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Noteclass 6 8

Adjectives (basic)

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A1

Adjective = wo word jo cheez ya insaan ke baare me extra batata hai: colour, size, feeling. Jaise red, small, happy. bigger / the biggest topic 24. Abhi basic form.

1. Kya hai

red, small, hot, happy, tired — yeh adjectives hain (cheez ke baare me extra baat). Noun (naam) ke baare me extra baat.

Noun Adjective + noun / be
bag a red bag / The bag is red.
tea hot tea / The tea is hot.
Ravi Ravi is tall.

2. Sentence me kahan aata hai

Jagah Kaise likho Example
Noun se pehle a/an + adjective + noun a small room, an old book
be ke baad noun + am/is/are/was/were + adjective The room is small. I was tired.

Adjective pe -s nahi lagta: two red bags — not two reds bags. Noun (naam) ek se zyada ho sakta hai; adjective same rehta hai.

very + adjective: very hot, very happy. very much happy galat. bigger topic 24.

Do adjectives: size phir colour — a small red bag. Poora order baad me; abhi yahi kaafi.

3. Useful words

Group Words
Size big, small, long, short, tall
Naya-purana / achha-bura new, old, good, bad
Colour (British grey) red, blue, black, white, green, grey
Feeling / body happy, tired, hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, ill
Taste (swaad) sweet, spicy

Noun vs adjective: hunger noun, hungry adjective. I am hungry — not I am hunger.

4. Examples

Bold = adjective.

  1. I have a red bag.
  2. It is a small room.
  3. She has an old phone.
  4. Ravi is tall.
  5. The tea is hot.
  6. The water is cold.
  7. I am hungry.
  8. They are tired.
  9. The mango is sweet.
  10. He is a good teacher.
  11. We have two blue chairs.
  12. It is a small red bag. (size + colour)
  13. The weather is very hot.
  14. I was ill yesterday.
  15. The walls are grey. (British spelling)

5. Common mistakes

a bag red
a red bag
two reds bags
two red bags
He is tall boy.
He is a tall boy.
I am hunger.
I am hungry.
She is very much happy.
She is very happy.
a red colour bag
a red bag
The bags are reds.
The bags are red.
It is more hot.
It is very hot. (bigger = topic 24)
Hindi note. Hindi me "bag lal hai" chal sakta hai. English me hamesha yahi: a red bag ya The bag is red. Adjective pe -s mat lagana. colour word extra mat jodna.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I have a ______ bag.
2. The tea is ______.
3. We have two ______ chairs.
4. Sahi English?
5. He is ______ teacher.
6. I am ______.
7. Feeling — very?
8. Size + colour?
9. British spelling — walls?
10. The bags are ______.

B. 5 fill-in

1. I have a ______ bag. (colour: red)

2. The tea is ______ . (hot / hots)

3. two ______ bags (red / reds)

4. He is ______ tall boy. (a / an)

5. Sahi karo: The bags are reds.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. a / an + adjective + noun.
  2. Noun + is / are + adjective.
  3. Feeling: I am …

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) red — adjective pehle, pe -s nahi. bag red order galat.
  2. b) hot — be ke baad adjective. hots pe -s nahi. hotly yahan galat.
  3. c) blue — two ke baad bhi adjective same. blues / blue's galat.
  4. a) a red bag — adjective + noun. colour word extra nahi.
  5. b) a good — ek teacher: a + adjective + noun. He is good teacher me a missing.
  6. c) hungry — adjective. hunger naam hai. hungrily yahan galat.
  7. a) very happy — very + adjective. very much happy galat. more happy = topic 24.
  8. b) a small red bag — size phir colour. red small yahan mat likho.
  9. c) grey — British spelling. gray American. greyed nahi.
  10. a) red — be ke baad bhi adjective pe -s nahi. reds galat.
Fill-in
  1. red — adjective before bag.
  2. hot — The tea is + adjective.
  3. red — two red bags, not reds.
  4. a — a tall boy. (He is a tall boy.)
  5. The bags are red. — adjective pe -s nahi; T capital.
Model sentences
  1. I have a red bag.
  2. The tea is hot.
  3. I am hungry.

Check: adjective noun se pehle ya be ke baad; pe -s nahi; a/an + adj + noun; very much happy nahi.