bigger
hot = hotter

7. Superlative Adjectives
Superlative adjectives are used when comparing three or more nouns.
Examples:
Between all of my classes, 5th period is loudest.
These shoes are the most comfortable.

8. Forming Superlative Adjectives
-est is added to the end of a 1-syllable adjective
cold = coldest
If the word ends in –y, change the y to an –i and add -est to the end of an adjective with 2 syllables.
early = earliest
happy = happiest
"most" and "least" are used for adjectives that contain 2 or more syllables
expensive = most expensive
difficult = least difficult
If an adjectives ends in -e, then only –st is added to end of the adjective
nice = nicest
safe = safest
Adjectives that end in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled and -est is added to the end of the adjective.
big = biggest
hot = hottest

9. Predicate Adjectives
Predicate adjectives come after a linking verb and are used to describe the subject
Example:
Mr. Smith is a lonely man.
Predicate adjective
Linking verb