✨ Lesson 18: Basic Adjectives
We have learned about nouns (things) and verbs (actions). Today, we will learn about Adjectives1.
An adjective is a word that describes2 a noun. It gives us more information about a person, a place, or a thing. It answers questions like "What kind?" or "Which one?".
Two Positions for Adjectives
In English, there are two common positions3 for adjectives.
Position 1: Before the noun.
This is the most common position.
- Kampot is a beautiful province.
- I ate some delicious seafood.
- He is a tall man.
Position 2: After the verb 'to be' (am, is, are).
- The province is beautiful.
- The seafood was delicious.
- He is tall.
Notice that in both positions, the adjective 'beautiful' describes the noun 'province'. The meaning is the same!
Common Types of Adjectives
Here are some basic adjectives to describe the world around you.
| Type | Example Adjectives |
|---|---|
| Quality4 / Opinion5 | good, bad, beautiful, nice, friendly, famous |
| Size | big, small, long, short, tall |
| Feeling | happy, sad, tired, hungry |
| Color | red, green, blue, black, white, yellow |
🧠 Practice Quiz: Find the Adjective
Read the sentence and find the adjective.
- She has a red motorcycle.
→ The adjective is 'red'. It describes the motorcycle. - The Kampot river is long.
→ The adjective is 'long'. It describes the river. - He is a friendly tour guide.
→ The adjective is 'friendly'. It describes the tour guide. - The pepper is spicy.
→ The adjective is 'spicy'. It describes the pepper.
📝 Homework: Describe Your World
Write three sentences to describe things around you. Use a different adjective in each sentence.
Example: My pen is blue. The fan is noisy. I am hungry.
Sentence 1: ___________________________________
Sentence 2: ___________________________________
Sentence 3: ___________________________________
Vocabulary Glossary
- Adjective: (Noun) - គុណនាម (kŭn'nēam) - A word that describes a noun or pronoun. ↩
- Describe: (Verb) - ពិពណ៌នា (pĭpôrnĕə'nā) - To say what someone or something is like. ↩
- Position: (Noun) - ទីតាំង (ti'tang) - The place where something is. ↩
- Quality: (Noun) - គុណភាព (kŭn'nâphĭəp) - How good or bad something is. ↩
- Opinion: (Noun) - មតិ (mĕə'tĭ) - What you think or believe about something. ↩