Adjectives Flashcards
Adjectives oder ?
1) opinions
2) size
3) age
4) shape
5) colour
6) material
7) nationality
8) purpose
you can change the order to emphasize an adjective more than another
Do they change ?
No, adjectives don’t change form if the name is female or male, singular or plural
Purpose adjectives
and multiple adjectives
the describe the purpose of something/someone - they usually are followed by “ing”, ex. sleeping bag
Multiple adjectives are often separated by a comma or a conjunction
Position ?
Before the noun or after a verb (for ex. He’s tired)
Comparative ?
1 syllable adjective ending in E–> + r
1 syllable with only one vowel + a consonant at the end –> double the consonant + er
1 syllable adjective ending with more than on vowel or more than one consonant at the end –> + er
2 syllables ending with y –> change y in i + er
2 or more syllables not ending with y –> more + adjective
noun + adjective + than + noun
Superlative ?
The superlative is used to say what thing, person, or idea has the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind.
1 syllable adjective ending in E–> + st
1 syllable with only one vowel and ending with
a consonant –> double the consonant + est
1 syllable adjective with more than on vowel or more than one consonant at the end –> + est
2 syllables ending with y –> change y in i + est
2 or more syllables not ending with y –> the most + adjective
the + adjective + est / the most + adjective
Used to (as an adjective) ?
we use it to talk about things that have become familiar, and are no longer strange or new
Usually comes after verbs such as be, get or become :
After a while you get used to the noise.
She will become used to the smell.
I was used to the web site
You can also say that someone is used to doing something:
to be/become/get used to doing
I’ll never get used to getting up at six o’clock in the morning.
Used to (as a verb)
If we say something used to happen we are talking about repeated events and actions in the past, usually things that happened a long time ago and are now finished.
Ex. We used to go out a lot in the summer.
Implies that we no longer go out much.
we can talk also about repeated states or habits in the past
Ex. I used to be an administrative assistant.
You should use ‘use to’ without a d in sentences when it follows ‘did’ or ‘didn’t’
Ex. ‘Did you use to…?
I didn’t use to…
Irregular adjectives
bad
far
good
old
bad - worse - the worst
far - farther/further - the farthest/furthest
good - better - the best
older/elder(age) - the oldest / the eldest (age)
common adjectives
https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivecommon.html
https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivepersonality.html