Types of Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns in many ways. There are many types of different adjectives. Take a look at the table below for some examples of the different types of adjectives.
| Type | Example Adjectives | Sentence | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality/Opinion | beautiful expensive happy hard ugly |
What a nice ring! |
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| Size | big little short small |
Look at the little puppy! |
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| Age | new old young |
That is one old book! |
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| Color | blue brown green red white |
This brown belt is my favourite. |
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| Origin | Chinese European French Italian Japanese |
This is Korean food! |
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| Shape | oval round square cylindric |
The table is round. |
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Using Nouns as Adjectives
We often use a noun to describe another noun. These nouns act as adjectives! In this case, the "first" noun always describes the second noun.
a desk lamp (this is a lamp that you put on desks)
a wool toque (this is a toque that is made out of the material wool)
a wedding dress (a dress brides wear at weddings)
an autumn jacket (a jacket worn for autumn)
Exercise
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