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Adjectives

MJH_teacher. What are nouns and adjectives?. I like to eat soup. In the winter, I like to eat hot, steamy, onion soup.. hot, steamy, onion are descriptions of the soup.. = adjectives. MJH_teacher. . An adjective describes or modifies a noun (or a pronoun). e.g.The small dog is eating a big

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Adjectives

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    1. MJH_teacher Adjectives noun

    2. MJH_teacher What are nouns and adjectives? I like to eat soup. In the winter, I like to eat hot, steamy, onion soup.

    3. MJH_teacher An adjective describes or modifies a noun (or a pronoun)

    4. MJH_teacher How do we compare things? (Degrees of comparison)

    5. MJH_teacher Comparison and adjectives Adjectives are also used to compare people and things.

    6. MJH_teacher There are three degrees:

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    8. MJH_teacher Basic The basic form (degree) of adjectives shows the possession of a quality without comparison. Ex.: I like dark colors. Daniel is a tall boy.

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    10. MJH_teacher When we want to say that two things or people are the same or aren’t the same, we use the base form in one of the following expressions: as … as ; not as … as e.g.: The red baloon is as big as the green one.

    11. MJH_teacher Comparative When we want to compare the qualities of two things or people (two nouns or pronouns), we usually add –er to the basic form + than. Ex.: Red is a darker color than yellow. Daniel is taller than his brother.

    12. MJH_teacher Adjectives of 2 or more syllables (unless it ends with r or y), we compare by using: noun verb more / less ____ than noun. This book is more interesting than that book. My ad is less convincing than your ad.

    13. MJH_teacher Superlative

    14. MJH_teacher Superlative When we want to compare a quality among three or more things or people we usually add –est to the basic form. Ex.: - Daniel is the tallest boy in his family. - Joe is the shortest boy in his family.

    15. MJH_teacher Spelling Rules-1 Usually, the ending er/est is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example: fast - faster  strong - stronger  tall - tallest  young - youngest When an adjective ends in a silent e, the silent e is dropped before the ending er/est is added. e.g.:  brave - braver - bravest  close - closer - closest late - later - latest

    16. MJH_teacher Spelling Rules-2 When an adjective ends in y preceded by a consonant, the y is changed to i before the ending er/est is added. e.g.:  dry - drier-driest;   easy - easier-easiest When an adjective ends in a CVC and the last consonant is other than w, x or y or a double vowel - we double the final consonant before adding er/est is added. e.g.:  big - bigger-biggest  (hot - hotter  sad - saddest but: e.g.: loud - louder;  neat - neater;  soon - sooner

    17. MJH_teacher Spelling Rules-3 Don’t forget: The comparative and the superlative forms have 2 parts: …er than the …est nicer than the nicest Remember: Then = a time expression Than = a word we use for comparison

    18. MJH_teacher Spelling Rules- Irregular adjectives A few of the adjectives which are used with endings have irregular comparative forms. You will find them on the next slide.

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    20. MJH_teacher Practice Time: Comparison of adjectives-as…as Adjectives-compare+super-exercise-1 Adjectives-compare+super-exercise-2 Adjectives-compare-exercise-3 Comparison of adjectives Read the text and fill in the adjectives in the correct form. Game-quiz

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