Kilmarnock Academy - English S1 Homework (adv) adjectives

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English - S1 Homework (Advanced) Adjectives

S1 English Homework. Exercise 9.

Adjectives

Copy the following note into your jotter and complete the exercise below.

An adjective is a word used to tell us more about a noun or pronoun. E.g. The beautiful girl. There are three forms of adjectives that you can use to describe a noun or pronoun.

Ordinary adjective:- She is young

Comparative adjective:- Lynne is younger than Paula.

Superlative adjective:- Susan is the youngest girl in the class.

If adding ‘er' and ‘est' would make the adjective sound awkward, we use '‘more' and ‘most'.

e.g.
1. That card is special.

2. This card is more special.

3. This one is the most special.

Some adjectives do not follow the above patterns.

ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
much	more	many

Write out the following sentences and insert the correct form of the adjective. Use the adjective in the bracket.

1. Colin had the _____ test mark in the class. (bad)

2. Lynne is a _____ girl. (pretty)

3. Christine is _____ than Claire. (old)

4. Liam is the _______ boy of the three. (small)

5. This CD is ___________ than that one. (expensive)

6. I have _____ money than you. (little)

7. Busted are ______ than Westlife. (good)

8. That is the _______ picture I've ever seen! (ugly)

9. This is the _________ picture I've ever seen. (beautiful)

10. Fred's car is _____ than Tony's. (fast)

Mrs D. Thomson

ADJECTIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE