ADJETIVES IN ENGLISH

ADJETIVES is a word used to give more information about nouns. ADJECTIVES modify nouns.

There are three degree of comparation.

tall __ taller __ tallest

Alto – más alto y el más alto.

Pequeño más pequeño y el más pequeño

Grande más grande y el más grande Bueno – mejor – el mejor

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH.

Adjetivos de una silaba

Positive - comparative - superlative

Tall - alto taller – the tallest

Old - viejo older – the oldest

Hot – caliente hotter – the hottest

Big – grande bigger – the biggest

Sad – triste sadder – the saddest

Small- pequeño smaller- the samallest

Adjetivos de dos y tres silabas.

Positivo comparativo superlativo

Difficult - dificil more difficult – the most difficult

Beautiful - bonito more beautiful - the most beautiful

Expensive - caro more expensive - the most expensive

Careful - cuidad more careful - the most careful

Wonderful - hermoso more wonderful – the most wonderful

Confortable – confortable more confortable - the most confortable

Ambitions – ambisioso more ambitions - the most ambitions

Succesful – exitoso more succesful - the most succesful

Dangerous – peligroso more dangerous - the most dangerous

Excellent – excelente more excellent - the most excellent

Terrible –terrible more terrible - the most terrible

Adjetivos irregulares

Positivo comparativo superlativo

Good - bueno better - the best

Bad - malo worse - the worst

Much - mucho more - the most

Little - pequeño less - the least

Far - lejos farther - the farthest

Adjetivos terminados en (le. y. er. ow ) y de dos silabas añaden er y est. Los adjetivos terminado en la vocal e añade solo ( r) en el comparativo y est en el grado superlativo .

Positivo comparativo superlativo Easy - fácil - easier - easiestHappy - feliz - happier - happiest Clever - claro - cleverer - cleverestNarrow – angosto - cleverer - cleverestFriendly- amigable - friendlier - friendliestDark – oscuro - darker - darkestCold – frio - colder - coldestBright- brillante - brighter - brightestSafe – seguro - safer - safestHeavy – pesado - heavier - heaviestUgly – feo - uglier - ugliestClear – claro - clearer - clearestSick – enfermo - sicker - sickestWhite – blanco - whiter - whitestYoung- joven - younger - youngestLarge – largo - larger - largest Wise – sabio - wiser - wisestEarly – temprano - earlier - earliest

Glad – contento - gladder - gladdestSweet – dulce - sweeter - sweetestSoft - suave - softer - softest Strong – fuerte - stronger - strongest

WRITTING THE OPPOSITE OF THE ADJECTIVES.

Early temprano Easy fasil First primero Good bueno Happy feliz Wonderful maravilloso High alto Dull aburrido Thin delgado Ugly feo Big grande Old viejo Open abierto Right correcto Sour agrio Wide ancho Cheap económico True verdadero Slow lento Old viejo Light luminoso Poor pobre Hot caliente Clear claro White blanco Tall alto Sick enfermo

Late tardeDifficult dificilLast ultimoBad maloSad tristeTerrible terribleLow bajoInteresting interesanteFat gordoBeautiful bonitoLittle pequeñoYoung jovenClose cerradoWrong incorrectoSweet dulceNarrow angostoExpensive caroFalse falsoFast rápidoModerm modernoDark oscuroRich ricoCold frioDirty oscuroBlack negroShort pequeñoHeath saludable

Ejemplos; he is an old man. Grado positivo. Peter is older than juan.grado comparativo . Carlos is the oldest of all . grado superlativo .

Hola… tienes actividad.

COMPLETE THIS sentences by supplying the comparative form of the adjective In parentheses. . Recuerde agregue er si el adjetivo es corto y anteponga la palabra more si el adjetivo es largo

. buena suerte ¡

He is younger than I am. ( young ). Mr. Machado is much --------- than I expected ( old). Caracas is _________ than Maracay. (big) . This book is _______ than the last one . (good ). This exercises is ______ than the other . (easy). The metal Is _______ than the gold (valuable) . Jane is ________ than her sister. (attractive). These exercises are _____ than the others. (difficult). Mary is _______ than José. (ambitions).

Supply the superlativa form of the adjectives in parentheses(Agregue est para el adjetivo superlativo, pendiente si el adjetivo es irregular).

Mary is the oldest girl in our class . (old). This is the most expensive car that i own. (expensive). Mary is ------------- student in the class. (good). Simón Bolívar is _____ man in the world ( wise )