Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. Adverbs are words that describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.

2. Adjectives Kelly is smart.(The adjective smart describes the noun Kelly.) • Adjectives follow being verbs, like feel, taste, smell, sound, look, appear, and seem. • The band sounds bad. (notbadly) • Liver and onions taste awful. (notawfully) • The flowers smell sweet. (notsweetly) • The patient felt weak. (notweakly) • Brice looks tired today. (nottiredly) • The house seems large. (notlargely)

3. Adverbs Glenn jumps skillfully from his skateboard.(The adverb skillfully modifies the verb jumps.)Glenn felt really proud.(The adjective proud modifies noun Glenn. The adverb really modifies adjective proud.)Glenn learns tricks unusually fast.(The adverb fast modifies the verb learns. The adverb unusually modifies the adverb fast.)

4. Comparatives and Superlatives To show differences, we use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

5. Comparatives • The comparative form compares two things. • Most adjectives with one syllable use –er endings to form the comparative. Double the final consonant if it follows a vowel. • Fast becomes faster. • The superhero is faster than a speeding car.

6. Comparatives Pt. 2 • Most adjectives with two or more syllables use more placed before the adjective to form the comparative. • Determined becomes more determined. • Brody was more determined to win the game than Jerome. • For most adjectives with two syllables ending in –y, drop the –y from the ending and add –ier to form the comparative. • Lucky becomes luckier. • A clover is luckier than a rabbit's foot.

7. Superlatives • The superlative form compares three or more things. • Adjectives with one syllable use –est endings to form the superlative. Double the final consonant if it follows a vowel. • Thin becomes thinnest: • Moe's has the thinnest pizza crust in town.

8. Superlatives Pt. 2 • Adjectives with two or more syllables use most before the adjective to form the superlative. • Skilled becomes most skilled: • Carla was the most skilled player on the team. • For adjectives with two syllables ending in –y, drop the –y from the ending and add –iest to form the superlative. • Hairy becomes hairiest: • My dad is the hairiest man in the family.

9. Exceptions There are many adjectives that do not follow the rules above. Here are a few: Adjective • fun • stupid • yellow Comparative • more fun • stupider • yellower Superlative • most fun • stupidest • yellowest

10. Exceptions Two of the most important exceptions are good andbad. Adjective • good • bad Comparative • better • worse Superlative • best • worst Mom's meat loaf tastes good. Her lasagna is even better. Grilled chicken is her best dish. The scrape on my arm looks bad. The scrape on my head looks worse. The scrape on my knee is the worst.

11. Negatives To create negatives, use less before the adjective to form the comparative and least placed before the adjective to form the superlative. Adjective • fortunate • familiar Comparative • less fortunate • less familiar Superlative • least fortunate • least familiar

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