ADJECTIVES:

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

Examples: tall, clever, fat, good, long, nice, ugly, rich, poor, heavy, wonderful, interesting, interested, intelligent, etc Paul is a rich man / Paul is rich What a nice day!!! I. Select the correct adjective according to the pictures

Tom is a _____ man thin / slim /fat

The man is _______ happy/ angry /sad

The ___ woman is knitting old / young / black

The boys look ______ furious / happy / tired

The girl has ____ hair short / long / black

The man is carrying a ____box light / heavy / small

The lion is a ____animal domestic / wild /sweet

It is ____today sunny / cloudy / windy

A mouse is a _____animal big / small / heavy

2 II. Which of these sentences contains an adjective?

1 The man is walking 2 The lovely woman 3 How do you feel? 4 Take me home 5 Her hair is curly

The man is cooking This is my holiday I hate apples The weather is glorious She cut her hair

The tall man She dances happily She is so pretty Give it to him Wash your hair

The man's feet This is my house I love bananas George talks slowly She likes her hair

DEGREES OF AN ADJECTIVE:
The comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective are formed by adding /er / for the comparative form and / est / for the superlative. Adjectives of one syllable Comparative Superlative

Positive

My father is tall

My father is taller than my father

My father is the tallest in my family

Adjective with Final e Comparative Mary's car is larger than Max's car. Max is wiser than his brother. Superlative Marys car is the largest of all. Max is the wisest person I know.

Positive Marys car is large Max is wise

Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It Comparative Superlative

Positive This airplane is big

This airplane is bigger than the This airplane is the biggest in the helicopter airport

His daughter is thin

His daughter is thinner than his niece

His daughter is the thinnest

My grandfather is fat

My grandfather is fatter than my My grandfather is the fattest of all. father.

3 Adjective Ending with y Comparative Today I am happier than yesterday This dog is angrier than the cat Today I am busier than yesterday am the busiest in the office Superlative I am the happiest in the class This dog is the angriest in the farm

Positive I am happy today The dog is angry I am busy

III. Select the correct comparative or superlative form: 1. What is the comparative of "hot"? a) hoter b)hotter c)hottest

2. What is the superlative of "deep"? a) deeper b)depper c)deepest

3. What is the comparative of "sad"? a) sader b)sadder c)saddest

4. What is the superlative of "ugly"? a) uglier b)ugliest c) uglyest

5. What is the comparative of "small"? b) small b)smaller c)smallest

6. What is the superlative of "nice"? a) niceer b)nicest c)nicer

7. What is the comparative of " heavy"? a) heavyer b)heaviest c) heavier

IV.

Write the missing form of the adjective

sunny tightest nicer coldest sweet warmer hottest bright

V. After reading the following paragraphs underline all the adjectives and write down

a list with the positive, comparative and superlative forms

Temperature
The temperature of a fluid is important. Hot oil, for example, flows faster than cold oil. Warm air rises and cold air drops in a room. Notice that many homes have furnace vents in the floor. This is so the warm air will rise through the whole room. Very cold water is lighter than cool water. That is why a lake freezes from the surface down.

Pressure
The pressure of a fluid is important. As a fluid flows over or through an object it gives small pushes on the surface. Air pressure decreases (gets lower) at higher altitudes. Water pressure increases as you go deeper in the water. Pressures also decrease when the speed of the fluid increases. Warm air or water expands, thereby making more pressure. The pressures on a boat or airplane are very important to know and understand.

Density
Every "thing" has mass. This means molecules. Molecules are the smallest parts of something. Density is how many molecules in a "thing" and how closely packed together they are. Water has more density than air. Some matter, like air, can be compressed (squeezed) into a smaller space, or spread out into a bigger space. Water cannot be compressed.

Adjectives of three or more syllables

They form the comparative with: more + positive adjective + than , and the superlative with: the + most + positive adjective.

Adjectives of three or more syllables

Positive Max is a careful driver. Comparative Superlative

Max is more careful than Max is the most careful of all Mike. the taxi drivers This morning is more peaceful This has been the most than yesterday morning peaceful morning during the week. very Some students of this class are The most intelligent students more intelligent than others. are always worried about their grades.

This is a peaceful morning

These students intelligent

are

VI.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adjective in brackets

1. Linda has the __________________ clothes. (colourful) 2. Paul is _________________ than his father . (mysterious) 3. Joe is______________ than Ed. (energetic) 4. Ben was the _______________ student in the class. ( successful ) 5. Roses flat is the___________________ of all. (expensive ) 6. The programme about astronomy was_______________than the one about economy. (interesting) 7. Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the ________________ ( gentle ) 8. It was the _____________________________hurricane of the year. ( destructive ) 9. Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the ____________________( careful)

PARTICIPLES USED AS ADJECTIVES

Both present participles ( ing) and past participles ( ed ) can be used as adjectives. Present participles adjectives ( amusing, boring, tiring ) are active and cause an effect. Past participle adjectives ( amused, horrified, tired) are passive and mean affected.

Grades
Positive

Present participle adjectives

This activity was tiring

Past participle adjectives

The students were tired

Comparative This activity was more tiring than the After this activity, adults were more previous one. tired than children. Superlative This activity was the most tiring of all. After this activity, adults were the most tired.

VII. Select the correct the correct form of the adjective

1. I really liked the book but the film was a bit _______. The ending was completely different. a) disappoint b) disappointed c) disappointing 2. The park is a _________ place at night. a) frightening b) more frightening

c) frightened

6 3. Steve felt ____________________as he walked alone in the park at night. a) frightened b) frightening c) frighten 4. I started to introduce her to everyone and then realized I couldn't remember her name. I was really __________. a) embarrassed b) embarrassing c) embarrass 5. The lecture was so _________ that I fell asleep and only woke up when it had finished. a) bore b) boring c) bored 6. The party was __________! I never expected to have so much fun. a) amazing b) amazed c)amaze 7. I was _____________________ yesterday than today. a) more exhausted b) exhausted c) exhausted 8. After climbing the mountain, I was ___________________________of all. a) exhausted b) the most exhausted c) more exhausted 9. The lecture about politics was __________________than the one about mineral resources a) more boring b) the most boring c) boring 10. I was happy and _________________ that my parents were coming from London a) surprising b) more surprised c) surprised

VIII. In the sentences below, fill in with the correct participles of the verbs in parentheses
1. People who constantly complain are very __________ (annoy) to me. 2. Whenever Adrian gets __________ (bore), he goes fishing. 3. The students were __________ (confuse) by the Professors lecture. 4. Most of the news on television is __________ (depress). 5. The singers were very ________ (excite) to learn that their concert was sold out. 6. Babysitting young children can be __________ (exhaust) for many people. 7. Steve was so __________ (fascinate) by the book that he finished it in one evening. 8. Would you be __________ (frighten) if you saw a vampire? 9. After eating a __________ (satisfy) meal, the cat washed her face.

7 10. When Dagmar looked in the mirror, she was __________ (surprise) to see that she had a leaf in her hair. 11. They were ___________________ (horrify) by the movies violence. 12. The listeners were all greatly _________________( interest) in the lecture. 13.The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and ______________ (depress)

14. The thought of dying alone was _________________( terrify )

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.

Positive Form Good This is a good book Bad This car in bad conditions Far Merida is far from Caracas Little Rose has little money Many / much Jos made many mistakes Paul drinks too much coffee

Comparative Form Better This book is better than that one Worse This car is worse than mine Farther

Superlative Form Best This is the best book I have read. Worst The blue car is the worst Farthest

Merida is farther than Valencia Merida is the farthest of the two Less Least Rose has less money than his Rose has the least money brother More Jos made more mistakes than than Most his girlfriend Jos made the most mistakes Robert drinks more coffee than Paul Robert drinks the most coffee

IX.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the comparative or superlative adjective

1. This is the __________________ film I have ever seen. ( good ) 2. He got the_____________grades in the classroom. ( bad) 3. Italian food is __________________than American food. ( good ) 4. She had ______________time to study than I did but I had better results ( little )

8 5. There are a lot of people in Poland, but the _________people live in China ( many) 6. The state spends ___________________time and money on national defense than on education. ( much) 7. Maracaibo is ____________________ than Valencia. ( far ) 8. I felt _________ ( much) pain after the procedure, not ___________ ( little) 9. I have the ______________( much) money I have ever had. 10. The weather has been _____________( bad ) today than yesterday.

Adjectives that follow two rules

These adjectives can be used with / er / and / est / and with / more + adjective + than / and / the+ most+ adjective /.

Positive Adjective clever clever gentle gentle friendly friendly quiet quiet simple simple

Comparative Form cleverer more clever gentler more gentle friendlier more friendly quieter more quiet simpler more simple

Superlative Form cleverest most clever gentlest most gentle friendliest most friendly quietest most quiet simplest most simple

X. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the comparative or superlative adjective
1. There is nothing _____________(good) than getting a ready meal 2. Americans spend ____________(much) money on fast food than on new cars, college education and software. 3. Families spend __________ (little) time together. 4. A wide variety of fresh foods is _____________ (favorable) for one's health than monotonous diets based on processed foods. 5. The _______ (healthful) food for the body is uncooked 6. Flying an airplane is ______________________(fascinate) than driving a car. 7. Raw food has the ____________( good) balance of water, nutrients, and fiber to meet your bodys needs.

9 8. Sprouts probably contain the __________(large) amount of nutrients per unit of any food known.

9. The mechanics are _________________ (exhaust) by overwork.

10. The story was really ________________ (frighten).

11. He works hard and his boss is very___________(satisfy) with his work. 12. After a two-hour exam I am really_________________( tire) 13. Learning a language is one of the ___________________(interest) things I have done. 14. I've had a very _____________(excite) day. It's my birthday today. XI. After reading the paragraph underline all the adjectives and answer the given questions

Weather
Pilots and air transportation are dependent on weather information in order to make flying safe and comfortable. There are many reasons why pilots need to know about the weather. Among them are knowing where they might encounter low visibility, where they might profit by flying above the clouds, where they might expect icing or strong winds, whether or not the terminal airport has an adequate ceiling. If weather is adverse, the pilot might need to change plans - either stay on the ground or choose another route. The pilot will need to take along more fuel if the airplane will be flying into a strong wind. Why do pilots depend on weather information? What are some of the reasons that pilots need to know about the weather? What can a pilot do if the weather is adverse?