General

TEACHER: MORELBA BRICEÑO
ADJECTIVES

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. 
▪ Adjectives are used to describe colour, material, shape, size, amount, price, quality, origin, personality, weight, temperature, weight, age, direction, etc.
Adjective Usage
▪Adjectives are placed before the noun.
▪ Adjectives can be used with all forms of nouns (see nouns).
Examples:
Adjectives With Nouns:
▪ My teacher is really nice.
▪ I was teaching in a really big high school, while I was working on my master's degree.
▪ The university that my oldest brother is going to is really nice.
▪ The English teacher gave us a hard project to do this year.
Adjective WithVerbs:
▪ Our English teacher is tall and thin.
▪ Our professor is a really nice man.
What are superlative adjectives?
Superlative adjectives are used to define the highest degree of a noun. Superlative adjectives are used only if 3 or more things or people are being compared.
Examples:
▪ The black dog is the biggest.
▪ The house at the end of the street is the nicest.
▪ My mother's pizza isthe best.
The structure of a superlative usually consists of the root of the adjective root of the adjective plus the suffix -est or "most" or "least" is added before the adjective in it's root form.
The amount of syllables the adjectives contain determines if -est is added to the end of the adjective or if "most" or "least" is added before the adjective.
The chart below is a guide to help youunderstand the correct structure of superlative adjectives.
|English Superlative Adjectives Rules |
|-est is added to the end of an adjective |cold - coldest |This winter is the coldest, that I can remember. |
|1-syllable word |small - smallest|The green hat is the smallest hat in the store. |
| |tall - tallest |I am the tallest, in my class |
|Change the y to an -i.and add -est to the |early - earliest |Today is the earliest that I came home all week. |
|end of an adjective with 2 syllables, if the|happy - happiest|She is the happiest, I have been seen her. |
|word ends in -y. |crazy - craziest |I have the craziest dog, I have ever seen. |
|"most" or "least" are used for adjectives |honest - most honest |The policeman is the most honest people that I |
|that consist of two syllables, if the word |difficult- most difficult |know.|
|doesn't end in -y. adjectives that end in |modern - more modern |The last test was the most difficult. |
|-y, change the -y to i and add -ed | |Our generation is the most modern. |
|"most" and "least" are used for adjectives |expensive - most expensive |That isthe most expensive dress in the store. |
|that contain 3 or more syllables |difficult - most difficult |This problem is the most difficult, that I have |
| |comfortable - most comfortable |had to solve in my life. |
| | |These shoesare the most comfortable. |
|If an adjectives that ends in -e, then only |nice -nicest |Your family is the nicest that I have ever met. |
|-r is added to end of the adjective. |safe -safest |This car is the safest on the market. |
|Adjective that end in a consonant, vowel, |big -biggest |My house is the...