ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പഠിക്കാൻ ഒരു പുതിയ രീതി- class #4 Adjectives,Foundation class f...

Adjective 

Adjective are descriptive terms, we need to have good number of adjectives to describe different questions which are asked in IELTS speaking interview.

EG:    Describe a gift which you received from some one.

            Describe one of your neighbor.

            Describe your native place.

Kinds of adjectives

Adjectives can be divided into four categories according to characteristics.

1.Size

Big     : A big book is lying on the table.

Small: A small bird is singing.

Huge   : The Tajmahal is a huge tomb.

Massive: Elephant has a massive body..

Little: There is a little girl standing near the gate.

Tiny: There are tiny flowers in the garden.

2.Shape 

Flat: We have flat screen television at home.

Hollow: water line pipes are hollow.

Broad: Delhi has broad roads.

Narrow: Narrow lanes

High: High Mountains

Tall: Tall girl

Short: Short boy

3.Taste                                                             

Bitter

Sweet                                       

Sour

Salty

Match the following

APPLE	BOY
FAMOUS	LADY
ELEGANT	GROWTH
ENORMOUS	SWEET
HONEST	PLACE

Fill with suitable adjectives

1.Superman is a__________________ hero.

2.Ayswarya is   ___________________ Girl.

3.Lotus is a ________________________ flower.

4.Manu   Sang a ________________ song.

5. That policeman is very__________.

Physical descriptions.

This is very common ,when we are back at home after a party our roommates would ask about the people whom you met over there in the party. Now let’s see how to describe a person to another.

Hi Raveen, I met a lady with a red attire .In fact, she is a slim beauty, her face was flawless and she has whitish complexion. Her eyes are sparkling and she has a beautiful long nose. I think, a person who accompanied her seems to be father. He was medium built and has got a freckled face and an aquiline nose. He wore a suit with a red tie.

Body  types

Overweight

Well built

Slim

Well maintained

Wafer thin

Bulky

Broad 

Medium built

Obese

Healthy

Features

Broad forehead

Aquiline nose

Double chin

Cleft chin

Protruding eyes

Flat nose

Rosy cheeks

Bushy eyebrows

Attitude and behavior

Inattentive

Rebellious

Envious

Inhuman

Indifferent

Cultured

Ambitious

Optimistic

Argumentative

Disrespectful

Regretful

Careless

Revengeful

Insulting

Sympathetic

Censorious

Nature

Cunning

Short tempered

Submissive

Indecisive

Sluggish

Humble

Benevolent

Quarrelsome

Haughty

Inflexible

Timid

Boastful

Contented

Optimistic

Read the following statements carefully and write the attitude of the people in each sentences.

1. Oh my god!! How could I kill my own dog? I will never be forgiven for this.
2. There is lot of work I know, I will do it, but first I want to have a cup of tea.
3. Poor Clara!! She became a widow at such a young age; I wish I could do something for her.
4. Look at her hairstyle and the clothes she is wearing, my mother used to wear such clothes thirty years back.
5. The target that my boss has given me is nothing in front of the target given to me in the previous companies; I will do it in a week only leaving everyone else behind.
6. So what if she stood first in the class, I know she must have done cheating in exams. I would have got this position if I had studied a little more.
7. You don’t deserve to be in this office, get out of my room and don’t show me your face ever again.
8. He has done enough now I will show him what I can do, He has snatched two of my projects, I will snatch four.
9. I know we are going through a bad phase, but there is a solution to every problem in this world.
10. My hands were shaking on the stage, I could hardly speak.
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10. __________________________________

Adjectives denoting measurements.

How much

How much  wheat flour is there in the vessel?

How much does it cost?

How much money do you have?

How many

How many books are there for IELTS?

How many years of experience do you have?

How many people are at home?

Chapter-6

Comparison of Adjective

Positive degree            comparative degree                       superlative degree

Good                                                  Better                                                             Best

Bad                                                     worse                                                            Worst

Bold                                                    Bolder                                                            Boldest

Great                                                  Greater                                                          Greatest

Sweet                                                 Sweeter                                                         Sweetest

Kind                                                    Kinder                                                            Kindest

Fat                                                      Fatter                                                              Fattest

Large                                                  Larger                                                            Largest

Intelligent                              More intelligent                                                         Most intelligent

Beautiful                                More beautiful                                                           Most beautiful