Adjective and Its Classification

Adjectives can express:
Qualities (large, modern, quiet)
Physical and emotional states (cold, busy, friendly, happy)
Origin (American, Asian)
Opinions (excellent, fantastic, cool)
Frequency (weekly, daily, regular)

All adjectives fall into two groups
Qualitative adjectives
denote properties of a substance directly (great, calm, gold, beautiful)
Relative adjectives
describe properties of a substance thought relation to material (woolen, wooden, golden) to place (Italian, European), to time (ancient, contemporary)

According to their morphological composition adjectives can be:
Simple adjective (young, new, fresh)
Derived adjective (careful, woody, rainy)
Compound adjective (well-known, much-praised, man-made)

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

The Irregular degrees of comparison

The double degrees of comparison
later(более поздний) – the latest(самый новый)
Late (поздний)
the latter(последний из двух перечисленных) –last (прошлый во времени) – the last (последний по порядку)

nearest(в знач.расстояния)
Near - nearer(более близкий)
next(след.по времени)-(the next)
older(старше по возрасту)- oldest(самый старший)
Old(старый)
elder(старший)- eldest(старший по положению)

father(более дальний) – farthest (самый дальний)
Far (Дальний,далекий)
further(дальнейший) – furthest (самый дальний)

Exercises
Определите, являются ли следующий прилагательные качественными или относительными
Woolen, young, wooden, Russian, silk, old, gold, beautiful, silver, easy, cotton, cold, comfortable, happy, big, plastic, small, synthetic, great, leather, left, Persian.

Дайте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных
1.High 2. Hot 3. Funny 4. Cool 5. Sweet. 6. Thin 7. Wide 8. Wise 9. Famous 10. Pleasant.
11. Careful. 12. Busy. 13. Pretty. 14. Clever. 15. Big. 16. Old. 17. Late. 18. Far. 19. Near. 20. Early 21. Bad. 22. Good. 23. Important. 24. Interesting. 25. Serious. 26. Friendly. 27. Convenient. 28. Comfortable..

Запишите пропуски правильной формой прилагательного.
Late
1. This dress is ….fashion.
2. You must get off at ….stop.
3. Why did you come home ….than usual last night?
4. I think we shall discuss ….news a bit……
5. Victor has two friends: Mike and Henry. …..is an artist, …..is a dentist.