The positive, comparative and superlative degrees -2012-

An adjective can exist in three forms – positive, comparative and superlative. The positive form is the base form of the adjective. The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective given in the [...]

Adjective Phrases

Sometimes a group of words does the work of an adjective. Study the following examples. The mayor was a wealthy man. The mayor was a man of great wealth. In sentence 1, the adjective wealthy says what sort of man the mayor was. In sentence 2, the group of words ‘of great wealth’ also says

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Attributive adjectives after nouns

Most adjectives can go in two main places in a sentence: in attributive position and predicative position. In attributive position, an adjective comes before the noun it modifies. She is a nice girl. She married a rich businessman. In predicative position, an adjective goes after the verb. She is nice. He looked upset. While attributive

 

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5 interactive games for Pre-Intermediate level

1. Dinasaurs' facts (Read the information and fill in the gaps in the dinosaur fact file.)

2. Health survey (Complete the survey to see how healthy you are.)

3. Opposite (Drag the negative prefixes into the gaps to form the opposites.)

4. Synonyms challenge (Identify the pairs of words which have the same meaning.)

5. Adjective wordsearch (Use the pictures to find the adjectives in the wordsearch.)

What are adjectives?

An adjective is a word like kind, happy, smart and intelligent. An adjective typically modifies a noun and denotes a temporary or permanent quality associated with that noun. For example, a smart boy is a boy who is distinguished from other boys by being smart.

Not all adjectives are used to denote a quality associated with a noun. For example, the adjective mere in ‘a mere child’ does not denote a quality of the child.