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Adjectives & Adverbs
Descriptive adjectives, placement rules, comparative and superlative forms, and basic adverbs
Adjective before noun
a big house, a red car, a happy child — adjective always before noun
Adjective after "to be"
The house is big / She is happy / It seems cold
Adjectives do not change form
one big dog / two big dogs — no agreement for number or gender
big / small / tall / short / hot / cold
big, small, tall, short, hot, cold, happy, sad, old, new, good, bad
Comparative: add -er (+ than)
big→bigger, tall→taller, fast→faster — for short adjectives
Comparative: more + adjective
more beautiful, more expensive, more interesting + than
Superlative: add -est (+ the)
big→the biggest, tall→the tallest, fast→the fastest
Superlative: most + adjective
the most beautiful, the most expensive, the most interesting
Adverbs of manner: add -ly
slow→slowly, quick→quickly, loud→loudly — describe how an action is done
good → well (irregular adverb)
She speaks English well — not "goodly"; "good" is only an adjective
