1. English Grammar Parts of Speech: Adjectives Grade 1 , Semester 1
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2. Contents Introduction Adjectives Summary Exercises What is a noun?
What is an adjective?
What is a syllable?
Adjectives
Comparative form
How to built comparative forms?
Superlative form
How to built superlative forms?
Summary
Comparison chart
Exercises
Superlative
Comparative

3. Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.
What is a noun?
Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.
car
teacher
house
skiing
skiing

4. Adjective is a word which describes a noun
What is an adjective?
Adjective is a word which describes a noun
adjectives
noun
expensive
car
fast
small
Green

5. A syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound
What is a syllable?
A syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound
speak
ing
speak
ing
1st syllable
2nd syllable

6. Syllables – examples fast big cheap long hap py cra zy dir ty im por
1. One-syllable adjectives
fast
big
cheap
long
2. Two-syllable adjectives
hap py
cra zy
dir ty
3. Three-syllable adjectives im
por
tant
won
der
ful

7. What is a “ccomparative form”?
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’
fast
-er
My car is fast.
But his car is faster.

8. How is a ‘comparative’ form built?
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Contents
Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
Help
Dictionary
How is a ‘comparative’ form built?
long er
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
funn y
ier 
other two and three syllable adjectives
more
modern
modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
better
good
Back

9. What is a “superlative form”?
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’
fast
-est
My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.

10. How is a ‘superlative’ form built?
long
est
one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
funn y
iest
other two and three syllable adjectives
most
modern
modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
best
good

11. Summary comparison long long er long est funny funn iest funn iest
comparative
superlative
long
long er
long
est
funny
funn
iest
funn
iest
modern
more
modern
most
modern
good
better
best

12. Exercises
1. Put each adjectives below in a correct meaningful sentence.
2. Provide the comparative and the superlative form of each adjective below
Fast
Handsome
Tough
Old
Japanizes
Huge
Brown
easy

13. Exercises
Provide the comparative and the superlative forms for each of the adjectives in the list below.
hot big thin
nice pleasant young
short intelligent lovely
kind happy attractive
exciting pretty unhappy
good annoyed careless
bad tasty perfect
tired upset terrible
ugly

14. Change of ‘y’ into ‘i’ funny +er y  i funnier funn +ier
We want the comparative form
of the adjective ‘funny’
funny
+er
y  i
funnier
funn
+ier