Flashcards on English Adjectives, Comparatives, and Online Shopping
English Adjectives, Comparatives & Online Shopping Guide
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Adjectives
16 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the basic function of an adjective?
Answer: An adjective describes or gives more information about a noun (e.g., a big house, a happy child).
Card 2
Question: Name four main types of adjectives listed.
Answer: Descriptive, Quantity, Opinion, Age/Size/Color.
Card 3
Question: What do descriptive adjectives do? Give three examples.
Answer: They describe qualities or characteristics of a noun. Examples: big, small, quiet.
Card 4
Question: What do quantity adjectives tell us? Give three examples.
Answer: They describe the amount of a noun or how much/how many. Examples: some, many, few.
Card 5
Question: What is the purpose of opinion adjectives? Give three examples.
Answer: They express personal views or feelings about a noun. Examples: beautiful, interesting, awful.
Card 6
Question: What kinds of details do Age/Size/Color adjectives describe?
Answer: They describe how old (age), how big or small (size), or what color something is.
Card 7
Question: Give two examples each for Age, Size, and Color adjectives.
Answer: Age: young, old. Size: large, tiny. Color: red, blue.
Card 8
Question: How do you form comparative adjectives for short (one-syllable) adjectives?
Answer: Add -er to the adjective (e.g., tall → taller).
Card 9
Question: How do you form comparatives for short adjectives that already end in -e?
Answer: Add -r (e.g., nice → nicer, large → larger).
Card 10
Question: How do you form comparatives for short adjectives ending consonant-vowel-consonant? Give an example.
Answer: Double the final consonant and add -er (e.g., big → bigger, hot → hotter).