Adjectives & adverbs


1. Adjectives


1. Adjectives
a. Usages
1. She is beautiful.
2. He loves a beautiful girl.
3. His girlfriend looks beautiful.
feel

become

taste

smell

sound

appear

seem

look


1. Adjectives
b. Order of adjectives


badly

easy

easily

comfortable

comfortably

beautiful

beautifully


2. Adverbs
a. Form - exception
Adj

Adv

good

well

fast

fast

hard

nearly

high

high

highly


2. Adverbs
b. Usages
1. She usually dances and dances beautifully.
2. She really loves dancing.
3. She is quite confident.
4. She dances quite confidently.


2. Adverbs
Adv of

c. Types of adverbs


Modifying adverbs
• very
• quite & rather
• fairly
• really
• almost
• extremely


Apple C is the largest of the three.

largest


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
1. Short adjective
Adj

Comparative

Superlative

cheap

cheaper

the cheapest

fast

faster

the fastest



3. Comparatives & Superlatives
1. Short adjective – note


Superlative

bad

worse

the worst

old

older/ elder

the oldest/ eledest

far

farther/ further

the farthest/
furthest


expensive


3. Comparatives & Superlatives
2. Long adjective
Motors are expensive.
Cars


as…as

&

not as/so…as

- Janet is as attractive as her sister.

BUT
- Janet isn’t as/so talented as her sister.


4. Other forms
2.

less …….. than

- Travelling is now less expensive …

BUT
… less safe, too
than that in the past.