Obj. 6 To describe persons, animals or things.Vocabulary:
(adjectives)
BeautifulBig CheapColdDifficultEasyElegantExpensiveFat Glad
HandsomeHappyHotHungryIntelligentInterestingMedium
heightMetalModern New
NiceOldPlasticPrettyRectangularRoundSadSeriousShortSilkSlimSmallSquareTallThinThirstyWonderfulWoodenYoung
Los adjetivos en Ingls usualmente tienen un orden
particular.1Opinion 2Size 3Shape 4Age 5Color 6Origin 7Material /
Type
abignewwooden bed
abeautifulslimdark-hairedAmerican girl
alongblacksilk dress
Ejemplo: This is a big, new and wooden bed. Adriana is a
beautiful, slim, dark-haired and American girl. My sister bought a
long, black and silk dress.
Exercises: Put the adjectives in the best order. Add and where
necessary. 1. That (tall young - nice) girl is my cousin.
_______________________________________________________ 2. Hes got
a (blue - new) Mercedes Benz.
_________________________________________________________ 3. His
girlfriends got (round big - brown) eyes.
___________________________________________________ 4. Its a
(modern well-equipped) kitchen.
________________________________________________________ 5. It was
built by a (English - famous) architect.
_____________________________________________________ 6. My
classmate brought a (round golden beautiful French small - old)
medal.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
7. I want to eat a (big Mexican - delicious) taco.
___________________________________________________
Grados de los adjetivos. Como lo hemos dicho, los adjetivos son
palabras utilizadas para referirnos a las cualidades o
caractersticas de los sustantivos (adjetivos calificativos). De
igual manera, los podemos utilizar para hacer comparaciones entre
dos (2) o ms personas o cosas. Al hacer las comparaciones se debe
tener en cuenta el grado comparativo y el grado superlativo de los
adjetivos. Para ello, se nuestra a continuacin un cuadro con
algunos adjetivos en su forma base (positivos), comparativa y
superlativa. Observe el cuadro y tome en cuenta las consideraciones
posteriores para su correcto manejo.
ADJETIVOS CORTOS (de una o dos slabas)
ADJETIVO (positivo)COMPARATIVO (ms que)SUPERLATIVO (el /la ms
)
YoungOldNewTallFatbigYounger thanOlder thanNewer thanTaller
thanFatter thanBigger thanThe youngest.The oldest.The newest.The
tallest.The fattest.The biggest.
ADJETIVOS LARGOS (ms de dos slabas)
ADJETIVO (positivo)COMPARATIVO (ms que)SUPERLATIVO (el /la ms
)
SeriousElegantImportantExpensive
RomanticIntelligentHandsomeBeautifulInteresting More serious
thanMore elegant thanMore important thanMore expensive thanMore
romantic thanMore intelligent thanMore handsome thanMore beautiful
thanMore interesting thanThe most serious.The most elegant.The most
important.The most expensive.The most romantic.The most
intelligent.The most handsome.The most beautiful.The most
interesting.
ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES
ADJETIVO (positivo)COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO
GoodBadMuchLittle better thanworse thanmore thanless thanThe
best The worst The most The least
Example: Carlos / John / Ramon / tall Carlos is tall. John is
taller than Carlos, but Ramn is the tallest. (Carlos es alto. John
es ms alto que Carlos, pero Ramn es el ms alto) Exercises: Make
sentences as in the example by using the information given. 1. An
apartment / a house / A castle / big2. Luisa / Jenny / Rosy /
beautiful3. The newspaper / the magazine / the book / good4.
Biology / Chemistry / Mathematics / interestingNOTA: Recuerde que a
los adjetivos cortos se agrega er / -est para comparativo o
superlativo. Los adjetivos largos trabajan con more / most,
mientras que los irregulares tienen su propia forma de comparativo
y superlativo.
