EF 1 2 Class 34 Descriptive Adjectives

 

English Foundations 1&2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

Today’s class plan:

·      “Descriptive Adjectives”

·      Continue Listening work Word List 1.6

 

 

“Descriptive Adjectives”

adjective- describes a noun

noun – person, place, thing, idea

 

a big dog  adjective noun

Today is a cloudy day.

 

adjective comee before a noun

the blue pencil

 

Spanish, Vietnamese, Farsi, Arabic, etc. - the pencil blue

 

Her daughter is a young girl.

 

 

Adjectives with one or two syllables:

basic adjective              comparative adj.                    superlative adj.

young                              younger                                    youngest

 

Examples.

Mei is a young woman.

Mei is younger than her sister.  AAAer than-  compare two things

Mei is the youngest child in her family. AAAest- comparing three or more things

 

Adjectives with one or two syllables:

basic adjective              comparative adj.                    superlative adj.

old                                   older                                         oldest

sad                                   sadder                                      saddest

happy                              happier                                     happiest

fast                                  faster                                        fastest

pretty                              prettier                                     prettiest

funny                              funnier                                      funniest

smart                              smarter                                    smartest

angry                               angrier                                      angriest

scary                               scarier                                       scariest

 

 

Adjectives with three or more syllables:

basic adjective              comparative adj.                    superlative adj.

beautiful                        more beautiful                       most beautiful

Vancouver is the most beautiful city in Canada.

 

expensive                       more expensive                      most expensive

difficult                           more difficult                          most difficult

 

This is so difficult. (casual talking)

This is very difficult. (writing

This math course is more difficult than the English course.

 

easy(2)                            easier                                        easiest

         

 

SPECIAL- EXCEPTIONS

honest(2)                       more honester                       most honest

careful                            more careful                           most careful

tired                               

crowded                         more crowded                        most crowded

loud                                 louder                                       loudest

calm                                calmer                                      calmest

slow                                 slower                                       slowest

slowly (adverb)

 

The turtle is slow. adjective describing the noun ‘turtle’

The turtle is walking slowly. adverb  describing the verb ‘is walking’

 

quick- adjective   quickly- adverb

 

difficult                           more difficult                          most difficult

 

Farsi is more difficult than English.

English is the most popular language to learn.

 

old older oldest

Aghbar has an older brother. comparing two people

Mohamed is the oldest brother. comparing three people

 

Iran is the oldest country in Asia.

Iran is older than Turkey.

Canada is bigger than the US.

Canada is the biggest country in North America.

Russia is the biggest country in the world.

China is a third-biggest country in the world.

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.

I am older than you.

I am the oldest person in the class.

 

 

difficult   more difficult   most difficult

expensive

Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada for housing.

Chemistry 12 is more difficult than Math 11 for me.

 

My brother is driving safely. adverb

My brother is a safe driver. adjective

My brother is a safer driver than me.

My brother is the safest driver in my family.

Compare two things:  safer than, taller than, older than

more beautiful than, more expensive than

 

Superlative adjectives use ‘the’

the oldest person

the biggest tree

the fastest runner

the most beautiful scenery

Queen Elizabeth Park is a big park. Stanley Park is bigger than QE. Stanley Park is the biggest park in Vancouver.

Tehran is the most populous/populated city in Iran.

Tehran has the highest population of any city in Iran.

Aconcagua is a high/tall mountain.

Aconcagua is the highest / tallest mountain in South America.

Mt. Everest is a very tall mountain in Nepal.

Mt. Everest is taller than Aconcagua.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas.

The Andes are a mountain range in Colombia.

the Rockies

the Appalachians

 

 

really good = very good

The ice cream is really/very good.

 

very – adjective or adverb

It is very hot. adjective

He is running very quickly. adverb

 

20 Most Frequent Adjectives In English

frequent- used the most

 

antique – things that are over 50 years old

 

twins- two children born at the same time, sometimes they are identical

look the same – identical twins

don’t look the same – fraternal twins

Fraternal twins don’t look the same. They are not identical twins.

 

 

2. The Atlantic Ocean is deep.

The Atlantic Ocean is not deeper than the Pacific Ocean.

3.

6. The weather today is hotter/colder than yesterday.

11. Good movies are interesting. They are deep.

 

 

 

triplets- three children who are born at the same time