ADJECTIVE

Definition & Examples

Types of Adjective
Suffixes Adjective

Definition
Adjective is word that describe or modify
another a person, an animal, a thing or a place in
the sentence. Adjective are a large class of words (for
example, good, bad, new, accurate, careful) which
define more precisely the reference of a noun or
pronoun. An adjective gives more distinct meaning to a
noun or a pronoun by describing or limiting it.

Examples of Adjectives
Looking at examples of adjectives can make it easier
to understand how these important parts of speech are
used within the English language.
To
Touch

To Describe Taste

Describe

Bitter

Tasty

Spicy

Chilly

Hard

Slippery

Bland

Minty

Sweet

Cold

Hot

Smooth

Delicious

Sour

Yummy

Cool

Icy

Soft

Cuddly

Loose

Solid

To
Describe
Personality

Person

or

Aggressive

Famous

Restless

Chubby

Little

Short

Clever

Fearless

Rich

Fat

Long

Small

Helpful

Fertile

Righteous

Giant

Majestic

Tall

Ambitious

Fragile

Stingy

Gigantic

Mammoth

Teeny

To Describe Size

Types of Adjetive
1. Adjective of Quality
Adjective showing the kind or quality of nouns or pronouns
are called Adjective of Quality.
Examples
:
He is a nice boy.
Lucy has a white cow.
Sumi is an intelligent boy.
It is a heavy box.
Sneha is a smart girl.
Bangalore is a garden city

2. Adjective of Quantity
Adjective which shows the quantity of thing is called the
Adjective of Quantity.
Examples
:
He spent all his money.
There was no milk in the jug.
All students are welcome.
There is enough water in the canal
He gave me five pencils.
There are hundred students.

3. Adjective of Numeral
Adjective which expresses the number of persons or things is
called the Adjective of Number or Numeral Adjective.

Adjectives of Numeral are of three kinds:

Definite Numeral Adjective, which denote an exact number; as,
Indefinite Numeral Adjective, which do not denote an exact number; as
Distributive Numeral Adjective, which refer to each one of a number; a
Definite Numeral Adjectives
Cardinals
One
Two
Ordinals
First
Second
Multiplicati Once
Twice
ve
Indefinite Numeral Adjectives
All
No
Few
Some
Certain
Several
Distributive Numeral Adjective
Each boy must take his turn
India expects every man to do his duty.
Every word of it is false.
Either pen will do

Three
Third
Thrice

Many
Any
Sundry

Examples :
He has little knowledge.
He spent all his money.
There was no milk in the jug.
All students are welcome.
There is enough water in the canal

4. Demonstrative Adjective
The four words this, that, these and those are called demonstratives.
When they are followed by some other word (especially a noun) in a
noun phrase, they are demonstrative determiners. We use this and
these to point to people or things near us. You use that and those to
point to people or things that are farther from us.
Examples
:
Singular Plural
I am ready to buy this
This
These
house.
That
Those
I want to look at that house.
These are the times that try
mens souls.
That boy is intelligent.

5. Interrogative Adjective
Interrogative Adjective are used with nouns to ask questions.
Examples
:
What color is her hair?
Whose car is this?
Which road leads to the zoo?
Whome do you want to meet?
Whose shop is closed?

6. Possesive Adjective
This Adjective expresses the state of possession of nouns.
Possessive adjectives show possession or ownership: my, her,
his, its, our, their, your. Because they are used with nouns and
do the work of Adjectives. When placed before nouns function
like adjectives; they qualify the noun directly.
Examples
:
My aim in life is to become a doctor.
Is this your desk?
Mike crashed his bike into a wall.
Her sister sings in a sweet voice.

These possessive adjectives are used according to the

number, gender, and person of the noun instead of
which they are used and they can be classified as
follows:
Person
Number
Singular
Plural
First Person
Second
Person
Third Person

my
(Masculine
Feminine)
your (Masculine
Feminine)
his (Masculine)
her (Feminine)
its
(Neuter
Common)

or our
(Masculine
Feminine)
or your (Masculine
Feminine)
their (All genders)
or

or
or

7. Distributive Adjective
This Adjective expresses the distributive state of
nouns.
Examples
:
On either side of the canal there were long fields
of barley.
Every boy has one or the other pet.
Neither of the tow men is trustworthy.
Each girl in our class is well-versed in music.

8. Proper Adjective
Adjective that is formed from proper noun is
called proper Adjective. Proper adjectives are
derived from proper nouns and are almost always
Examples
:
capitalized.
An Indonesian girl.
An Indian woman.
An American dollar.
They stole a priceless Elizabethan watch.

9. Degress of Adjective
Every adjective has three degrees of its own. They are :
Positive, Comparative, Superlative degrees.
a) Positive Degree

Positive Degree is used to tell that something or

someone has the same level.
Formula:

Subject + be + as + Adjective + as +
Object
Examples
:
I am as tall as you.
She is as beautiful as my girlfriend.
Your book is as expensive as mine
b) Comparative Degree

Comparative Degree is used to compare a thing

or person to another thing or person that shows
the higher level of noun.
Formula:
Subject + be + Adjective with er/ier + than + Object
For adjective that has two or more syllables , but ending in Y
it can be used with this formula as well.

Examples
:
I am taller than you.
This cloth is blacker than mine.
My pen is smaller than yours.
NOTE: For adjective that has two or more syllables , but ending in Y it
can be used with this formula as well.
Examples
:
She is happier than us.
Toilet is dirtier than living room.
Bopha is friendlier than Chenda.
Formula:
Subject + be + more + Adjective + than + Object
Examples
:
He is more handsome than us.
She is more beautiful than you.
You are more industrious than me.
c) Superlative Degree
Superlative Degree is used to compare a thing or person to
another thing or person which shows the top level of noun.

There are two formulas as follow:

For one syllable Adjective.
Formul
a: Subject + be + the + Adjective with est/iest +
Object
Examples
:
I am the tallest girl.
This is the blackest cloth.
That is the smallest car.
For two or more syllable Adjective
Formula:
Subject + be + the + most + Adjective +
Object
Examples
:
He is the most handsome man.
She is the most beautiful girl.
Im the most industrious student.

Adjective
suffixes

Here are the most common adjective suffixes in English:

-able / -ible adjective (meaning = capable of)
Example: portable, edible
-acious / -icious adjective (meaning = full of; characterised by)
Example: audacious, avaricious
-al adjective (meaning = pertaining to; related to)
Example: regional, musical
-an / -ian adjective (meaning = related to; characterised by; nationality)
Example: republican, Iranian
-ant / -ent adjective (meaning = full of)
Example: reluctant, fluent
-ary adjective (meaning = related to; concerned with)
Example: budgetary, military
-ed adjective (meaning = having; affected by; as past participle of verbs)
Example: talented, excited
-en adjective (meaning = resembling; as past participle of verbs)
Example: golden, mistaken
-ern adjective (meaning = related to; coming from; characterised by)
Example: northern, eastern
-escent adjective (meaning = becoming)
Example: pubescent, evanescent
-ful adjective (meaning = full of; having the quality of)
Example: colourful, restful
-ic / -ical adjective (meaning = pertaining to; related to)

Example: mythic, historical

-ing adjective (meaning = having the quality of; as present
participle of verbs)
Example: interesting, moving
-ish adjective (meaning = like; having the quality of;
nationality)
Example: childish, Swedish
-ive adjective (meaning = concerned with; having the nature
of)
Example: attractive, quantitative
-less adjective (meaning = without; not having)
Example: careless, endless
-ly adjective (meaning = having the quality of; recurring at
intervals of)
Example: brotherly, hourly
-oid adjective (meaning = like; resembling)
Example: anthropoid, ovoid
-ose adjective (meaning = full of; having the quality of)
Example: verbose, bellicose
-ous adjective (meaning = full of; characterised by)
Example: courageous, mountainous

-some adjective (meaning = having the nature of;

characterised by)
Example: tiresome, loathsome
-worthy adjective (meaning = deserving; suitable)
Example: trustworthy, noteworthy
-y adjective (meaning = full of; having the quality of)
Example: cloudy, sleepy