Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns.

Vowels (a, e, l, o, u) and consonants (the rest).

Syllables sound out the words.

Rules:

1. Irregular adjectives change the word with comparative and superlatives.
2. Regular adjectives depend on how many syllables they have.
   • a) syllable adjectives generally add er or est.
   • a) generally 1 syllable adjectives that end in a consonant double the last consonant before adding the er or est.
   • b) 2 syllables adjectives that end in y change the y to i before er or est.
3. Some adjectives break the rule.

Example 1:

• He is a handsome man. (Infinitive)
• He is more handsome than Tom. (Comparative)
• He is the most handsome man in the world. (Superlative)

Example 2:

• My pen is worse than you pen (yours)
• My examination results are better than yours!
  • The word examination can be shortened to exam.
• My exam results are a little better than yours. (adverb)
• My exam results are much better that yours.
  • never use more + er adjectives

Example 3:

• My pen is worse than their pens.
• My pen is worse than theirs

Example 4:

• Tim tams are my favourite thing in the whole wide world.

Example 5:

• She speaks English well. ((Adverb), simple sentence)
• Her English is very good. (Adjective)
• She speaks English well, but I speak it better. (Compound sentence, type 1)
• She speaks Englush well; however, I speak it better. (Compound sentence, type 2)

Example 6:

• Let's eat grandpa. (Sometimes a comma can save your life). Let's eat, grandpa.