Test yourself!

1.  Those are probably the ___________ curtains in the store.
fancyest
fanciest
most fanciest
2.  Uncle Carl is really ______________________ man.
an old sweet
a sweet, old
a sweet old
3.  The Karmen-Ghia used to be _________________ sportscar.
a fine German
a German, fine
a fine, German
4.  Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for ___________ Christmas than that?
a merryer
the merriest
a merrier
5.  They grew up in ___________________ house in Mexico City.
a comfortable, little
a little, comfortable
a comfortable little
6.  Diehard is the ____________ movie I've ever seen.
most excited
most exciting
most exciteable
7.  Tashonda wanted to take a course with _____________________ professor.
that interesting new Japanese economics
that Japanese interesting, new economics
that interesting, new, Japanese, economics
8.  Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jerzy is surely ______________ .
the less competent.
the least competent.
the competentest.
9.  In the fall, the valleys tend to be ___________ than the hilltops.
foggy
more foggier
foggier
10.  My cold is definitely _________ this morning.
worse
worst
worser

adjectives

 

                                                             

Definition

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

• Adjectives are used to clarify nouns.
• Adjectives can be one word or a group of words.
• Adjectives can also be used with certain verbs (such as the verb "to be"). Adjectives are used to clarify the subject that is doing the action, adjectives  are not used to clearify the verb.
• Adjectives are used to describe color, material, shape, size, amount, price, quality, origin, personality, weight, temperature, weight, age, direction, etc.

Some common adjectve ends are -ive, -ous, -y, -ful,-ent.
Adjective Usage

• Adjectives are placed before the noun.
• The form of the adjectives stay the same for all types of nouns.
• Adjectives can be used with all forms of nouns (see nouns).

Examples:
Adjectives With Nouns:

• My teacher is really nice.
• I was teaching in a really big high school, while I was working on my master's degree.
• The university that my oldest brother is going to is really nice.
• The English teacher gave us a hard project to do this year.

Adjective With Verbs:

• Our English teacher is tall and thin.
• Our professor is a really nice man.

• Colors are adjectives - list: black, blue, white, green, red
• Sizes - list: big, small, large, thin, thick
• Shapes- list: triangular, round, square, circular
• Qualities- list: good, bad, mediocre
• Personality - list: happy, sad, angry, depressed
• Time - list: Yearly , monthly, annually
• Ages - list: new, young, old, brand-new, second-hand
• Sound related Adjectives - list: loud, noisy, quiet, silent
• Touch related Adjectives - list: slippery, sticky
• Taste related Adjectives - list: juicy, sweet

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm
http://www.examples-help.org.uk/parts-of-speech/list-of-adjectives.htm