This document defines and provides examples of different types of adjectives: common adjectives, comparative adjectives, and superlative adjectives. It explains that common adjectives describe a single noun without comparison, comparative adjectives compare two nouns on a scale but not at the extremes, and superlative adjectives elevate a noun to the highest or lowest point on a scale without comparison. It also provides rules for identifying each type based on endings or use of "more" and "most".

1. Adjectives

2. What is an adjective?
Adjectives are words used to modify or
describe nouns or pronouns

3. How are adjectives sentences
formed?
 Noun + Verb to be + Adjective(s)
He is great
 Adjective(s) + Noun
The handsome man
 After the word “a” or “an”
He is a great man

4. Can adjectives be created in
another way?
Of course!
Adjective(s) + Noun + Verb to be + Adj.
The handsome man is great

6. Adjective’s Order
 Determinant (The, that, this, those, some, etc.)
 Observations (Beautiful, real, best, better, etc.)
 Size and Shape (High, low, large, round, etc.)
 Age (Old, new, antiquated, ancient, quick, etc.)
 Color (Red, gold, orange, dark, light, etc.)
 Origin (Venezuelan, Australian, Asian, etc.)
 Material (Glass, cotton, concrete, leather, etc.)
 Qualifier (Floor Lamp, Book cover,

7. Types of Adjectives
Common Adjectives
Comparative Adjectives
Superlative Adjectives

8. Common Adjectives
These adjectives are the ones that
describe or modify ONE SPECIFIC noun,
however it doesn’t compare this
adjective to any other(s).

9. Identification of Common
Adjectives
 Some of this adjectives can be identified by their ending,
however not all of them have this particularity. Some of
the endings in which you may recognize and adjectives
are:
 -able/ible: achievable, capable, illegible, remarkable,etc.
 -al: biographical, functional, internal, logical, etc.
 -ful: Beautiful, careful, grateful, harmful, etc.
 -ic/iac: maniac, cubic, terrific, insomniac, etc.
 -less: breathless, careless, restless, hopeless, etc.
 -ous: courageous, dangerous, disastrous, fabulous, etc.

10. Comparative Adjectives
 These adjectives have an specific function, as the
name says, they compare an SPECIFIC number of
nouns to a CERTAIN GRADE but never the highest
or lowest grade.
 This is Bigger than that.
 This is Shorter that that

11. Identification of Comparative
Adjectives
 They finish in –er if it has two or less
syllables
 They have the word “more” before the
adjective if it has more than two syllables

12. Superlative Adjectives
 This adjectives as well as the comparative noun.
However, it elevates the noun to the highest or
lowest point of the scale. So, in other words, this
adjectives doesn’t have any other word to make
them more or less important.
 That is the strongest person
 That is the weakest person

13. Identification of Superlative
Adjectives
 They finish in –est if it has two or less
syllables
 They have the word “most” before the
adjective if it has more than two syllables