Adjectives - Нестандартный урок Английского языка в 10 классе

genders nor numbers

have suffixes, neither prefixes:
green, left, happy


Derivative adjectives have suffix and/or

prefixhelpful, international, unreasonable


Compound adjectives consist of two or more words:
red-hot, colour-blind, snow-white

for English adjectives:
And the prefixes are:

and superlative

(with the help of suffixes -er and -est)

analytically (with

the help of words most, less - least) and

suppletive (such exceptions as: good - better - best)

one syllable or two-syllable adjectives with the last syllable stressed:


new

– newer – newest
polite – politer – politest

-er, -y, -some, -ow:



noble – nobler – noblest
tender – tenderer

– tenderest
happy – happier – happiest
narrow – narrower – narrowest

know the fallowing rules of spelling:

Silent -e at the end

has to be removed:

large – larger – largest
brave – braver – bravest

you have to double the last consonant in comparative and

superlative forms:

hot – hotter – hottest
big – bigger – biggest

If an adjective ends in a vowel -y, then it has to be changes to -i in comparative and superlative forms:

easy – easier – easiest
dirty – dirtier – dirtiest

we have to put words more/most, less/least in front of

adjectives:


effective – more effective – most effective
dangerous – more dangerous – most dangerous

sometimes it can be used with the indefinite article, then

it changes meaning to "very/highly/extremely":



My neighbour is a most extraordinary man.
Мой сосед – весьма своеобразный человек.

connected to a noun (less often to a pronoun). It

can be:

1) Definition and stands in front of a noun.
2) Part of a compound predicate and then it goes after definitive noun.

Look at the examples:

1) He wears black shoes. Он носит черные туфли. (определение)
2) His shoes are black. Его туфли черные. (часть составного именного сказуемого)