What is an adjective An adjective is a

� An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. �

� Adjectives can describe the kind of noun it is (funny, tall, blue, loud…)

� Powerful lions stared boldly at us. �There is only ONE adjective. �Powerful �Why

� The two cubs are small and playful. �There are three adjectives. �Two, small,

� The heavy elephant has a slow, swaying walk. �There are three adjectives. �Heavy,

� An article is a special kind of adjective. � There �A are three

�A demonstrative tells which one. � There are four of them: this, that, and

�I am flying (a, an) huge plane. �I don’t want (a, an) aisle seat.

Using “er” and “est” to compare adjectives.

� If you want to compare two or more nouns, you have to change

� For one-syllable adjectives – add –er or –est to the adjective � Bright

� Adjectives ending in an “e”– drop the e; add –er or –est to

� Adjectives ending with a consonant and a ychange the y to an i

� One syllable adjectives that end with a single vowel and a consonant Double

� Some two and all three or more syllable words Use “more” for two

� All adjectives wen you’re talking about “less” instead of “more”Use “less” for two

� When you are comparing two nouns, you change good to “better”. � When

� When you are comparing two nouns, you change bad to “worse”. � When

� This � Mary play was (better, best) than the last play. had a

� An adjective formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective. �

� Food � The from Spain is ______ food. ______ Highways runs through Alaska.

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What is an adjective?

� An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. � Remember…nouns and ideas. are people, places, things,

� Adjectives can describe the kind of noun it is (funny, tall, blue, loud…) or it can describe how many there are (many, two, several…). � If you are using two descriptive adjectives together, you should use a comma. �The small, yellow bird sang a happy song. �Small and yellow both describe the bird. �If I said “Two yellow birds sang a happy song, ” then I would not use a comma to separate them.

� Powerful lions stared boldly at us. �There is only ONE adjective. �Powerful �Why isn’t boldly an adjective? � Giraffes �There seemed gentle and shy. are two adjectives. �Gentle and shy

� The two cubs are small and playful. �There are three adjectives. �Two, small, and playful � The beautiful, proud peacock has many feathers. �There are three adjectives. �Beautiful, proud, and many

� The heavy elephant has a slow, swaying walk. �There are three adjectives. �Heavy, slow, and swaying. � Three gentle deer graze beneath tall, leafy trees. �There are four adjectives. �Three, gentle, tall, and leafy.

Articles and Demonstratives

� An article is a special kind of adjective. � There �A are three of them: a, and the. and an refer to any person, place, or thing. �Use “a” if the next word begins with a consonant, and “an” if the next word begins with a vowel sound. � The refers to something specific.

�A demonstrative tells which one. � There are four of them: this, that, and these and those. � This and that are singular; these and those are plural. � This and these are for nearby objects; that and those are for objects farther away.

�I am flying (a, an) huge plane. �I don’t want (a, an) aisle seat. � (Those, That) tall man should fasten his seat belt. � We are flying over (a, the) state of New York. � (These, Those) clouds are far away.

Using “er” and “est” to compare adjectives.

� If you want to compare two or more nouns, you have to change the adjectives you use. � If you are comparing two nouns: add –er to the adjective. � If you are comparing three or more nouns: add –est to the adjective.

� For one-syllable adjectives – add –er or –est to the adjective � Bright � The brighter brightest star is bright. � The closer star seems brighter than the other star. � The sun seems to be the brightest star of all.

� Adjectives ending in an “e”– drop the e; add –er or –est to the adjective � Safe safer safest

� Adjectives ending with a consonant and a ychange the y to an i and add -er or -est � Busy busier busiest

� One syllable adjectives that end with a single vowel and a consonant Double the consonant and add –er or –est � Flat flatter flattest

� Some two and all three or more syllable words Use “more” for two or “most” for three or more nouns. � Careful more careful most careful � Responsible more responsible most responsible

� All adjectives wen you’re talking about “less” instead of “more”Use “less” for two or “least” for three or more nouns. � Brave less brave least brave � Responsible less responsible least responsible

Comparing with good and bad

� When you are comparing two nouns, you change good to “better”. � When you are comparing three or more nouns, you change good to “best”. � Jen is a good cook. � Chris is better than she is. � John is the best cook.

� When you are comparing two nouns, you change bad to “worse”. � When you are comparing three or more nouns, you change bad to “worst”. � Pongo is a bad dog. � Max is worse than he is. � Perdita is the worst dog of all.

� This � Mary play was (better, best) than the last play. had a (bad, worst) cough. � Her coughing grew (bad, worse) in the last speech. � Of the four singers, Merle was (best, good).

Proper Adjectives

� An adjective formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective. � Those � They olives came from Greece. are Greek olives. � Note: all proper adjectives should begin with a capital letter.

� Food � The from Spain is ______ food. ______ Highways runs through Alaska. � People � Words � People in Germany are proud of ______ cars. from Japan are ______ words. in Poland make _____ bread.