Adjectives

Bring your nouns to life! Learn how adjectives describe, modify, and add detail to make your English more vivid and precise.

šŸŽØ What Are Adjectives?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They tell us more about the qualities, characteristics, or attributes of the things we're talking about.

Example: The beautiful garden has colorful flowers.

Key Function: Adjectives answer questions like "What kind?", "Which one?", "How many?", and "Whose?"

šŸ“ Types of Adjectives

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Descriptive Adjectives
Describe qualities, characteristics, or features of nouns
beautiful
tall
delicious
intelligent
round
soft
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Quantitative Adjectives
Show quantity, amount, or number
three
many
few
several
all
some
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Demonstrative Adjectives
Point out specific nouns
this
that
these
those
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Possessive Adjectives
Show ownership or possession
my
your
his
her
our
their

šŸ“Š Degrees of Comparison

Adjectives have three degrees to show different levels of comparison

Positive Degree

Basic form - no comparison

  • The car is fast.
  • She is smart.
  • The book is interesting.
Comparative Degree

Compares two things

  • This car is faster than that one.
  • She is smarter than her brother.
  • This book is more interesting than the movie.
Superlative Degree

Compares three or more things

  • This is the fastest car in the race.
  • She is the smartest student in class.
  • This is the most interesting book I've read.

Quick Rules: Short adjectives (1-2 syllables) usually add -er/-est. Longer adjectives use more/most.

šŸ› ļø Adjective Sentence Builder

Build sentences using different types of adjectives!

The adjective noun verb adverb
Adjectives
beautiful
tall
three
happy
Nouns
flowers
building
cats
student
Verbs
bloom
stands
play
studies
Adverbs
gracefully
proudly
quietly
diligently

🧠 Adjective Identification Quiz

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