Adjectives & Adverbs

ID Adjectives: Typically, English adjectives end with these suffixes:

-able/ible: adorable, invisible, - responsible, uncomfortable -al: educational, gradual, illegal, - nocturnal, viral -an: American, Mexican, urban -ar: cellular, popular, spectacular, vulgar -ent: intelligent, potent, silent, violent -ful: harmful, powerful, tasteful, - thoughtful -ic/-ical: athletic, energetic, magical, - scientific -ine: bovine, canine, equine, feminine, - masculine -ile: agile, docile, fertile, virile -ive: informative, native, talkative -less: careless, endless, homeless, - timeless -ous: cautious, dangerous, enormous, - malodorous -some: awesome, handsome, lonesome, - wholesome

He quickly ran to the house next door. adverb verb quickly ran Her very effective speech earned her a adverb adjective noun very effective speech Finally, the table was set and dinner was ready. adverb clauses finally the table was set and dinner was ready. (Finally modifies the clause the table was set and dinner was ready.)

Intensifiers and adverbs of degree A really interesting topic. adverb adjective topic really interesting noun - intensifier is a type of adverb that modifiers an adjective or another adverb in a way that doubles down on the modified things meaning.

Examples of adjectives:

Jared is a fast, awesome enormous young swimmer. Steven is Connie's best friend. (best modifies friend) The enormous pie is not for sale. (enormous modifies pie)

Acronym: DOSA SCOMP Determiners Opinions Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Material If you use more than one adjective that fits into the same category - "The exciting, unparalleled green dragon" coma between "exciting, unparalleled" because when you use two adjectives from the same category , two opinions, you want to separate them with a comma, but normally do not separate non-coordinate adjectives from each other

When multiple adjectives are used, they should be listed in the following order: 1. Determiners: articles (a, an, and the) possessive adjectives (e.g., my, her), and descriptions of quantity (e.g. three, several) 2. Opinions: modifiers that imply a value (e.g., beautiful, perfect, ugly) 3. Size: descriptions of size (e.g.), small, massive) 4. Age: description of age (e.g., young, five-year-old) 5. Shape: descriptions of appearance or character (e.g., smooth, loud) 6. Color: description of color (e.g., blue, dark) 7. Origin: modifiers that describe where something came from (e.g. American, homemade) 8. Material: modifiers that describe what something is made from (e.g., cotton, metallic) 9. Material: adjectives that function as part of the noun to describe its purpose (e.g., sewing machine, rocking chair) 10. gerundive: the thing itself Acronym: DOSA SCOMP

Choose whether or not there should be a comma between the bolded adjectives. A doughnut is kind of like a soft sugary bagel. Comma No comma

comma

Choose the correct comparative or superlative! Isabel ate her sandwich ______ than Elijah, but then she got hiccups. More quicker More quickest More quickly

more quickly

Choose whether or not there should be a comma between the bolded adjectives. I love bright green apples. Choose 1 answer: comma : no comma

no comma (opinion, color) Remember DOSA SCOMP: Determiner, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose Typically, all adjectives come before the noun they describe.

Figure out how to form the comparative or the superlative of this nonsense word! The nonsense word: "pred." The cheetah is the ______ animal. Predest Preddest predst

preddest

Identify the correct adjective order. A ______ room Dark scary Scary dark

scary dark

WORD: cute Description Comparative Superlative 1 syllable, ends in -e +r cuter +st cutest WORD: big Description Comparative Superlative 1 syllable, 1 vowel, Con. X2, +er Con. X2, +est 1 constant bigger biggest WORD: short/sweet Description Comparative Superlative 1 syllables +er +est shorter, shortest, sweeter sweetest WORD: shiny Description Comparative Superlative 2 syllables change y-->.i, +er changey-->. i, +est shinier shiniest WORD:magnificent Description Comparative Superlative 4 syllables, more magnificent most magnificent if a word has 2+ syllables does not end in -y, you just have to add more/most to the word

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Choose the correct comparative or superlative! The Cliffs of Moher are ______ than the White Cliffs of Dover. Taller Tallest More taller More tallest

taller

Define adjective

Adjectives modify or describe nouns and pronouns. In English, adjectives are usually placed before the word being modified, although they can also appear after a linking verb such as is or smells. ADJ ADD to NOUNS & PRONOUNS

Define Adverbs

Adverbs: modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases, or clauses. - Do not modify noun or pronouns -Adverbs often have an "-ly" ending. Adverbs typically answer the questions Where? When? Why? How Often? To what extent? Under what conditions?

Choose whether or not there should be a comma between the bolded adjectives. They decided their little old house needed to be renovated. 1. Choose: comma 2. Choose: no comma

Choose 1 answer: no comma (Size, Age)

Identify the correct adjective order. The ______ house Choose 1 answer: old grey : grey old

Choose 1 answer: old grey ( age, color) Remember DOSA SCOMP: Determiner, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose Typically, all adjectives come before the noun they describe. :

Comparing Adjectives and Adverbs

Comparing Comparing 2 Things 3 + Things 1 syllable add -er add -est smaller biggest 2 + syllables more most more quickly most beautiful

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives There are three penguins and they are all different amounts of happy. 1. Cesar is a medium amount of happy 2. Raul is more happy 3. Gabriel is the most happy How to compare them?

How to compare them. Cesar Raul Gabriel 1. Raul is a happy penguin. 2. Raul is happier than Cesar. (This is a comparative - Raul has more happiness than Cesar) 3. Cesar is less happy than Raul. (This is a comparative - Cesar is less happy than Raul) 4. Gabriel is the happiest penguin. (This is a superlative in English, of all penguin's Gabriel is the happiest) 5. Cesar is the least happy penguin. (This is a superlative in English, of all penguin's Cesar is the least happy)

Figure out how to form the comparative or the superlative of this nonsense word! The nonsense word: "caslusious" The bright lights of the city were ______ than anything I'd ever seen. caslusiouser most caslusiouser most caslusious

most caslusious

Choose whether or not there should be a comma between the bolded adjectives. He left his expensive new book in the hallway! no comma comma

no comma

Memory: DOSA SCOMP - Determiner Opinion Size Age, The/ an cool big old Shape Color Origin Material Purpose square black Texan leather riding (thing )

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