Adjectives Flashcards

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Adjectives oder ?

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1) opinions
2) size
3) age
4) shape
5) colour
6) material
7) nationality
8) purpose

you can change the order to emphasize an adjective more than another

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Do they change ?

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No, adjectives don’t change form if the name is female or male, singular or plural

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Purpose adjectives
and multiple adjectives

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the describe the purpose of something/someone - they usually are followed by “ing”, ex. sleeping bag

Multiple adjectives are often separated by a comma or a conjunction

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Position ?

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Before the noun or after a verb (for ex. He’s tired)

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Comparative ?

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1 syllable adjective ending in E–> + r

1 syllable with only one vowel + a consonant at the end –> double the consonant + er

1 syllable adjective ending with more than on vowel or more than one consonant at the end –> + er

2 syllables ending with y –> change y in i + er

2 or more syllables not ending with y –> more + adjective

noun + adjective + than + noun

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Superlative ?

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The superlative is used to say what thing, person, or idea has the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind.

1 syllable adjective ending in E–> + st

1 syllable with only one vowel and ending with
a consonant –> double the consonant + est

1 syllable adjective with more than on vowel or more than one consonant at the end –> + est

2 syllables ending with y –> change y in i + est

2 or more syllables not ending with y –> the most + adjective

the + adjective + est / the most + adjective

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Used to (as an adjective) ?

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we use it to talk about things that have become familiar, and are no longer strange or new

Usually comes after verbs such as be, get or become :

After a while you get used to the noise.
She will become used to the smell.
I was used to the web site

You can also say that someone is used to doing something:

to be/become/get used to doing

I’ll never get used to getting up at six o’clock in the morning.

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Used to (as a verb)

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If we say something used to happen we are talking about repeated events and actions in the past, usually things that happened a long time ago and are now finished.

Ex. We used to go out a lot in the summer.
Implies that we no longer go out much.

we can talk also about repeated states or habits in the past
Ex. I used to be an administrative assistant.

You should use ‘use to’ without a d in sentences when it follows ‘did’ or ‘didn’t’
Ex. ‘Did you use to…?
I didn’t use to…

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Irregular adjectives
bad
far
good
old

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bad - worse - the worst
far - farther/further - the farthest/furthest
good - better - the best
older/elder(age) - the oldest / the eldest (age)

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common adjectives

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https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivecommon.html

https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivepersonality.html

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