Adjectives

Question 1

What are the types of adjective?

Answer 1

1. Evaluative
2. Comparative
3. Superlative

Question 2

What are comparative adjectives?

Answer 2

• Formed by adding ‘er’ to the adjective or following the word ‘more’ with an adjective
• Used to compare differences between the 2 objects they modify
• Older, more dangerous, larger, smaller, faster, higher

Question 3

What are superlative adjectives?

Answer 3

• Formed by adding ‘set’ to the adjective or following the word ‘most’ with an adjective
• Used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality
• Biggest, most important, tallest, smallest, fastest, highest

Question 4

What is an evaluative adjective?

Answer 4

• Words that express a judgement on what they’re describing
• Stupid, smart, silly rude