1. Unit: Parts of Speech Lesson: Adjectives

2. Comparing with Adjectives Adjectives that show comparison have special forms called degrees. Adjective in the positive degree is the basic form of the adjective. Use the comparative degree to compare two things. Add –er or more to the adjective. Use the superlative degree to compare three or more things. Add –est or most to the adjective.

3. Comparing with Adjectives PositiveComparativeSuperlative talltallertallest clearclearerclearest bigbiggerbiggest intelligentmore intelligentmost intelligent formalmore formalmost formal humidmore humidmost humid

4. Comparing with Adjectives Irregular Adjectives goodbetterbest well (meaning healthy)betterbest badworseworst little (quantity)lessleast much, manymoremost

5. Adverbs Adverbs are words that modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Verb: Stonehenge was built gradually. Adjective: This English monument is made of very large stones. Adverb: Scholars have studied Stonehenge quite thoroughly.

6. Adverbs An adverb can tell how, when, where, or to what extent about the word it modifies. Kinds of Adverbs When: yesterday, soon, often, sometimes, immediately An earth wall once surrounded the monument. Where: here, there, down, up, everywhere, away, far, near Circles of enormous stones lay inside. How: well, cleverly, fast, wildly, carefully, badly The stones were deliberately place in patterns. To What Extent: very, too, really, terrible, extremely, quite, not Sunrise was timed rather exactly from these patterns.

7. Comparing with Adverbs The positive degree describes one action or quality. The comparative degree compares two actions or qualities. Add –er or more to the adverb. The superlative degree compares three or more actions or qualities. Add -est or most to the adverb.

8. Comparing with Adverbs PositiveComparativeSuperlative quietmore quietlymost quietly brightlymore brightlymost brightly soonsoonersoonest earlyearlierearliest rapidlymore rapidlymost rapidly fastfasterfastest oftenless oftenleast often

9. Comparing with Adverbs Irregular Adverbs PositiveComparativeSuperlative wellbetterbest badlyworseworst littlelessleast muchmoremost farfartherfarthest