Adjectives

Session F
Tuesday, August 9
What is an adjective?

A word that modifies or describes a noun.

 BLUE paint
RED paint
YELLOW paint
PURPLE paint
GREEN paint
BIG SMALL
a BIG beach ball a SMALL tennis ball
HARD SOFT
a HARD rock a SOFT pillow
HOT COLD
a cup of HOT coffee a COLD drink
FAST SLOW
a FAST rabbit a SLOW turtle
LONG SHORT
LONG hair SHORT hair
HAPPY SAD
a HAPPY face a SAD face
BEAUTIFUL UGLY
a BEAUTIFUL place an UGLY place
It is a BLUE apple.

It is a RED apple.

She has BROWN hair.

She has BROWN hair.

It is a BIG BLUE apple.

It is a SMALL RED apple.

She has SHORT BROWN hair.

She has LONG BROWN hair.

It is a BIG BLUE apple.

size + color
 Adjective order
Example:

A pretty, small, smooth, round, old, black, Mexican, plastic dining table
opinion size quality shape age color origin material purpose
 Adjective order
ORDER CATEGORY EXAMPLES

1 opinion lovely, beautiful, unusual

2 size big, small, tall, short, long

3 physical quality thin, rough, untidy

4 shape round, square, triangular

5 age young, old, five-year-old

6 color blue, red, yellow, pink

7 origin Mexican, American, Italian

8 material metal, wood, plastic

9 purpose cleaning, cooking, hammering

 INTRODUCTION
Common words and phrases in
the classroom
Please do the following activity:
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The GREEN book

The GREEN books

A _____ student

A ___ _______
A happy student

A sad student
Any questions?
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