Adjective
(describing a noun)
A man
fat mansitssits
on the
------------------- sofa.
on man
the sits on the sofa.
sofa.
A man is carrying a box.
-------------------
heavy box. box.
A book
An-------------------
old book
is on is
theontable.
book
the table.
is on the table.
A girl
---------------
slim isgirl
standing
is standing
girl near
is standing
near
the window..
thenear
window.
the window.
A fat man is sitting on the sofa.
heavybox.
A man is carrying a heavy
ol book is on the table.
An old
d
A slim girl is standing near the window,
Tell about the “ man, box, book, girl ” Adjective
Adjective
big house old book colourful flower
small animal red apple
new rucksack
Adjective
live rabbit heavy box brave lion
dead rabbit big dog
light box
Pick out the adjectives in the sentence.
1. Mandalay is a big
big city
city in Myanmar.
2. Kalaw is a very clean
clea town
townin Shan State.
n
3. Pyin Oo Lwin is a pleasant
pleasant town
tow with beautiful flowers.
n
4. I live in a small
small and quiet
quiettown.
town.
5. Yangon is a busy
busy and noisy
noisycity.
city.
moder house.
6. They live in a modern house.
n before the noun
7. Have you met any famous
famou people
people?
s
Adjective
live rabbit heavy box brave lion
dead rabbit big dog
light box
Adjective
empty bottle
busy road
hot weather
new books
long journey active classroom
Put suitable adjectives in front of each of the following nouns.
Put the words in the right order.
1. new / live in / house / they / a
They live in a new house.
2. like / jacket / I / that / green
I like that green jacket.
3. music / like / classical / you
You like classical music.
4. had / wonderful / a / I / holiday
I had a wonderful holiday.
5. went to / restaurant / a / Japanese / we
We went to a Japanese restaurant.
Put adjectives in the following blank spaces.
1. The man bought a ----------------------- car.
2. The teacher gave us a ----------------------- lesson.
3. Henry has broken his ----------------------- knife.
4. An elephant is a ----------------------- animal, but a mouse is a ----------------------- one.
5. Do you like ----------------------- apples?
6. In my country, we have ----------------------- weather in summer and ----------------------- weather in winter.
7. Have you seen a ----------------------- cat? We have lost it.
8. Mr. Brown is not a ----------------------- man.
9. The chemist had a lot of ----------------------- bottles on his shelves.
10. Waterloo is a ----------------------- station.
Read the story and underline the adjectives.
Position of Adjectives
1. Adjectives of Quality come before nouns.
a rich man
a happy girl
2. Adjectives of Quality come after verb to be
Tom is rich.
Ann was happy yesterday.
Position of Adjectives
1. The adjective is before the noun.
They live in a modern house.
Have you met any famous people?
2. The adjective can be used after Verb to be
The weather is nice today.
These flowers are very beautiful.
Are you cold? Shall I close the window?
I’m hungry. Can I have something to eat?
Adjectives
beautiful
young
ugly
old
short
clean
long
dirty
old
new
