Definition of Adjectives

• Adjectives are words that describe or modify other

words.
• They can identify or quantify another person or thing
in the sentence.
• Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or
the pronoun that they modify.
• Examples:
– They live in a beautiful house.
– Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.
 Appearance
adjectives
Color
-Beautiful adjectives
Quantity
adjectives -Handsome -Red
-Orange
Condition
Touch adjectives
adjectives -Better
-Careful

Personality
adjectives
Taste (Positive)
ADJECTIVES
adjectives
-Brave
-Calm
Personality
adjectives
Time (Negative)
adjectives -Lazy
-Nervous

Sound Shape
adjectives adjectives
Size
adjectives
 Forming
adjectives

Forming
Typical adjective
adjectives from
endings
nouns and verbs
 Forming adjectives
• Typical adjective endings
• Some adjectives can be identified by their
endings. Typical adjective endings include:
– -able/-ible understandable, capable, readable,
incredible
– -al mathematical, functional, influential, chemical
– -ful beautiful, bashful, helpful, harmful
– -ic artistic, manic, rustic, terrific
– -ive submissive, intuitive, inventive, attractive
– -less sleeveless, hopeless, groundless, restless
– -ous gorgeous, dangerous, adventurous, fabulous
The Order of Adjectives in a Series