Adjectives

Describing words: their order, their comparative forms, and the prepositions they take.

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Comparison Comparative and superlative adjective forms such as taller, better and most useful. 1 rule Superlatives with the Using the before a superlative: the biggest, the most interesting. 1 rule So and such Choosing so before an adjective and such before an adjective plus noun. 1 rule Adjective + preposition Common fixed pairs such as afraid of, good at and interested in. 1 rule

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B1
-ing vs. -ed adjectives (excited / exciting)

People feel the -ed form (excited, bored, interested); things ARE the -ing form (exciting, boring, interesting).
A2
Comparatives & Superlatives

Many short adjectives use -er/-est: tall → taller/tallest. Longer adjectives usually use more/most: more beautiful/most beautiful. Some forms are irregular: good → better/best; bad → worse/worst. Do not combine more/most with an -er/-est form, as in more taller.
A2
Superlatives need "the"

A superlative always takes "the": the most beautiful girl, the biggest fan — not most beautiful girl.
A2
So vs. such

So modifies an adjective alone (so interesting); such (a/an) modifies adjective + noun (such an interesting book, such a good movie).
B1
Adjective + preposition collocations

Adjectives pair with fixed prepositions: afraid of, good at, interested in, married to — not afraid about, good in.