Adjectives Flashcards
If you want to use more than one adjective
Put the OPINION first and then the FACT
He’s an interesting old man
NOT
He’s an old interesting man.
There is …
We use “there is” when there is one of something or if we cannot count a quantity.
There is a table in my room.
There is a problem.
There is a good pizza restaurant in my town.
There is some pasta in the cupboard.
There is some juice in the fridge.
There are …
We use “there are” when there are more than one of something, and its quantity can be counted.
There are two tables.
There are some eggs.
There are some bags of pasta in the cupboard.
There are a lot of children.
There are many mistakes.
It …
- It is a pronoun. We use pronouns in place of objects, places, and animals.
- It is used for ONE object, place, animal, etc. (We use ‘they’ for more than one).
- It is almost always followed by a verb.
- It is always conjugated as the third person simple: is, eats, sleeps, does, has…
It is a dog.
It has many good shops. => ‘It’ means a place in this example.
It doesn’t look like it will rain. => Both uses of ‘it’ are talking about the sky.
-ing adjectives
-ing adjectives describe the thing or situation causing the feeling.
Exciting: Something that makes you feel excited.
The roller coaster is exciting!
(The roller coaster causes excitement.)
-ed adjectives
-ed adjectives describe how you feel about something.
Excited: How you feel when something is exciting.
“She is excited about her birthday.” (She feels excited because her birthday is exciting.)
“-er” or “more”
to compare two things
John is taller than Mike.
This book is more interesting than that one.
“-est” or “most”
to compare three or more things.
She is the tallest in the class.
This is the most exciting game I’ve ever played.
For short words (1 syllable or 2 ending in “y”)
use “-er/-est”
“fast” → “faster” → “fastest”
For long words (2+ syllables)
use “more/most”
“beautiful” → “more beautiful” → “most beautiful”
Much better
Used when something is a lot better than before.
I feel much better after resting.
Any better
Often used in questions or negative sentences to ask if there’s any improvement or to show that there isn’t.
Do you feel any better?
It’s not any better than last time.
Better and better
Describes something that keeps improving over time.
Her cooking is getting better and better.
The sooner, the better
Means it’s best if something happens as soon as possible.
Let’s start now. The sooner, the better.
Still
Used when something is continuing to happen (hasn’t changed yet).
Are you still working on your homework? (The action is ongoing.)
