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Adjectives

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another

person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun

that they modify.

In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

. They live in a beautiful house.

!. "isa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.

Forming adjectives

Typical adjective endings

#ome adjectives can be identified by their endings. Typical adjective endings include:

. -able/-ible understandable, capable, readable, incredible

!. -al mathematical, functional, influential, chemical

$. -ful beautiful, bashful, helpful, harmful

%. -ic artistic, manic, rustic, terrific

&. -ive submissive, intuitive, inventive, attractive

'. -less sleeveless, hopeless, groundless, restless

(. -ous gorgeous, dangerous, adventurous, fabulous

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Adjectives

#ometimes when adding these endings changes have to be made. )ere are some rules for forming

adjectives and their exceptions:

Add Exceptions Word Adjective

-al If ending with an ‘e‘, drop it Natur e

Function

Natural

Functional

-y If ending with an ‘e‘, drop itIce

Oil

Icy

Oily

-ful If ending with a ‘y‘, replace with an ‘i‘Beauty

Peace

Beautiful

Peaceful

-ous/-ious If ending with a ‘y‘, drop itMyster y

Danger

Mysterious

Dangerous

-ic If ending with a ‘y‘, drop itHistor yRust

Historic

Rustic



Adjectives

Forming adjectives from nouns and verbs

Adjectives can be formed from different words. They can be formed from nouns:

Noun Adjective

accident accidental

danger dangerous

length long

star starry

wind windy

*rom verbs:

Verb Adjective

enoy enoya!le

help helpful

o!ey o!edient

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Adjectives

Verb Adjective

play playful

+r even from other adjectives:

Adjective Adjective

co"ic co"ical

correct correcti#e

elder elderly

red reddish

sic$ sic$ly

Examples of forming adjectives

. +ur house color is a ind of yellow. - e live in a yellowish house.

!. )e often acts lie a child. - )e often acts in a childish way.

$. The event was a big success. - e enjoyed a successful event.

%. e enjoyed the sound of the drum/s rhythm. - e enjoyed the drum/s rhythmic sound.

&. #he adopted a dog without a home. - #he adopted a homeless dog.





Adjectives

'. "oo out, that plant is poison. - "oo out for that poisonous plant.

(. It loos lie it will rain today. - It loos lie we/ll have rainy weather today.

0. #he always acts with courtesy. - #he always behaves in a courteous manner.

1. )er hair is pretty. - #he has the prettiest hair.

2. e go for a wal each day. - e go for a daily wal.

Forming adjectives exercises

. 3hoose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:

A. inventive, invent, invented

4. curiosity, curious, curiousive

3. proliferate, prolific, proud

!. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. smell

4. chill

3. width

$. *orm adjectives from the following verbs:

A. interested

4. ama5ed

3. annoyed



Adjectives

%. *orm adjectives from the following verbs. #ome words may be formed into more than one

adjective:

A. escape

4. improve

3. damage

&. *orm longer adjectives from the following adjectives. #ome words may be formed into more than

one adjective:

A. funny

4. incorrect

3. blue

'. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. magic

4. fool

3. lady

(. *orm two adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. life

4. power

3. friend

0. *orm adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. cost



Adjectives

4. war

3. month


A. poison

4. courtesy

3. mystery


A. athlete

4. photograph

3. science



Adjectives

Denominal adjectives

What are denominal adjectives?6enominal adjectives 7sometimes called denominal adjectives8 are adjectives derived from nouns.

*or example:

. A mathematical pu55le. 7a pu55le based on mathematics8

!. A biological experiment. 7an experiment in biology8

$. A wooden boat. 7a boat made of wood8

9roper adjectives are derived from proper nouns. They commonly describe something in terms ofnationality, religious affiliation, or culture. "ie proper nouns, proper adjectives have their first letter

capitali5ed. *or example:

. I married a Russian woman.

!. The Jewish community in ; is very large.

Adjectives of this type should be carefully distinguished from adjectives denoting nationalities

7nominal adjectives8. *or example:

. 6enominal Adjective: The French people are noted for their wines.

!. ominal Adjective: The French are noted for their wines.

or:

. 6enominal Adjective: The poor people are more vulnerable.

!. ominal Adjective: The poor are getting poorer.

Examples of denominal adjectives

. A mathematical pu55le.

!. A biological experiment.

$. A wooden boat.



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Adjectives

%. I married an American woman.

&. The Jewish community in ; is very big.

'. <ary has a collection of expensive Russian dolls.

(. In the winter you must wear heavy woolen clothes.

0. The polar bear is listed as threatened.

Denominal adjective exercises

. 3hoose the sentence containing the denominal adjective:

A. e wored on our homewor all evening.

4. e spent the evening woring on our =nglish homewor.

3. e felt sad about using the evening to do our homewor.

!. A or 4> hich of the following sentences contain denominal adjectives>

A. "ondon is noted for its many museums and monuments.

4. "ondon is noted for its art museums and monuments.

A. The ?apanese embassy is nearby.

4. The embassy of ?apan is nearby.

A. I gave him a wooden waling stic.

4. )e needs to use a waling stic.

$. A, 4, or 3> hich phrase contains the denominal adjective>

A. tidal wave

4. screen door



Adjectives

3. 2@month@old baby

A. bunny rabbit

4. junior high

3. wooden boat

A. iller bees

4. weird science

3. oh, fudge

%. 3hoose the correct denominal adjective for each sentence:

A. The sun had a cold, BBBBBBBBBBBBB gleam.

• metallic

• strange

• constant

4. e waled along at a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB pace.

• quic

• leisurely

• fast

3. )e does an BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB chec of his email.

• interest

• hourly



Adjectives

• scanning

&. hich sentences contain proper denominal adjectives>

A. The ?apanese are noted for their sushi.

4. The ?apanese people are noted for their sushi.

A. )e is =nglish, but he married a Cussian.

4. )e is an =nglishman, but he married a Cussian woman.

A. ew ;or is home to many nationalitiesD for example, there are many 9uerto Cicans living

there.

4. ew ;or is a melting pot of nationalitiesD for example, there are many 9uerto Cican people

living there.

'. hich group of words contains only denominal adjectives>

A. orderly, order, port

4. masterly, orderly, cowardly

3. cowardly, orderly, order

(. hich of the following sentences does not contain a denominal adjective>

A. The dining room was comfortably appointed.

4. #he rowed across the Atlantic in a wooden dinghy.

3. )is grandfather was a carpenter of talent.

0. hich group of words contains no denominal adjectives>



Adjectives

A. Armenian, Indian, American

4. museum, clothing, party

3. restaurant, wooden, shindig

1. *ind the proper denominal adjective in each of the following sentences:

A. )is favorite dessert is Eerman chocolate cae.

4. #he is a long@standing member of the 6emocratic party.

3. e met some interesting Comanian people on the train.

2. 9roper or not> Identify the denominal adjectives in the following sentences and state whether

they are proper.

A. The Fueen had rosy chees.

4. e enjoyed the finest Eree goat cheese available.

3. They lived in a bric house.

6. e went to 9aris for our yearly vacation.

=. <y grandfather is a member of the 4ritish parliament.



Adjectives

Comparing adjectives

Forming comparative adjectives

As well as serving as modifying words lie beautiful and big, adjectives are also used for indicating

the position on a scale of comparison. The lowest point on the scale is nown as the absolute form,

the middle point is nown as the comparative form, and the highest point is nown as

the superlative form. )ere are some examples:

Absolute Comparative Superlative

This boo is long! This boo is longer than that

boo!

This is the longest

boo!

The airport is far! The airport is farther than the

train station!

This is the farthest

airport!

"y mom is agoodcoo!

"y mom is abetter

coo than

your mom!

"y mom is thebestcoo!

The comparative form

hen two objects or persons are being compared, the comparative form of the adjective is used.

The comparative adjective can be formed in two ways:

. Adding Ger to the absolute form of the adjective.

!. Adding the word more before the adjective.

*or example:

. <y essay is longer than yours.






Adjectives

!. #he is more beautiful than her sister.

)ere are the rules for choosing and forming the right form:

Add When Example Forming and Exceptions

% er&ords of one

sylla!le

'his is a longer

!oo$(

• &ords ending with ‘e‘, add ‘r‘ to the end

of the word )e(g(, la"e * la"er+(

• &ords with one #owel and one consonant

at the end, dou!le the consonant and add % er to

the end of the word )e(g(, !ig * !igger+(

• &ords with "ore than one #owel or "ore

than one consonant at the end, add % er to the end

of the word )e(g(, hard * harder+(

% er

&ords of two

sylla!les ending

with ‘y‘

'his doll is

prettier(

hange ‘y‘ to ‘i‘, and add % er to the end of the

word(

mor

e

&ords of two

sylla!les not

ending with ‘y‘

He is more

char"ing than

his friend(

Insert more !efore the adecti#e

mor

e

'hree sylla!le

words or longer

'his is a more

powerful ca!le(Insert more !efore the adecti#e

hen comparing two things, the word than is positioned between the adjective and the thing being

compared. *or example:

. Apples are tastier than oranges.

!. This painting is more interesting than that painting.

#uperlatives

The superlative is used to say what thing or person has the most of a particular quality within a

group or of its ind. The superlative can be formed in two ways:

. Adding Gest to the absolute form of the adjective.



Adjectives

!. Adding the word most before the adjective.

*or example:

. This is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.

!. The biggest table in the room.

)ere are the rules for choosing and forming the right form:

Add When Example Forming and Exceptions

% est&ords of one

sylla!le

'his is the

longest !oo$(

• &ords ending with ‘e‘, add ‘st‘ to the end

of the word )e(g(, large * largest+(

• &ords with one #owel and one consonant

at the end, dou!le the consonant and add % est to

the end of the word )e(g(, !ig * !iggest+(

• &ords with "ore than one #owel or "ore

than one consonant at the end, add % est to the end

of the word )e(g(, !lue * !luest+(

% est

&ords of two

sylla!les ending

with ‘y‘

'his doll is the

prettiest(

hange ‘y‘ to ‘i‘, and add % est to the end of the

word(

mos

t

&ords of two

sylla!les not

ending with ‘y‘

He is the most

char"ing !oy at

school(

Insert most !efore the adecti#e

mos

t

'hree sylla!le

words or longer

'his is the most

powerful story(Insert most !efore the adecti#e

#uperlatives are usually preceded by the word the.

$ositive form

The positive form is used in cases where there are no differences between the two compared things

or persons. To form the positive, we use the word as before and after the absolute form of the

adjective. *or example:



Adjectives

. 6anny is as smart as 9hillip.

!. #he is as beautiful as her older sister.

This can also be applied in a negative context to indicate that the compared objects are not similar:

. 6anny is not as smart as 9hillip.

!. #he is not as beautiful as her older sister.

Exceptions %irregular forms&

3ertain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees:

Absolute omparative !uperlative

-ood Better Best

Bad &orse &orst

.ittle .ess .east

Much/"any/so"e More Most

Examples of comparing adjectives

. This house is bigger than that one.

!. This flower is more beautiful than that.

$. )e is taller than <r. )ulas.

%. )e is more intelligent than this boy.



Adjectives

&. ?onathan is the most handsome man on campus.

'. This is the prettiest dress in the window.

(. I lost my most comfortable shoes.

0. <y job is worse than yours.

Comparing adjective exercises

. 3hoose the comparative adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. )er hair is short.

!. )er hair is shorter than it was before.

$. )er hair is the shortest it has ever been.

4.

. e live nearer the train station than we used to.

!. 9ar in the lot nearest the train station.

$. I now the train station is somewhere near.

3.

. <y dog might be ugly, but he is nice.

!. That/s the ugliest dog I/ve ever seen



Adjectives

$. 4ecause he was uglier than the others, my dog won the ugly dog contest.

6.

. ;our presentation was more informative than most.

!. #he gave an informative tal on honeybees.

$. That/s the most informative speech I/ve ever heard 9rofessor 4rown give

!. hich of the following sentences does not contain a comparing adjective>

A. I/d lie to have more participation from each of you this time around.

4. If you/d have listened better, you wouldn/t be confused right now.

3. They live in the bric house on the corner.

$. 3hoose the superlative adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. That/s the best ice cream I/ve ever tasted

!. ;ou/re a lot nicer than your sister.

$. This is delicious cae.

4.

. This presentation seems longer than usual.

!. +f all the hairstyles in the room, hers is most stylish.

$. I/m often trying to do better than others.

3.

. "ae #ilfra has some of the clearest water on the world.



Adjectives

!. This shop carries nicer things than it used to.

$. <y cat has three adorable ittens.

6.

. 4e carefulD that/s a fragile vase.

!. ;ou/re more cheerful than you used to be.

$. This is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me.

%. hich of the following sentences contains a superlative adjective>

A. I can run further than before.

4. #he has the pinest chees I/ve ever seen

3. ?immy is a cute baby.

&. 3hoose the absolute adjective in each group of sentences:

A.

. ;our face is red.

!. ;ou have the reddest face

$. If you don/t wear sunscreen, your face will get redder.

4.

. This is the best boo I/ve ever read.

!. I lie this boo better than the last one I read.

$. That/s a good boo.

3.

. <ost chocolate is sweet.



Adjectives

!. <il chocolate is sweeter than dar chocolate.

$. I/m not sure which chocolate is sweetest.

6.

. This is a charming house.

!. +ur new home is so much more charming than our old one.

$. #he/s the most charming person I/ve ever met.

'. 3hoose the correct comparing adjective for each sentence:

A. <y mother is a BBBBBBBBBBBBB woman.

• #mart

• #marter

• #martest

4. The surgeon wored BBBBBBBBBBBB to stabili5e the patient.

• Fuicly

• <ost quicly

• <ore quicly

3. e ran BBBBBBBBBBBBBB than we did last wee.

• *ast

• *aster

• *astest

6. After the party, the house was the BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB it/s ever been.

• <essy



Adjectives

• <essier

• <essiest

(. ame the type of comparing adjective in each sentence:

A. ?inx is a hairy dog.

4. #he has the bluest eyes I/ve ever seen.

3. )e made me madder than I/ve been in a long time.

6. e felt more excited than ever when we heard the news.

0. 3hoose the sentence with the positive form comparing adjective:

A. This boo is more interesting than that one.

4. The story we heard this wee was as interesting as last wee/s.

3. This is one of the most interesting stories I/ve ever heard.

1. hich of the following sentences contains a comparing adjective in the comparative form>

A. e/ve had a run of bad luc lately.

4. This is the worst snowstorm we have had in ten years.

3. ;our injury is worse than mine.

2. hich of the following sentences contains a comparing adjective in the superlative form>

A. #he is not as mean as her older sister is.

4. This is the least exciting movie I/ve ever seen.

3. <r. 4rown is more boring than <r. 9hilips.



Adjectives



Adjectives

Compound adjectives

What are compound adjectives? A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives are joined together to modify the

same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity. *or example:

. 6iana submitted a 6-page document.

!. #he adopted a two-year-old cat.

Compound adjectives ' Exceptions

ote that combining an adverb and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. o hyphen

is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the

subsequent noun. *or example:

. It was a terribly hot day.

!. It is an amazingly good idea.

In addition, you should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if the adjectives are capitali5ed,

such as when they are part of a title.

Examples of compound adjectives

. This is a four-foot table.

!. 6aniella is a part-time worer.

$. This is an all-too-common error.

%. 4eware of the green-eyed monster.

&. )e is a cold-blooded man.

'. I love this brightly-lit room

(. 6anny/s dog is well-behaved.


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Adjectives

0. ;ou have to be open-minded about things.

Compound adjective exercises

. *rom each group, choose the sentence that contains a compound adjective:

A. #heila was horribly moody.

4. e/d lie you to be part of the decision@maing process.

3. The company showed steady improvement in their stoc trades.

A. This is a widely used procedure for finishing wood floors.

4. <oths ate his woolen socs.

3. That was really generous of you.

A. #haron/s adopted son is five years old today.

4. <y new car has leather upholstery.

3. #he was a well@nown actress by the time she reached age five.

!. Hsing hyphens in compound adjectives: hich sentences are correct>

A. The group was full of rowdy 2 year old schoolboys.

4. The group was full of rowdy 2@year@old schoolboys.

A. The actress is well nown.

4. The actress is well@nown.

A. They enjoyed a three@year profit strea.



Adjectives

4. They enjoyed a three@year@profit strea.

$. Hsing Gly adverbs in compound adjectives: hich sentences are correct>

A. Along the river, rapidly increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

4. Along the river, rapidly@increasing floodwaters caused evacuations.

A. <y neighbor ?im is an internationally recogni5ed author.

4. <y neighbor ?im is an internationally@recogni5ed author.

A. The ban robbers tried to hatch their ill@conceived plan and failed.

4. The ban robbers tried to hatch their ill@conceived plan and failed.

%. 3hoose the correct compound adjective for each sentence.

A. )e is fond of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB #cotch.

• good

• !@year@old

• 2 year old

4. The weather has been BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB lately.

• terribly@cold

• terribly cold

• too cold

3. 4abysitting these ids is lie trying to manage a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• three ring circus

• three@ring@circus



Adjectives

• three@ring circus

&. *ill in the blans with the best compound adjective for the situation:

A. <elanie has everything she needs. #he is BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• two@faced

• very badly behaved

• well@cared for

4. "ouis overcomes difficulties easily. )e is BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• short@tempered

• level@headed

• internationally renowned

3. <r. 3han lies to hear about new ideas. )e is BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• strong@minded

• two faced

• open@minded

'. *ill in the blans with the best phrase for the situation:

A. ?esse was promoted, so he bought BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• himself@a brand new car

• himself a brand@new@car



Adjectives

• himself a brand@new car

4. The BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB has been going on for decades.

• gun control debate

• gun@control debate

• gun@control@debate

3. The sound of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB always soothes my mind.

• gently@flowing water

• gently flowing water

• gently@flowing@water

(. *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the correct compound adjective:

A. <aria is old@fashioned. #he can/t quite see the words on the blacboard.

4. <aria is near@sighted. #he can/t quite see the words on the blacboard.

3. <aria is very shy. #he can/t quite see the words on the bacboard.

A. #he wore an old@fashioned dress to the ball.

4. #he wore a deeply@rooted dress to the ball.

3. #he wore a seasonal dress to the ball.

A. )e wors for a Texas@based pharmaceutical company.

4. )e wors for a rapidly increasing pharmaceutical company.

3. )e wors for an American@style pharmaceutical company.

0. 3reating compound adjectives: *rom each group, choose the sentence pair that maes the most

sense.



Adjectives

A. I don/t lie glue that dries slowly. This is a quic@drying glue.

4. 6id you now that some plants eat meat> 6id you now that there are meat@eating plants>

3. 9rofessor 4rown has a very narrow mind. 9rofessor 4rown/s mind is very narrow.

A. The price of the car was high. It was a high@priced car.

4. The meal tasted good. This was a tasteful@meal.

3. )e lies to weigh in on political issues. )e is loud@mouthed and boring.

A. The tapeworm measured $& inches. The tape@worm measured $&@inches.

4. The duc has flat feet. That/s a flat@footed duc.

3. hy not try some carrot juice> )ave some carrot@juice.

1. 3ompound adjectives containing numbers: *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the

correct compound adjective.

A. The earthworms were at least three inches long.

4. )e ate a !@inch sandwich for lunch.

3. The sumo champion weighed !2@ilograms.

A. )e drives a one@ton truc.

4. +ur house has three@bedrooms and two@bathrooms.

3. There are nine@carrots in each bottle of juice.

A. <y new chainsaw cost three@hundred dollars.

4. I got a $22@dollar chainsaw for two hundred dollars.

3. The best chainsaws cost more than three@hundred@dollars.

2. Hse the underlined phrase to mae a compound adjective.



Adjectives

A. )e suggested an innovative plan to save money.

4. )er brother had a sharp mind.

3. <y cat died suddenly when it was ten years old.



Adjectives

(rder of adjectives

)o* to order adjectives in EnglishIn many languages, adjectives denoting attributes usually occur in a specific order. Eenerally, the

adjective order in =nglish is:

. Fuantity or number

!. Fuality or opinion

$. #i5e

%. Age

&. #hape

'. 3olor

(. 9roper adjective 7often nationality, other place of origin, or material8

0. 9urpose or qualifier

*or example:

. I love that really big old green antiue car that always pared at the end of the street.

!. <y sister adopted a beautiful big white bulldog.

hen there are two or more adjectives that are from the same group, the word and is placed

between the two adjectives:

. The house is green and red.

!. The library has old and new boos.

hen there are three or more adjectives from the same adjective group, place a comma between

each of the coordinate adjectives:

. e live in the big green! white and red house at the end of the street.







Adjectives

!. <y friend lost a red! blac" and white watch.

A comma is not placed between an adjective and the noun.

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<ore examples:

. I love that really old big green antiue car that always pared at the end of the street.

Jquality G age G si5e G color G proper adjectiveK

!. <y sister has a big! beautiful! tan and white, bulldog. Jsi5e G quality G color G colorK

$. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion G age G originK

%. A big suare blue box. Jdimension G shape G colorK

&. A disgusting pin" plastic ornament. Jopinion G color G materialK



Adjectives

'. #ome slim new French trousers. Jdimension G age G originK

(. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion G age G originK

0. I bought a pair of blac" leather shoes. Jcolor G materialK

(rder of adjectives exercises

. 3hoose the best answer for each sentence.

A. The house is BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

• large and white

•white and large

• large white

4. They live in a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB house.

• large and white

• white and large

•

large white

!. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. e too a ride on a blue, old 3hinese bus.

4. e too a ride on a 3hinese, old, blue bus.



Adjectives

3. e too a ride on an old, blue 3hinese bus.

$. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. I/d lie three good reasons why you don/t lie spinach.

4. I/d lie a good three reasons why you don/t lie spinach.

3. I/d lie good reasons three why you don/t lie spinach.

%. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. I lie that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.

4. I lie that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.

3. I lie that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.

&. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. <y brother rode a beautiful big blac *riesian horse in the parade.

4. <y brother rode a beautiful *riesian big blac horse in the parade.

3. <y brother rode a big, blac, beautiful *riesian horse in the parade.

'. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. <y grandmother lives in the BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB house on the corner

• little blue, green and white

• little blue and green and white

• little, blue, green, and white

4. The store carries an assortment of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB objects.

• interesting new, old and antique



Adjectives

• new, old, interesting and antique

• interesting, old and new and antique

3. e went for a two@wee cruise on a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ocean liner.

• incredible brand@new, huge Italian

• incredible, huge, brand@new Italian

• Italian incredible, brand@new, huge

(. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. I bought a pair of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB boots.

• new, nice, red rain

• nice new red rain

• red nice new rain

4. <y dad was thrilled with his gift of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB bowties for his clown act.

• three squirting new nice big pola@dotted

• three pola@dotted nice new squirting

• three nice big new pola@dotted squirting

3. 9lease put the marbles into that BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB box.

• round little old red

• little old round red

• little old red round

0. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan:

A. I was surprised to receive a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB puppy for my birthday.



Adjectives

• little, cute, eight@wee@old golden retriever

• cute eight@wee@old little golden retriever

• cute little eight@wee@old golden retriever

4. +ur wor uniform consists of blac pants, blac shoes, and a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB shirt.

• yellow baggy big polo

• big baggy yellow polo

• baggy yellow big polo

3. I/ve been spending a lot of time in antique shops looing for the perfect BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

cloc.

• little silver Italian cucoo

• little Italian silver cucoo

• silver little Italian cucoo

1. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac and white stripes.

4. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac with white stripes.

3. +ur grandparents drive a motorhome with blac, white stripes.

2. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. 6uring my college years, I wore a red, white and blac big hat to sporting events.

4. 6uring my college years, I wore a big red, white and blac hat to sporting events.

3. 6uring my college years, I wore a big red white and blac, hat to sporting events.



Adjectives



Adjectives

+ists of adjectives

Common adjectives• Eood

• ew

• *irst

• "ast

•

"ong

• great

• little

• own

• other

•

old

• right

• big

• high

• different

•

small

• large

• next

• early



Adjectives

• young

• important

• few

• public

• bad

• same

• able

Appearance adjectives

• adorable

• beautiful

• clean

• drab

• elegant

• fancy

• glamorous

• handsome

• long

• magnificent

• old@fashioned

• plain

• quaint



Adjectives

• sparling

• ugliest

• unsightly

• wide@eyed

Color adjectives

• red

• orange

• yellow

• green

• blue

• purple

• gray

• blac

• white

Condition adjectives

• alive

• better

• careful

• clever

• dead



Adjectives

• easy

• famous

• gifted

• helpful

• important

• inexpensive

• mushy

• odd

• powerful

• rich

• shy

• tender

• uninterested

• vast

• wrong

$ersonality adjectives ' $ositive

• agreeable

• brave

• calm

• delightful

• eager



Adjectives

• faithful

• gentle

• happy

• jolly

• ind

• lively

• nice

• obedient

• proud

• relieved

• silly

• thanful

• victorious

• witty

• 5ealous

$ersonality adjectives ' ,egative

• angry

• bewildered

• clumsy

• defeated

• embarrassed



Adjectives

• fierce

• grumpy

• helpless

• itchy

• jealous

• la5y

• mysterious

• nervous

• obnoxious

• panicy

• repulsive

• scary

• thoughtless

• uptight

• worried

#hape adjectives

• broad

• chubby

• crooed

• curved

• deep



Adjectives

• flat

• high

• hollow

• low

• narrow

• round

• shallow

• sinny

• square

• steep

• straight

• wide

#i-e adjectives

• big

• colossal

• fat

• gigantic

• great

• huge

• immense

• large



Adjectives

• little

• mammoth

• massive

• miniature

• petite

• puny

• scrawny

• short

• small

• tall

• teeny

• teeny@tiny

• tiny

#ound adjectives

• cooing

• deafening

• faint

• hissing

• loud

• melodic

• noisy



Adjectives

• purring

• quiet

• raspy

• screeching

• thundering

• voiceless

• whispering

Time adjectives

• ancient

• brief

• early

• fast

• late

• long

• modern

• old

• old@fashioned

• quic

• rapid

• short

• slow



Adjectives

• swift

• young

Taste.touch adjectives

• bitter

• delicious

• fresh

• greasy

• juicy

• hot

• icy

• loose

• melted

• nutritious

• pricly

• rainy

• rotten

• salty

• sticy

• strong

• sweet

• tart



Adjectives

• tasteless

• uneven

• wea

• wet

• wooden

• yummy

Touch adjectives

• boiling

• bree5e

• broen

• bumpy

• chilly

• cold

• cool

• creepy

• crooed

• cuddly

• curly

• damaged

• damp

• dirty



Adjectives

• dry

• dusty

• filthy

• flay

• fluffy

• free5ing

• hot

• warm

• wet

/uantity adjectives

• abundant

• empty

• few

• full

• heavy

• light

• many

• numerous

• sparse



Adjectives

• substantial



Adjectives

Examples of adjectives

Typical adjective endings. They live in a beautiful house.

!. "isa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. This soup is not edible.

$. #he wore a beautiful dress.

%. )e writes meaningless letters.

&. This shop is much nicer .

'. #he wore a beautiful dress.

(. 4en is an adorable baby.

0. "inda/s hair is gorgeous.

1. This glass is brea"able.

2. I met a homeless person in ;.

Denominal adjective examples

. A mathematical pu55le.

!. A biological experiment.

$. A wooden boat.

%. I married an American woman.

&. The Jewish community in ; is very big.

'. <ary has a collection of expensive Russian dolls.

(. In the winter you must wear heavy woollen clothes.



Adjectives

0. The polar bear is listed as threatened.

(rder of adjective examples

. I love that really big old green antiue car that is always pared at the end of the street.

Jquality G si5e G age G color G qualifierK

!. <y sister has a beautiful big white bulldog. Jquality G si5e G colorK

$. A wonderful old #talian cloc. Jopinion G age G originK

%. A big suare blue box. Jsi5e G shape G colorK

&. A disgusting pin" plastic ornament. Jopinion G color G materialK

'. #ome new slim French trousers. Jage G shape G originK

(. <y small new red sleeping bag. Jsi5e G age G color G purposeeK

0. I bought a pair of blac" leather shoes. Jcolor G materialK

Comparing adjective examples

. This house is bigger than that one.

!. This flower is more beautiful than that.

$. )e is taller than <r. )ulas.

%. )e is more intelligent than this boy.

&. ?onathan is the most handsome man on campus.

'. This is the prettiest dress in the window.

(. I lost my most comfortable shoes.

0. <y job is worse than yours.

Compound adjectives examples



Adjectives

. This is a four-foot table.

!. 6aniella is a part-time worer.

$. This is an all-too-common error.

%. 4eware of the green-eyed monster.

&. )e is a cold-blooded man.

'. e saw a man-eating shar

(. 6anny/s dog is well-behaved.

0. ;ou have to be open-minded about things.

Adjectival phrase examples

. #usan is really clever .

!. The doctor is very late.

$. <y sister is fond of animals.

%. I am happy to meet you.

&. The ids are ready to go.

'. 6on/t be afraid of the dar".

(. Tony lost his dar" brown briefcase.

0. )e/s an e$traordinary loo"ing man.



Adjectives

Adjective exercises

much vs many6ecide whether you have to use much or many:

. e saw BBBBB animals at the 5oo.

!. )ow BBBBB oranges did you put in the box>

$. There isn/t BBBBB sugar in my coffee.

%. I don/t have BBBBBB friends.

&. The old man hasn/t got BBBBB hair on his head.

'. I/ve paced BBBBB bottles of water.

(. I didn/t get BBBBB sleep last night.

0. )ow BBBBB fruit do you eat in an average day>

a little vs a fe*6ecide whether you have to use a little or a few:

. 3an you please buy BBBBBBB apples.

!. e need BBBBBBB water.

$. I have BBBBBBB money left.

%. I tae BBBBBBB sugar with my coffee.

&. e had BBBBBBB pints of beer there.

'. ;ou have BBBBBBB time left.

(. There are BBBBBBB chairs in the room.

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0. )e only spent BBBBBBB dollars there.

some vs any

6ecide whether you have to use some or any:

. Is there BBBBBBB mil left>

!. There is BBBBBBB juice in the bottle.

$. 6o you have BBBBBBB coffee>

%. I don/t have BBBBBBB money left.

&. #he has BBBBBBB money.

'. 6o you now BBBBBBB of these singers>

(. I don/t now BBBBBBB of them.

0. I now BBBBBBB of them.

some vs many

6ecide whether you have to use some or many:

. The child put BBBBBBB sand into the bucet.

!. I can lend you BBBBBBB money if you need it.

$. There aren/t BBBBBBB pears left. +nly two.

%. e had BBBBBBB cae with the tea.

&. 6on/t eat so BBBBBBB sweets or you/ll get fat.

'. I had BBBBBBB beer last night at the bar.

(. I don/t have BBBBBBB friends.

0. )e brought BBBBBBB food with him.

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6ecide whether you have to use few or little:

. There/s BBBBBBB point in calling.

!. BBBBBBB people understood what he said.

$. There is BBBBBBB use in trying to do this.

%. There/s BBBBBBB space here as it is.

&. There/s BBBBBBB I can do about this.

'. 6an is a great student. )e has BBBBBBB problems with history.

(. There was BBBBBBB traffic on the road.

0. I thin 3oventry will win the match but BBBBBBB people agree with me.

fe*er vs less

6ecide whether you have to use fewer or less:

. There were BBBBBBB days below free5ing last winter.

!. I dran BBBBBBB water than she did.

$. I have BBBBBBB than an hour to do this wor.

%. 9eople these days are buying BBBBBBB newspapers.

&. I have BBBBBBB time to do this wor.

'. BBBBBBB than thirty children each year develop the disease.

(. I wear BBBBBBB maeup on weedays.

0. )e wored BBBBBBB hours than I did.

farther vs further

6ecide whether you have to use farther or further:

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. )ow much BBBBBBB do you plan to drive tonight>

!. I just can/t go any BBBBBBB.

$. 6o you have any BBBBBBB plans for adding on to the building>

%. That/s a lot BBBBBBB than I want to carry this heavy suitcase

&. The BBBBBBB that I travel down this road, the BBBBBBB behind schedule I get.

'. )ow much BBBBBBB do you intend to tae this legal matter>

(. It/s not that much BBBBBBB to the gas station.

0. )ow much BBBBBBB do I have to run, coach>

later vs latter

6ecide whether you have to use later or latter:

. <y neighbours have a son and a daughter : the former is a teacher, the BBBBBBB is a nurse.

!. I will address that at a BBBBBBB time.

$. +f the first two )arry 9otter boos, I prefer the BBBBBBB.

%. ?ohn arrived at the party BBBBBBB than <ary did.

&. I prefer the BBBBBBB offer to the former one.

'. I will be bac BBBBBBB.

(. I was given the choice between a hamburger or a hotdog, I chose the BBBBBBB of the twoD

the hotdog.

0. hen it comes to soy burgers or a juicy cow burger, I prefer the BBBBBBB.

last vs latter

6ecide whether you have to use last or latter:

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Adjectives

. ?ac, ?ill and 4ob went up the hillD the BBBBBBB watched the other two fall down.

!. The former half of the film is more interesting than the BBBBBBB half.

$. +ut of chapters , !, and $, the BBBBBBB one is the most difficult to learn.

%. 6an is now friends with Cuth, <aya and 4en. The BBBBBBB is his cousin.

&. ?ane speas Italian and =nglish : the former language fairly well and the BBBBBBB fluently.

'. There are two versions, A and 4, but the BBBBBBB is more popular.

(. Tom and 6ic were both heroes but only the BBBBBBB is remembered today.

0. I study math, =nglish and history. I enjoy the BBBBBBB one most.

Answers:

"ore Adjective Exercises

. *orm adjectives from the following nouns:

A. water

4. ice

3. syrup

!.*orm adjectives from the following verbs:

A. wal

4. ama5e

3. decay

$.hich of the following sentences contains a proper denominal adjective>

A. 9eople in ew ;or are usually busy.

4. ew ;or residents are often busy.



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Adjectives

A. e had fun listening to classic *rench music.

4. <usic by the *rench is fun to listen to.

A. )e speas Cussian.

4. )e speas the Cussian language.

%.3hoose the superlative adjective in each group of sentences:

A. I lie dar coffee.

4. This is the fastest car I/ve ever driven.

3. I/d lie darer curtains.

A. This is good ice cream.

4. <eet #ue, my younger sister.

3. +f all the options available, this seems to be the best one.

A. This is a better play than the last one.

4. The box was blue, and oddly shaped.

3. This is the most exciting thing I/ve ever experienced

&. 3hoose the absolute adjective in each group of sentences:

A. e live in a blue house.

4. The grass is greener on the other side.

3. This is the shortest my hair has ever been.

A. That/s a short dress.

4. hy don/t you choose a longer style>

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Adjectives

• 2 year old

0. 3hoose the sentence containing the denominal adjective:

A. e practiced for the play.

4. e spent two hours practicing the #haespearean play.

3. e practiced #haespeare/s play for two hours.

1. 3hoose the comparative adjective in each group of sentences:

A. This list is longer than the last one.

4. This is probably the longest one I/ve ever seen.

3. This is a long list.

A. #top acting so weird.

4. ;ou/re acting weirder than ever.

3. ;ou/re the weirdest person in this class.

A. This is the chocolatiest cae I/ve ever tasted.

4. )ave some chocolate cae.

3. 6o you thin this cae tastes chocolatier than the last one>

2. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. )is grandfather lives in the BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB house down the street.

• big old yellow

• yellow old big

• old big yellow



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4. The shop offers all inds of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB objects.

• interesting old antique

• old antique interesting

• old interesting antique

3. e went for a long wal on a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB trail.

• 4eautiful new &@mile

• ew, beautiful &@mile

• &@mile new, beautiful

. A, 4, or 3> hich phrase contains the denominal adjective>

A. open door

4. fun time

3. 9armesan flavor

!. #ome compound adjective contain hyphens. hich of the following sentences is correct>

A. )e/s a decent@judge of character.

4. #he submitted a 12@page document supporting her position.

3. e/re adopting a two year old paraeet.

$. hich sentence uses the correct order of adjectives>

A. e too a ride on a red, new, Italian motorbie.

4. e too a ride on an Italian, new, red motorbie.

3. e too a ride on a new red Italian motorbie.


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%. *or each of the following sentences, choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blan.

A. I was thrilled to receive a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB boo with my order.

• big, beautiful, leather@bound

• leather@bound, big, beautiful

• beautiful big leather@bound

4. )is clown costume consists of a red nose, oversi5ed shoes, and a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

jacet.

• #i5e %L pola@dotted sil smoing

• pola@dotted sil smoing si5e %L

• pola dotted si5e %x sil smoing

3. I/ve been shopping for the perfect BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB chopstics.

• ?apanese long sushi

• long ?apanese sushi

• long sushi ?apanese

&. *rom each group, choose the sentence containing the correct compound adjective.

A. ?ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in ! hour days lately.

4. ?ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in !@hour days lately.

3. ?ennifer is overwored. #he has been putting in !@hour@days lately.

A. ?im prefers spicy, 3aribbean@style food.

4. ?im lies 3aribbean foods with lots of spice.

3. ?im/s favorite foods are spicy ones with 3aribbean flavors.









Adjectives

A. )e/s grown two inches since last time we saw him.

4. )e/s grown by a whole two inches since we last saw him.

3. )e/s had a two@inch growth spurt since last time we saw him.

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