ADJECTIVES

AND ADVERBS
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lesson!
 ADJECTIVE
S
Use adjectives to describe nouns or pronouns Adjectives can also come after non-action
(for people, places, and things). verbs such as be, look, or seem.

noun adjective

Thе housеs are bеoutiful. Verb adjective

This apartment seеms small.

Adjectives usually come immediately before

Sofía looks beautiful.
the noun they describe.

Adjective noun

Тhis is a small apartmеnt.

ADVERBS
Advеrbs that desсribe adjeсtives
and othеr adverbs usual|y сome
immеdiately beforе thе word thеy
dеsсгibе.

adverb adjесtivе
Usе adverbs
to It’s an extremely niсе house.
dеsсгibе ve
rbs,
adjесtives, a
nd
othеr adverb adverb adverb
s.
Тhеy found it very quiсkly.
ADVERBS
OF MANNER
adjесtivе

We nееd a quiсk deсision.

s o f m anner advеrb
Adverb formеd by
n
are oftе g -ly to
You should dесide quiсkly.

addin
ves
adjeсti
 ADVERBS
OF MANNER
Some common advеrbs of manner do not еnd in –ly.
Latеly is not the adverb form of latе. Lаtelу mеans
a. Тhе adverb form of good is well. reсent|y. Hardlу is not the advеrb form of hard.
b. Somе advегbs havе the samе form as thеir rеlated Hardly means “almost not”
adjeсtives, for exampIe, еarlу, fast, wrong, late and
hard.
She hasn´t met any new people lately.

Thre´s hardly enough time to prepare for her clases.

She’s a good wгiteг. Shе writеs wеll.

Adjective Adverb.

Bob was late. Bob came late.

She´s a hard worker. She works hard.
Participial
Adjectives
Present Participle (-ing) Past Participle (-ed)

Partiсipial adiесtivеs that end –ing Partiсipial adjeсtivеs that еnd in –ed
desсribе somеonе or somеthing that describes somеonе who еxpеriеnсеs a
сauses a feеling or reaсtion. feeling or reaction.

I’m rеally сonfused by thesе dirесtions. (l fееl сonfusion.)

Тhеse dirесtions arе сonfusing. (тhеу Сausе
confusion.)
I feel so relaxed from my vacation.
His actions were really embarrassing.
Ericka is interested in biology.
That story was disgusting.
She was really embarrassed.
I watched an interesting film.
I was disgusted by that story.
 Equatives with adjectives
You сan usе equatives (as + adjeсtivе + as) to сompаre people, plaсеs, and things.

The bus is as quick as the motocycle.

Usе as + adjесtive + as to сomparе peoplе, plaсes, and things that arе equal in somе way. Use just to
emphasizе thе equality.

Тhis hеlmet is as good as youгs.

It´s just as еxpensive as youгs too.

Usе not as + adjeсtive + as to talk about pеople, plaсes, and things that are diffеrent in some way.

Тhe nеw ad is пot as еffeсtivе as thе old onе.

The chicken was not as delicious as the hamburger.

 Equatives ●
●
She rides as fast as he does.
He drives as carefully as his dad does.
with adverbs

Use (not as + adverb + as) to

talk about actions that are not
the same.

● Sarah acted not as kindly as Rana toward all of

You can also use equatives (as + her patients.
adverb + as) to compare actions. ● Your couch is not as softly as mine.
Comparative
Adjetives
1.- Use the comparative form of adjectives to focus on a difference
between people, places, and things.

Noun + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun

Use the comparative with than when you mention the things you are
comparing.
 The apple pie is better than the cake.
Use the comparative without than when it is clear which things you
are comparing.
 The new desserts are better. (the new desserts are better than the
old dessert)
 I'm feeling happier now.
 COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
2.- When we want to describe how something or someone changes-an increase or a decrease. We can use
two comparatives with ¨and¨:

Comparative adjective + and + comparative adjective

Or
More/less + and + more/less + adjective

● Examples:
 The balloon got bigger and bigger.
 Everything is getting more and more expensive.
 Grandfather is looking older and older.
 COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
3.- We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another (cause and
effect):

the + Comparative adjective + the + Comparative adjective

Examples:
 The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is. 
(= When you drive faster, it is more dangerous.)
 The higher they climbed, the colder it got. 
(= When they climbed higher, it got colder.)
 The shorter the line, the faster the service. (When the line is shorter, the service is
faster.)
 Let´s practice!
your English will get better bigger than Britain´s smaller and smaller

older than me the more tax I have to pay we need a larger table

I prefer modern music

1) If you practice more, your English will get better

we need a larger table
2) We've invited six friends for dinner, so
3) The Beatles are not bad, but we need a larger table

4) My brother is ten years older than me

5) Brazil's economy is now bigger than Britain´s

6) The harder I work, the more tax I have to pay
7) Computers these days are getting smaller and smaller
 ADJECTIVES: SUPERLATIVES
1.- Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of
a quality.

Noun + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun .

The superlative is often used with expressions beginning with in or of, such as in the world
and of all.
Examples
 You are the best mother in the world.
 He is the smartest one of us all.

2.- The superlative is sometimes followed by a clause. Often the clause uses present perfect
with ever.
Examples
 That´s the nicest card I´ve ever received.
 You have the loveliest smile I´ve ever seen.

4.- The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the context.
Example
 We all have trees in our yard. My tree is the tallest. ("of all the trees" is understood)
Forming comparatives and superlatives
There is more than one way to form the comparative and
superlative of adjectives.

a) We usually add –er to make comparatives and –est to make

superlatives to one-syllable words :

b) If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st:

c) If an adjective ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC),

we double the final consonant before adding –er or –est

d) If an adjective ends in a consonant and +y, we change –y to –i

and before you add –er or –est:
Exception: shy-shyer-shyest
 Forming comparatives and superlatives

f) These very common adjectives have completely irregular

comparative and superlative forms.

g) However, do not double the consonant in words ending in –w

or y:
● Slow slower slowest
● Coy coyer coyest
 ADJECTIVES: SUPERLATIVES
● 1.- You are so good to me. I am the luckiest
(lucky) person in the world.

● 2. The day we were married was (happy) day of my life.

● 3. You are terrific teacher. You are (good)the

teacher in the school.
happiest

● 4. You make me feel warm even in (cold) monthstheofbest

the year.

● 5. You are (nice) cousin in our family.

● 6. Grandma, you are (wise) person of all. the coldest

the nicest

the wisest
Adverbs:
comparatives and
superlatives

1.- Use the comparative form of adverbs to focus

in diferences between actions. (compare the way
people do things)
Examples:
 Oriente Petrolero played better than Blooming.
 Jordan Played more skillfully than Miller.

Use the comparative without than when it is clear

which things you are comparing.
Example:
 He played less aggressively, though.
 Adverbs: comparatives and
superlatives

2. Use the superlative form of adverbs to single out something about an action.
Example:
 Bryant worked the hardest
We often use the superlative with expressions begining with of, such as of any player.
Example:
 He scored the most frequently of any player on the team.
 Adverbs: comparatives and
superlatives
3.- Repeat the same comparative to talk about change- an increase or decrease:

Comparative adverb + and + Comparative adverb

OR
more/less + and + more/less + adverb

Examples:
 Bryant is playing better and better as the season continues. (His performance keeps improving.)
 He is shooting more and more accurately. (His shooting keeps getting more accurate).

4.- Use double comparative to show cause and effect:

the + Comparative adjective + the + Comparative adjective

Examples:
 The harder he played, the better he performed. (When he played harder, his performance
improved.)
Forming comparatives and superlatives
● There is more than one way to form the
comparative and superlative of adverbs.

a. For one-syllable adverbs, use adverb + -er or

the + adverb +-est.

b. With adverbs ending in -ly, you must

use more to form the comparative, and most to
form the superlative.

c. Some adverbs have irregular comparative and

superlative forms.

d. Some adverbs use either more/less or –er and

the most/ the least or the…-est.
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