Adjectives and adverbs (Unit 98-101)
Meaning and Use – ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are used to tell us about nouns or pronouns. They give us information about
what someone or something is like.
• Can you pass me the yellow pen please?
• Are you happy?
They are also used after to be, to get, to seem, to become and verbs of senses.
• Please be quiet.
• The pizza smells good.
• I feel happy.
• She seems nice.
Form – ADJECTIVES
Most common adjectives have no particular form. There is nothing about their structure that
shows they are an adjective.
• happy, sad, light, green, quick, busy, large
Some adjectives are made by adding a suffix to a noun or verb.
• Fun – funny
• Week - weekly
• Child – childlike
• Fool – foolish
• Care – careful
• Accept – acceptable
, Types of adjectives
Fact adjectives give us information about age, size, colour, etc.
• A new house
• A wooden table
Opinion adjectives tell us what the speaker thinks of something/somebody.
• An interesting lecture
• A pretty painting
Opinion adjectives usually go before fact adjectives.
Opinion adjective Fact adjective
a delicious hot tomato soup
a beautiful old teapot
a funny tall man
Sometimes we use two or more adjectives together. Usually we put them in
this order.
5
1 size 2 age 3 colour 4 place NOUN
material
• a tall young man (1-2)
• big blue eyes (1-3)
• a small old red Caribbean wooden chair (1-2-3-4-5)
• a yellow American chocolate cake (3-4-5)
Meaning and Use – ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are used to tell us about nouns or pronouns. They give us information about
what someone or something is like.
• Can you pass me the yellow pen please?
• Are you happy?
They are also used after to be, to get, to seem, to become and verbs of senses.
• Please be quiet.
• The pizza smells good.
• I feel happy.
• She seems nice.
Form – ADJECTIVES
Most common adjectives have no particular form. There is nothing about their structure that
shows they are an adjective.
• happy, sad, light, green, quick, busy, large
Some adjectives are made by adding a suffix to a noun or verb.
• Fun – funny
• Week - weekly
• Child – childlike
• Fool – foolish
• Care – careful
• Accept – acceptable
, Types of adjectives
Fact adjectives give us information about age, size, colour, etc.
• A new house
• A wooden table
Opinion adjectives tell us what the speaker thinks of something/somebody.
• An interesting lecture
• A pretty painting
Opinion adjectives usually go before fact adjectives.
Opinion adjective Fact adjective
a delicious hot tomato soup
a beautiful old teapot
a funny tall man
Sometimes we use two or more adjectives together. Usually we put them in
this order.
5
1 size 2 age 3 colour 4 place NOUN
material
• a tall young man (1-2)
• big blue eyes (1-3)
• a small old red Caribbean wooden chair (1-2-3-4-5)
• a yellow American chocolate cake (3-4-5)
