Adjective: A word that describes a noun or a pronoun.

What kind
How many

Spotted fawns were resting. They looked peaceful.

Three elephants were eating. Monkeys did several tricks.

Adjectives may come before the noun.

o Powerful lions stared boldly at us.

They may come after the noun.

o Giraffes seemed gentle and shy.

When two or more adjectives are listed together, you should usually use a
comma to separate them.

o Large, colorful parrots screeched.

When one of these adjectives tells how many, do not use a comma.
o Two white geese honked loudly.

Articles and Demonstratives

Articles: A, an, the
Lets take a trip. (any trip)

Its time for the trip. (a particular trip)

Demonstrative: this, that, these, those (tells which one)

This trip will be long.

Please pass me that book.

Use this or that before singular words. Use these or those before plural words.
This seat

those seats

This pen

those pens

Comparing with adjectives

One person: My brother is tall.
Two people: My brother is taller than my sister.
Three or more: My father is the tallest in our family.

Rules for comparing with adjectives

1. One-syllable adjectives
Add er or est to the adjective
2. Adjective ending with e
Drop the e, add er or est
3. Adjectives ending with a
consonant and Y
Change the y to i and add er or
est
4. One-syllable adjectives that end
with a single vowel and a
consonant
Double the consonant & add er
or est
5. Some adjectives with two
syllables and all adjectives with
more than two syllables
Use more or most instead or er,
-est
6. All adjectives---when youre
talking about less instead of
more
Use less or least with the
adjective

Bright
Brighter
Brightest
Safe
Safer
safest
Busy
Busier
busiest
Flat
Flatter
flattest

Careful
More careful
Most careful

Brave
Less brave
Least brave

Comparing with good and bad

Describing one person, place, or thing
Describing two persons, places, or
things
Comparing three or more

Good
Better

Bad
Best

Best

worst

Proper adjectives: an adjective from a proper noun.

Proper noun--- Those olives are from Greece.
Proper adjective---They are Greek olives.
Proper noun
Italy
Mexico
Switzerland
South America

Proper adjective
Italian cooking
Mexican rug
Swiss watch
South American bird