3. What is Adjectives? An adjective gives information about a noun or pronoun, and tell us what it is like. Examples Big Small Cute Ugly Nice lazy It is a big car. These books are small This is a cute cat Oh that is an ugly dog it is a nice music Nobody likes lazy students

4. Comparison of Adjectives 1.Short adjectives usually get er in comparative form. Examples AdjectiveComparative Weak Short Old Rich Weaker Shorter Older Richer than

5. Comparison of Adjectives 2. When the adjective ends in e We add only r Examples AdjectiveComparative Nice Large Simple Nicer Larger Simpler than

6. Comparison of Adjectives 3. In short adjectives with one vowel (a, e, i, o, u )+ one consonant (p, g, k, etc), we double the letter. Examples AdjectiveComparative Big Fat sad Bigger Fatter sadder than

7. Comparison of Adjectives 4. In adjectives ending with a consonant (p, d, r )+ y the y changes to i. Examples AdjectiveComparative Happy Unhappy Silly Busy Happier Unhappier Sillier Busier than

8. Comparison of Adjectives 5. Longer adjectives (of three or more syllables) usually take more or less before the adjectives. Examples Adjective Comparative Expensive Interesting Famous Accurate More expensive Less interesting More famous Less accurate than

9. Comparison of Adjectives 6. Some adjectives ex. clever, silly, quit, can take more or less but usually take er Examples Adjective Comparative Clever Silly handsome Cleverer More clever Sillier More silly Handsomer More handsome than

10. Comparison of Adjectives 7. Some adjectives have irregular Comparative forms. Examples Adjective Comparative Good Bad Little Much Many Better Worse Less More more than

11. Examples Cat is weaker than dog. Horse is stronger than donkey. They are more cleverer than others. We are bigger that these children. It was less interesting than this one. This car is better than that one The problem got worse than before.