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Adjective Lesson Plan - english Adjectives Activity

Adjective Lesson Plan - english Adjectives Activity

Adjective Lesson Plan - English Adjectives Activity

In English, it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun - for example, 'He's a silly young fool,' or 'she's a smart, energetic woman.' When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to type. This page will explain the different types of adjectives and the correct order for them.

Opinion	An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
Size	A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little
Age	An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. Examples: ancient, new, young, old
Shape	A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples: square, round, flat, rectangular
Colour	A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey
Origin	An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek
Material	A material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
Purpose	A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with '-ing'. Examples: sleeping (as in 'sleeping bag'), roasting (as in 'roasting tin')

Some examples of adjective order

	Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Colour	Origin	Material	Purpose
a	silly		young			English			man
a		huge		round			metal		bowl
a		small			red			sleeping	bag

1. Which is the correct order?

a small Canadian thin lady

a Canadian small thin lady

a small thin Canadian lady

a thin small Canadian lady

2. Which is the correct order?

a carving steel new knife

a new steel carving knife

a steel new carving knife

a new carving steel knife

3. Which is the correct order?

a beautiful blue sailing boat

a blue beautiful sailing boat

a sailing beautiful blue boat

a blue sailing beautiful boat

4. Which is the correct order?

an old wooden square table

a square wooden old table

an old square wooden table

a wooden old square table

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5. Which is the correct order?

an new French exciting band

a French new exciting band

an exciting French new band

an exciting new French band

6. Which is the correct order?

a red big plastic hat

a big red plastic hat

a plastic big red hat

a bit plastic red hat

7. Which is the correct order?

a small Japanese serving bowl

a Japanese small serving bowl

a small serving Japanese bowl

a serving small Japanese bowl

8. Which is the correct order?

a cotton dirty old tie

a dirty cotton old tie

an old cotton dirty tie

a dirty old cotton tie

Regular Comparatives and Superlatives

Introduction

Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est. This page will explain the rules for forming regular comparatives and superlatives, and also show some basic ways of using them.

Forming regular comparatives and superlatives

How these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. Syllables are like 'sound beats'. For instance, 'sing' contains one syllable, but 'singing' contains two -- sing and ing. Here are the rules:

Adjective form	Comparative	Superlative
Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute	Add -R: wider, finer, cuter	Add -ST: widest, finest, cutest
Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat	Double the consonant, and add -ER: hotter, bigger, fatter	Double the consonant, and add -EST: hottest, biggest, fattest
Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast	Add -ER: lighter, neater, faster	Add -EST: lightest, neatest, fastest
Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely	Change Y to I, then add -ER: happier, sillier, lonelier	Change Y to I, then add -EST: happiest, silliest, loneliest
Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful	Use MORE before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful	Use MOST before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful

How to use comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with THAN, or you can use a conjunction like BUT. Examples:

Jiro is taller than Yukio.
Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.

Superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use THE, because there is only one superlative. Examples:

Masami is the tallest in the class.
Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is th

So / Such

The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of 'so' and 'such.' After you have studied the tutorial, complete the associated exercises. If you already know how to use 'so' and 'such,' you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises.

So + Adjective

USE
'So' can be combined with adjectives to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES:

The music is so loud! I wish they would turn it down.

The meal was so good! It was worth the money.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show extremes which lead to certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

The music is so loud that I can't sleep.
The music is so loud I can't sleep.

The meal was so good that we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant again tonight.
The meal was so good we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant again tonight.

So + Adverb

USE
'So' can be combined with adverbs to show extreme actions. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

She spoke so quickly! She sounded like an auctioneer.

He paints so well! I am sure he is going to become a famous artist.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show extreme actions which lead to certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

She spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand her.
She spoke so quickly I couldn't understand her.

He paints so well that they offered him a scholarship at an art school in Paris.
He paints so well they offered him a scholarship at an art school in Paris.

So + Many / Few + Plural Noun

USE
'So' can be combined with 'many' or 'few' plus a plural noun to show extremes in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

I never knew you had so many brothers!

She has so few friends! It's really quite sad.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show extremes in amount which lead to certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

I never knew you had so many brothers that you had to share a bedroom.
I never knew you had so many brothers you had to share a bedroom.

She has so few friends that she rarely gets out of the house.
She has so few friends she rarely gets out of the house.

So + Much / Little + Noncountable Noun

USE
'So' can be combined with 'much' or 'little' plus a noncountable noun to show extremes in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

Jake earns so much money! And he still has trouble paying the rent.

They have so little food! We need to do something to help them.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show extremes in amount which lead to certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

Jake earns so much money that he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.
Jake earns so much money he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.

They have so little food that they are starving to death.
They have so little food they are starving to death.

So + Much / Little / Often / Rarely

USE
'So' can be combined with words like 'much,' 'little,' 'often' or 'rarely' to describe how much or how often someone does an action . This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

Earl drinks so much! It's not good for his health.

My sister visits us so rarely! I really miss her.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show the results of extreme actions. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

Earl drinks so much that it is starting to interfere with his work.
Earl drinks so much it is starting to interfere with his work.

My sister visits us so rarely that my kids wouldn't even recognize her.
My sister visits us so rarely my kids wouldn't even recognize her.

Such + Adjective + Noun

USE
'Such' can be combined with an adjective and a noun to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

Don has such a big house! I think it's a little ridiculous.

Shelly has such beautiful eyes! I have never seen that shade of blue before.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show extremes which lead to certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

Don has such a big house that I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.
Don has such a big house I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.

Shelly has such beautiful eyes that she got a job as a make-up model.
Shelly has such beautiful eyes she got a job as a make-up model.

NOTE
Remember that without the noun you need to use 'so.'

such + beautiful + eyes + that

so + beautiful + that

Such + Judgemental Noun

USE
'Such' can also be combined with judgemental nouns for emphasis. This form is often used in exclamations.

EXAMPLES

He is such an idiot! He says the stupidest things.

She is such a genius! We could never do this work without her.

USE WITH 'THAT'
The above form can be combined with 'that' to show certain results. The 'that' is usually optional.

EXAMPLES

He is such an idiot that nobody would hire him.
He is such an idiot nobody would hire him.

She is such a genius that they immediately gave her a position at the university.
She is such a genius they immediately gave her a position at the university.

Such + Noun (This type of)

USE
'Such' can also mean 'this type of' or 'that type of'

EXAMPLE

The archeologist had never seen such writing before he discovered the tablet.
(this/that type of writing)

She usually doesn't receive such criticism.
(this/that kind of criticism)

Frank has never made such mistakes before.
(these/those kinds of mistakes)

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