Adjectives

2. What can you say about
the dog in the picture?
Do you have dogs?
How does you describe
your pets at home?

3. Are words that describe nouns or pronouns
ADJECTIVES
PEOPLE
PLACES
THINGS

4. She is wearing a shiny blue tracksuit
ADJECTIVES
NOUN

5. It’s a bright sunny day.
What is the adjective used
in the sentence?
ADJECTIVES

6. Adjective also ask the
questions:
WHAT KIND WHICH ONE?
HOWMUCH
HOW MANY?

7. Today is a warm day with hundreds of
birds chirping in the clearblue sky.
Whatkind? How many?
What kind?

8. Lets practice!
1. My friends and I are going to watch a scary
movie.
2. The brave firemen rescued the black cat from the
tree.
3. Mom and dad are going for a romantic dinner.
4. My purple sock has a hole in it.
5. Does loud music hurt your ears?
6. Hardworking students get good grades.
7. Tall and green mountains are beautiful.
8. The happy children played under the heavy, cold
rain.
9. My sister ate three chocolate cookies after
dinner.

9. What will you do if you
have more than one
adjective in a
sentence?

10. Orders of adjectives in a sentence

11. To make a perfect sentence one should
follow the followingorder:
SIZE/NUMBER
TYPE
QUALITY
COLOR

12. Thebig shiny yellow beach ball.
The yellow big beach shiny ball.
x

13. More Examples:
1. I gave her a pair of leather, white shoes for her
birthday.
NUMBER
QUALITY/TYPE
COLOR

14. 2. Have you seen my two denim blue jacket?
NUMBER
QUALITY/TYPE
COLOR

15. Degrees of
Comparison
of
Adjectives

16. Positive form or degree
Indicates no comparison.
1. Seb is an industrious boy.
2. This book is long.
3. The airport is far.
4. My mom is a good cook.
5. Her hair is short.
Please note that positive is also called as the base form of an adjective.

17. comparative form or degree
- compares or describes two nouns or pronouns. It is formed by adding
–er + than after the adjective OR adding more + than before the
adjective)
1. My essay is longer than yours.
2. She is more beautiful than her sister.
3. Apples are tastier than oranges.
4. This painting is more interesting than that painting.
Please note that, there are only two people, things or ideas being
compared.

18. Rules in forming or choosing the right comparative form
1. For adjectives with only one syllable or two syllables, only add –er
at the end of an adjective then the word -than.
I have fewer books than my sister.
Maria’s hair is longer than Lita’s.
Baguio City is colder than Antipolo City.

19. 2. For adjectives with two or more syllables, use more + than before the
adjective.
Paul is more charming than Sean.
Yuan is more handsome than his cousin Dave.
Four Helium pupils are more honest than Four Silver.

20. 3. For adjectives ending in –y, change the “y” to “i” and add –er.
Lian’s bag is heavier than Fae’s.
Liza Soberano is prettier than Pokwang.
My mother is busier than my father.

21. 4. For adjectives that belong to consonant-vowel-consonant (cvc)
family, double the last letter and add –er + than
My tummy is bigger than yours.
Our cat is fatter than our dog.
She looks sadder than her sister when they go to the
mall.
Filipinos’ skin is tanner than American’s.

22. 4. For adjectives ending in -e, just add –r + than after the adjective.
My shirt is larger than my brother’s.
I am wiser than anyone in the class.
My younger brother is closer to my mom than to my
father.

23. superlative form or degree
- compares or describes two nouns or pronouns. It is formed by adding
–est + than after the adjective OR adding most + than before the
adjective)
1. My essay is the longest among the essays submitted.
2. She has the biggest mouth in the class.
3. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
Please note that only one person, thing or idea is compared among the
group.

24. Rules in forming or choosing the right superlative form
1. For adjectives with only one syllable or two syllables, only add –est
at the end of an adjective.
I have fewest books in the class.
Maria’s hair is the longest among other girls inside the
salon
Baguio City is coldest place in the country.

25. 2. For adjectives with two or more syllables, use most before an
adjective
Paul is the most charming pupil I know.
Yuan is the most handsome in the class.
She was given an award as the most honest learner of
her batch.

26. 3. For adjectives ending in –y, change the “y” to “i” and add –er.
Lian’s bag is the heaviest.
Liza Soberano is the prettiest actress I have ever admired.
My mother is the busiest person in the house.

27. 4. For adjectives that belong to consonant-vowel-consonant (cvc)
family, double the last letter and add –er + than
He has the biggest tummy in the family.
Our cat is the fattest pet in the house.
The saddest part of his life is when he lost his family.
Filipinos’ skin is the tannest in Asia.

28. 4. For adjectives ending in -e, just add –r + than after the adjective.
I owned the largest shirt so far.
Street children are the wisest individuals I have so far
met.
My little sister is the closest to our dad.

29. The pencil is long.
The marker is longer than the pencil is
long.
The ruler is the longest among the
three.

30. Let’s try this:
Doyouknowanyonewhohas
pigs?
about
 Say something
these pigs.
 Compare the two
pigs. Use adjectives in
describing each.

31. Which is which?
 Describe each bookand
compare one from the
other
.
 Whichofitdoyou want?
Why?

32. Have you seen all of these in real life?
 Describe each picture.(Positive)
 Compare two pictures (Comparative)
 Compare one picture among the other.
(Superlative)

33. Thank you!