GRAMMAR: ADJECTIVES BY: AQILA MUNIRAH BINTI JAILAN A132961 LET’S DISCOVER ADJECTIVES TOGETHER~!
Feb 15, 2016
GRAMMAR:ADJECTIVES
BY: AQILA MUNIRAH BINTI JAILANA132961
LET’S DISCOVER ADJECTIVES TOGETHER~!
ADJECTIVE
DEFINITIONTYPES
FORMATION
DEFINITION OF ADJECTIVES• ADJECTIVE is a part of speech that describe or modify
nouns or pronouns It gives the meaning to the noun
Adjectives help to illustrate what we are talking aboutEg:
That bag is colorfulHe’s a handsome man.
It makes your sentence more interesting and clearTry to compare these sentence:a) I saw a bird going into a houseb)I saw a blue bird going into a beautiful big red house
Handsome man
Colorful bag
MATERIAL
ORIGIN
COLORQU
ALITY
AGE
SHAPE
SIZE
OPINION
TYPES OF ADJECTIVE
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OPINION Describe what you think about
something or someone Include words such as beautiful, ugly,
serious, scary and etcE.g.: She looks beautiful in her school uniformDespite their cute appearance, monkeys may hurt people sometimes
I think I’m CUTE…
SIZE Describe sizes Includes Big, small, Fat, thin, thick and etcE.g.:
He finished reading that thick academic journal within 3 hoursHe used to be very fat before undergoing that diet and becoming this thin.
SHAPE Describe shapes and patterns Includes word such as circle, star shaped, checkered,
spherical and etcE.g.: He baked me a heart shaped cake on our anniversaryIt’s my first time seeing a spherical building.
AGE Describe how old or young someone/something is Includes words such as old, young, ancient, teenage
E.g.: She is still a teenagerErika is disappointed when she was forced to move into a very old house which used to belong to her grandmother.
QUALITY Answer the question ‘what kind of’ people or things you
are talking about. Includes words such as naughty, kind, caring, boring and
etcE.g.: I hate that movie because it is extremely boringDespite his cold attitude, he is very protective
Color Describe colors Include words like blue, red, colorful, colorless and
etcE.g:Most of my belongings are pink including my outfits and accessories.I don’t like those colorful shoes
Origin Describe where someone/something came from Include words such as Japanese, eastern, London,
AsianE.g.:I’ll be marrying a Japanese man next yearAsian people are very friendly.
MATERIALUsed to describe what the something
is made of Include words such as wood, plastic,
cotton, nylonE.g.:My plastic spoon was taken by that bullyFor tonight’s party, I’m wearing a silk dress We’ve seen different
types of adjectives and their examples. Could you
give more examples under each categories?
FORMING ADJECTIVESAdjectives can be formed from nouns
by adding certain suffixesSUFFIX NOUNS ADJECTIVES-AL Emotion, music,
person,….Emotional, musical, personal
-OUS Courage, suspicion, vigour,…
Courageous, suspicious, vigorous
-IVE Attract, inform, administer,…
Attractive, informative, administrative
-ATE Accuracy, passion, privacy
Accurate, passionate, private
-FUL Beauty, fright, play
Beautiful, frightful, playful
-TIC Democracy, journal, majesty
Democratic, journalistic, majestic
-IC Angel, hero, magnet
Angelic, heroic, magnetic
-ABLE Compare, note, respect
Comparable, notable, respectable
-LY Month, friend, night
Monthly, friendly, nightly
-ARY Complement, example, moment
Complementary exemplary, momentary
-ENT Difference, excellence, intelligence
Different, excellent, intelligent
-ANT Triumph, significance, defiance
Triumphant, significant, defiant
-LESS Rest, life, breath Restless, lifeless, breathless
Listen to these two rhymes and identify as much adjectives as you can. Make a sentence with the adjectives.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySFmgEBC-tg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9_nXlvY6Io
Exercise time~!
Describe these pictures using adjectives
Fill in the box to form adjectivesNoun Suffix AdjectivesLove -ble
SupplementaryAdequacy -atePrefer
Competitive-ive Impressive-less Useless
PatriotCulture
National
THANK YOU