Chapter 6-Adjectives Flashcards
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a description about a noun that helps make your writing more interesting. An adjective describes a noun.
What do Adjectives tell us about a noun?
Adjectives tell us:
- How many of them there are:’There were two goats on the farm.’
- How much of it there is:’You need to pour a third of the mix in the tin.’
- What kind of noun it is:’It was a small, blue pebble.’
- Highlight which one or whose it is:’That is her pen.’
How Adjectives Compare?
Adjectives are also useful for making comparisons between things.
When we compare 2 things we add er to the adjective. Eg: ‘He had a smallER piece of pizza.’
When comparing 3+ things we add est. Eg ‘He had the smallest piece of pizza.’
When an adjective has 2+ syllables we add more or most. We add more for comparative Eg: ‘It was more impressive.’ You use most for superlative Eg: ‘It was the most impressive performance.’
Examples of adjectives?
I bought the biggest, purple hat in the store.
There were two small pieces of pie left on the plate.
That cow is smaller than that one.
It was more terrible than the song!
