Mastering Adjectives with Mrs. Mealia
Learn all about adjectives with Mrs. Mealia! Discover what adjectives are, where they appear in a sentence, comparing adjectives, rules for comparison, and examples of using adjectives in sentences. Improve your understanding of descriptive language here.
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Adjectives BY: MRS. MEALIA
What is an Adjective? Is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. An adjective tells what kind or how many. - Ex. Spotted fawns were resting. (what kind) - Ex. Monkeys did several tricks. (how many)
Adjectives Adjectives appear in a variety of places in a sentence. - They may come before the noun they are describing. Ex. Powerful lions stared boldly at us. - Adjectives may also come after a linking verb. Ex. Giraffes seemed gentle and shy.
Adjectives When two or more adjectives are listed together, you should usually use a comma to separate them. -Ex. Large, colorful parrots screeched. When one of these adjectives tells how many, do not use a comma. -Ex. Two white geese honked loudly.
Comparing with Adjectives To compare two people, places, or things, add er to the adjective. To compare three or more, add est. - One person: My brother is tall. - Two people: My mother is taller than my brother. - Three or more: My father is tallest of all. Use more and most, not er and est, with long adjectives.
Rules for Comparing with Adjectives 1. Most adjectives: - Add er or est to the adjective. (bright, brighter, brightest) 2. Adjectives ending with e: - Drop the e and add er or est. (safe, safer, safest) 3. Adjectives ending with a consonant and y: - Change the y to i and add er or est. (busy, busier, busiest) 4. One-syllable adjectives that end with a single vowel and a consonant: - Double the consonant and add er or est. (flat, flatter, flattest) 5. Some adjectives with two or more syllables: - Use more or most instead of er or est. (careful, more careful, most careful)
Sample Sentences Gorillas are (big) than other apes. Bigger Chimpanzees are (intelligent) than other apes. more intelligent They are also the (noisy). noisiest
