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Adjective Forms | language unit 2.3
Adjective Forms
An adjective is a word that describes nouns (somebody or something).
Adjectives either come before nouns or after some verbs (be, get, seem, feel, look).
the young girl
the girl looks young
Adjectives can change form. They have positive, comparative and superlative forms.
The positive form
adjective
The comparative form
adjective + -er
more + adjective
One-syllable adjectives
cool – cooler – coolest
tall – taller – tallest
long – longer – longest
thick – thicker – thickest
great – greater - greatest
Some two-syllable adjectives
happy – happier – happiest
lonely – lonelier – loneliest
The superlative form
adjective + -est
most + adjective
tall – taller – tallest
-er /-est
-er /-est
small – smaller – smallest
-ier / -iest
more / most
if the adjective ends if the adjective ends
with consonant + y in –ful /
-less / -ing /
-ed / -ous
Some two-syllable adjectives
famous – more/most famous
harmless – more/most harmless
beautiful –
more beautiful –
most beautiful
more /most
Three- or more syllable adjectives less / least
effective – more/most effective
wonderful – more/most wonderful
beautiful – more/most beautiful
Irregular adjectives:
good – better – best
bad – worse – worst
little – less – least
many – more – most
No rules here.
You’ll have to memorize how to conjugate the
irregular adjectives.
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