[Grammar] Comparing More Than Two Things

A	is	the	__________est
A	is	the	most __________
			superlative adjective

(Nile River is longer than Yangtze River).

Amazon River is the longest river.

(Africa is bigger than North America).

Asia is the biggest continent.

 (Harry Potter is more interesting than Twilight).

Lord of the Rings is the most interesting film. >> based on my opinion hehe.

(Eka Tjipta Wijaya is wealthier than Anthony Salim).

Budi Hartono is the wealthiest.

(Taxi is more comfortable than bus).

Private car is the most comfortable.

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[Grammar] Comparing between Two Things

Comparing between two different things:
A	is	__________er	than	B
A	is	more __________	than	B
		comparative adjective
C	are	__________er	than	D
C	are	more __________	than	D
		comparative adjective
B	isn’t as	__________	as	A
		adjective

 Tokyo Tower is higher than Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower isn't as high as Tokyo Tower.

Carlos Slim is wealthier than Bill Gates.

Bill Gates isn't as wealthy as Carlos Slim.

A tortoise is faster than a snail.

A snail isn't as fast as a tortoise.

A snail is slower than a tortoise.

A tortoise isn't as slow as a snail.

Comparing between two similar things:
E	is	as	__________	as	F
			adjective
G	are	as	__________	as	H
			adjective

Mark is as tall as Stefan.

The golden shoes are as expensive as the purple shoes.

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[Grammar] Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives

Credit: Teacher Jocelyn

One-syllable adjectives	old wise	COMPARATIVE older wiser	SUPERLATIVE the oldest the wisest	For more one-syllable adjectives, -er and -est are added.
Two-syllable adjectives	famous pleasant	more famous more pleasant	the most famous the most pleasant	For more two-syllable adjectives, more and most are used.
	busy pretty	busier prettier	the busiest the prettiest	-Er and -est are used with two-syllable adjectives that end in -y. The -y is changed to -i.
	clever gentle friendly	cleverer more clever gentler more gentle friendlier more friendly	the cleverest the most clever the gentlest the most gentle the friendliest the most friendly	Some two-syllable adjectives use either -er/-est or more/most: able, angry, clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, sour.
Adjectives with three or more syllables	important fascinating	more important more fascinating	the most important the most fascinating	More and most are used with long adjectives.
Irregular adjectives	good bad	better worse	the best the worst	Good and bad have irregular comparative and superlative forms.
Both farther and further are used to compare physical distances: I walked farther/further than my friend did. Further (but not farther) can also mean “additional”: I need further information. Source: Fundamental of English Grammar 3rd Edition - Betty Azar.

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[Grammar] Complaining Adjective

We can use adjectives to complain about something, for example:

The bed is too hard. The bed isn't soft enough.
The bathroom is too dirty. The bathroom isn't clean enough.
The bedroom is too messy. The bedroom isn't tidy enough.
The bathroom is too small. The bedroom isn't big enough.

The shoes are too big. The shoes aren't small enough.
The bags are too heavy. The bags aren't light enough.
The steak is too raw. The steak isn't cooked enough.
The cashier is too rude. The cashier isn't polite enough.

Basically, we can use adjective to complain about something by using these patterns:


The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + is + too + adjective.
The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + isn't + opposite adjective + enough.

The (noun (plural countable)) + are + too + adjective.
The (noun ((plural countable)) + aren't + opposite adjective + enough.
 

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[Grammar] I'm boring OR I'm bored?

One day, in an English class...

My teacher	Are you sleepy?
Me & my friends	Yes!
My teacher	Bosan?
Me & my friends	Yes! We’re boring!
My teacher	You are boring?
Me & my friends	Yeah!
My teacher	Really?
My & my friends	Yes!
My teacher	Hahahaha

Why did she laugh??? Well, there are many adjectives ending in –ing and – ed. For example, boring and bored. Somebody is bored if something (or somebody, etc.) is boring. Or, if something is boring, it makes you bored.

I’m bored because the movie is boring.

The movie is boring, so I’m bored (not “I am boring”).

If a person is boring, it means that he/she makes other people bored.

Julia is always talks about the same thing. He’s really boring.

So, me and my friends were supposed to say “We are bored” instead of “We are boring”. No wonder my teacher laughed at that time, he he.

There are some other examples of adjectives ending in –ing and – ed:

I was disappointed with the movie	The movie was disappointing
This weather makes me depressed	This weather is depressing
I’m interested in football	Football is interesting

 I'm bored = saya bosan. I'm boring = saya membosankan. Jadi kalau lagi bosan, jangan bilang "I'm boring" nanti diketawain Ibu Guru, hehe.

Source: My personal experience + English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy

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[Vocabulary] Adjectives and Sungkyunkwan Scandal Casts

Here comes one of my favourite Korean dramas, Sungkyunkwan Scandal. This drama is very famous among my friends. Well, I found out that this historical setting drama is hilarious and entertaining. The story takes place in Sungkyunkwan, the highest educational agency og the Joseon era. In this story, Sungkyunwan is more than an academy, it is also the site of political feuds where people post writings on walls in a life-risking attempt to speak to the king and where officials desperately tried to catch the culprits. But most of all, it is a place of vibrant youth where student strive to put friendship and love before the stringent rules of the academy.

 

More Synopsis

Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother's illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun Joon, the playboy Goo Yong Ha and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

Source: 

http://english.kbs.co.kr/

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sungkyunkwan_Scandal 

Now, back to learning English. Suddenly I’ve got an idea to learn new vocabulary (adjectives) by using the names of Sungkyunkwan Scandal casts. I remember one of my English teachers asked me and my friends to mention the adjectives start with the letters in our names and find the meaning. It was fun!

Note: I don’t mean to use the adjectives here to describe the personality of the casts but purely to share some adjectives start with the letters in their names.

 

Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon
Magnificent		exceptionally good of its kind
Immense		very good or showing excellence
Chivalrous		considerate and courteous describes men, or men's behavior, characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women
Kind		having a generous warm compassionate nature
Youthful		characteristic of or possessing youth, vigorous and energetic
Yummy		very appealing to taste or smell
Outgoing		confident and friendly in social situations
Optimistic		tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes
Classy		very stylish and elegant
Hilarious		extremely funny
Uppity		behaving in a way that is considered presumptuous and more suited to somebody belonging a higher social class or position
Nifty		fashionable and good-looking

 

Park Min Yeong as Kim Yoon Hee
Petite		small and delicately built, having a small and delicate build
Amusing		somewhat funny, causing somebody to smile or laugh or be amused, often in a subdued way
Royal		relating to, belonging to, or consisting of a king, queen, or other member of a monarch's family
Kindhearted		friendly and generous by nature, sympathetic and kind
Marvelous		extraordinarily wonderful
Innocent		more trusting or naive than most people through lack of experience of life or failure to recognize the motives of others
Nimble		able to think quickly and cleverly
Young		having lived or been in existence a relatively short time
Earnest		done in deeply sincere way, undertaken or made in a spirit of deep sincerity and conviction, or with deep feeling
Obedient		carrying out, or willing to carry out, instructions, or submitting to somebody's will or authority
Noticeable		important, distinctive, or worthy of comment
Gorgeous		outstandingly beautiful

 

Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha
Sophisticated		knowledgeable and cultured: knowledgeable about the ways of the world, self-confident, and not easily deceived
Opulent		characterized by an obvious or lavish display of wealth or affluence
Neat		orderly in appearance, orderly and in a clean condition
Gentle		having a mild and kind nature or manner
Jokey		amusing or full of jokes, good-humored and amusing, or full of jokes
Outgoing		confident and friendly in social situations
Outstanding		clearly of very high quality or clearly superior to others in the same group or category
Nonchalant		behaving in a calm and relaxed without showing an anxiety
Genial		kind and pleasant
Knowledgeable		possessing or showing a great deal of knowledge, awareness, or intelligence
Impassioned		showing strong deep feeling

 

Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin
Youthful		characteristic of or possessing youth, vigorous and energetic
Opulent		characterized by an obvious or lavish display of wealth or affluence
Outgoing		confident and friendly in social situations
Amiable		friendly and pleasant to be with
Humble		modest and unassuming in attitude and behavior
Illustrious		extremely distinguished and deservedly famous
Noble		possessing high ideals or excellent moral character

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[Description] Tired? Sleepy? Exhausted? Cold? Hungry? Thirsty?

I'm tired and sleepy now. I feel hungry and cold, how about you? Use these adjectives to describe your physical state and emotion.

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[Vocabulary] List of Adjectives

Adjective: word describing noun: a word that describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun.
 
A

aback
abaft
abandoned
abashed
aberrant
abhorrent
abiding
abject
ablaze
able
abnormal
aboard
aboriginal
abortive
abounding
abrasive
abrupt
absent
absorbed
absorbing
abstracted
absurd
abundant
abusive
acceptable
accessible
accidental
accurate
acid
acidic
acoustic
acrid
actually
ad hoc
adamant
adaptable
addicted
adhesive
adjoining
adorable
adventurous
afraid
aggressive
agonizing
agreeable
ahead
ajar
alcoholic
alert
alike
alive
alleged
alluring
aloof
amazing
ambiguous
ambitious
amuck
amused
amusing
ancient
angry
animated
annoyed
annoying
anxious
apathetic
aquatic
aromatic
arrogant
ashamed
aspiring
assorted
astonishing
attractive
auspicious
automatic
available
average
awake
aware
awesome
awful
axiomatic

B

bad
barbarous
bashful
bawdy
beautiful
befitting
belligerent
beneficial
bent
berserk
best
better
bewildered
big
billowy
bite-sized
bitter
bizarre
black
black-and-white
bloody
blue
blue-eyed
blushing
boiling
boorish
bored
boring
bouncy
boundless
brainy
brash
brave
brawny
breakable
breezy
brief
bright
bright
broad
broken
brown
bumpy
burly
bustling
busy

C

cagey
calculating
callous
calm
capable
capricious
careful
careless
caring
cautious
ceaseless
certain
changeable
charming
cheap
cheerful
chemical
chief
childlike
chilly
chivalrous
chubby
chunky
clammy
classy
clean
clear
clever
cloistered
cloudy
closed
clumsy
cluttered
coherent
cold
colorful
colossal
combative
comfortable
common
complete
complex
concerned
condemned
confused
conscious
cooing
cool
cooperative
coordinated
courageous
cowardly
crabby
craven
crazy
creepy
crooked
crowded
cruel
cuddly
cultured
cumbersome
curious
curly
curved
curvy
cut
cute
cute
cynical

D

daffy
daily
damaged
damaging
damp
dangerous
dapper
dark
dashing
dazzling
dead
deadpan
deafening
dear
debonair
decisive
decorous
deep
deeply
defeated
defective
defiant
delicate
delicious
delightful
demonic
delirious
dependent
depressed
deranged
descriptive
deserted
detailed
determined
devilish
didactic
different
difficult
diligent
direful
dirty
disagreeable
disastrous
discreet
disgusted
disgusting
disillusioned
dispensable
distinct
disturbed
divergent
dizzy
domineering
doubtful
drab
draconian
dramatic
dreary
drunk
dry
dull
dusty
dusty
dynamic
dysfunctional

E

eager
early
earsplitting
earthy
easy
eatable
economic
educated
efficacious
efficient
eight
elastic
elated
elderly
electric
elegant
elfin
elite
embarrassed
eminent
empty
enchanted
enchanting
encouraging
endurable
energetic
enormous
entertaining
enthusiastic
envious
equable
equal
erect
erratic
ethereal
evanescent
evasive
even
excellent
excited
exciting
exclusive
exotic
expensive
extra-large
extra-small
exuberant
exultant

F

fabulous
faded
faint
fair
faithful
fallacious
false
familiar
famous
fanatical
fancy
fantastic
far
far-flung
fascinated
fast
fat
faulty
fearful
fearless
feeble
feigned
female
fertile
festive
few
fierce
filthy
fine
finicky
first
five
fixed
flagrant
flaky
flashy
flat
flawless
flimsy
flippant
flowery
fluffy
fluttering
foamy
foolish
foregoing
forgetful
fortunate
four
frail
fragile
frantic
free
freezing
frequent
fresh
fretful
friendly
frightened
frightening
full
fumbling
functional
funny
furry
furtive
future
futuristic
fuzzy

G

 
gabby
gainful
gamy
gaping
garrulous
gaudy
general
gentle
giant
giddy
gifted
gigantic
glamorous
gleaming
glib
glistening
glorious
glossy
godly
good
goofy
gorgeous
graceful
grandiose
grateful
gratis
gray
greasy
great
greedy
green
grey
grieving
groovy
grotesque
grouchy
grubby
gruesome
grumpy
guarded
guiltless
gullible
gusty
guttural  

H

habitual
half
hallowed
halting
handsome
handsomely
handy
hanging
hapless
happy
hard
hard-to-find
harmonious
harsh
hateful
heady
healthy
heartbreaking
heavenly
heavy
hellish
helpful
helpless
hesitant
hideous
high
highfalutin
high-pitched
hilarious
hissing
historical
holistic
hollow
homeless
homely
honorable
horrible
hospitable
hot
huge
hulking
humdrum
humorous
hungry
hurried
hurt
hushed
husky
hypnotic
hysterical

I
 
icky
icy
idiotic
ignorant
ill
illegal
ill-fated
ill-informed
illustrious
imaginary
immense
imminent
impartial
imperfect
impolite
important
imported
impossible
incandescent
incompetent
inconclusive
industrious
incredible
inexpensive
infamous
innate
innocent
inquisitive
insidious
instinctive
intelligent
interesting
internal
invincible
irate
irritating
itchy
icky
icy
idiotic
ignorant
ill
illegal
ill-fated
ill-informed
illustrious
imaginary
immense
imminent
impartial
imperfect
impolite
important
imported
impossible
incandescent
incompetent
inconclusive
industrious
incredible
inexpensive
infamous
innate
innocent
inquisitive
insidious
instinctive
intelligent
interesting
internal
invincible
irate
irritating
itchy

J

jaded
jagged
jazzy
jealous
jittery
jobless
jolly
joyous
judicious
juicy
jumbled
jumpy
juvenile

K

kaput
keen
kind
kindhearted
kindly
knotty
knowing
knowledgeable
known

L

labored
lackadaisical
lacking
lame
lamentable
languid
large
last
late
laughable
lavish
lazy
lean
learned
left
legal
lethal
level
lewd
light
like
likeable
limping
literate
little
lively
lively
living
lonely
long
longing
long-term
loose
lopsided
loud
loutish
lovely
loving
low
lowly
lucky
ludicrous
lumpy
lush
luxuriant
lying
lyrical

M

macabre
macho
maddening
madly
magenta
magical
magnificent
majestic
makeshift
male
malicious
mammoth
maniacal
many
marked
massive
married
marvelous
material
materialistic
mature
mean
measly
meaty
medical
meek
mellow
melodic
melted
merciful
mere
messy
mighty
military
milky
mindless
miniature
minor
miscreant
misty
mixed
moaning
modern
moldy
momentous
motionless
mountainous
muddled
mundane
murky
mushy
mute
mysterious

N

naive
nappy
narrow
nasty
natural
naughty
nauseating
near
neat
nebulous
necessary
needless
needy
neighborly
nervous
new
next
nice
nifty
nimble
nine
nippy
noiseless
noisy
nonchalant
nondescript
nonstop
normal
nostalgic
nosy
noxious
null
numberless
numerous
nutritious
nutty

O

oafish
obedient
obeisant
obese
obnoxious
obscene
obsequious
observant
obsolete
obtainable
oceanic
odd
offbeat
old
old-fashioned
omniscient
one
onerous
open
opposite
optimal
orange
ordinary
organic
ossified
outgoing
outrageous
outstanding
oval
overconfident
overjoyed
overrated
overt
overwrought

P

painful
painstaking
pale
paltry
panicky
panoramic
parallel
parched
parsimonious
past
pastoral
pathetic
peaceful
penitent
perfect
periodic
permissible
perpetual
petite
petite
phobic
physical
picayune
pink
piquant
placid
plain
plant
plastic
plausible
pleasant
plucky
pointless
poised
polite
political
poor
possessive
possible
powerful
precious
premium
present
pretty
previous
pricey
prickly
private
probable
productive
profuse
protective
proud
psychedelic
psychotic
public
puffy
pumped
puny
purple
purring
pushy
puzzled
puzzling

Q

quack
quaint
quarrelsome
questionable
quick
quickest
quiet
quirky
quixotic
quizzical

R

rabid
racial
ragged
rainy
rambunctious
rampant
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
ready
real
rebel
receptive
recondite
red
redundant
reflective
regular
relieved
remarkable
reminiscent
repulsive
resolute
resonant
responsible
rhetorical
rich
right
righteous
rightful
rigid
ripe
ritzy
roasted
robust
romantic
roomy
rotten
rough
round
royal
ruddy
rude
rural
rustic
ruthless
rabid
racial
ragged
rainy
rambunctious
rampant


S

sable
sad
safe
salty
same
sassy
satisfying
savory
scandalous
scarce
scared
scary
scattered
scientific
scintillating
scrawny
screeching
second
second-hand
secret
secretive
sedate
seemly
selective
selfish
separate
serious
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shiny
shivering
shocking
short
shrill
shut
shy
sick
silent
silent
silky
silly
simple
simplistic
sincere
six
skillful
skinny
sleepy
slim
slimy
slippery
sloppy
slow
small
smart
smelly
smiling
smoggy
smooth
sneaky
snobbish
snotty
soft
soggy
solid
somber
sophisticated
sordid
sore
sore
sour
sparkling
special
spectacular
spicy
spiffy
spiky
spiritual
spiteful
splendid
spooky
spotless
spotted
spotty
spurious
squalid
square
squealing
squeamish
staking
stale
standing
statuesque
steadfast
steady
steep
stereotyped
sticky
stiff
stimulating
stingy
stormy
straight
strange
striped
strong
stupendous
stupid
sturdy
subdued
subsequent
substantial
successful
succinct
sudden
sulky
super
superb
superficial
supreme
swanky
sweet
sweltering
swift
symptomatic
synonymous

T

taboo
tacit
tacky
talented
tall
tame
tan
tangible
tangy
tart
tasteful
tasteless
tasty
tawdry
tearful
tedious
teeny
teeny-tiny
telling
temporary
ten
tender
tense
tense
tenuous
terrible
terrific
tested
testy
thankful
therapeutic
thick
thin
thinkable
third
thirsty
thirsty
thoughtful
thoughtless
threatening
three
thundering
tidy
tight
tightfisted
tiny
tired
tiresome
toothsome
torpid
tough
towering
tranquil
trashy
tremendous
tricky
trite
troubled
truculent
true
truthful
two
typical

U

ubiquitous
ugliest
ugly
ultra
unable
unaccountable
unadvised
unarmed
unbecoming
unbiased
uncovered
understood
undesirable
unequal
unequaled
uneven
unhealthy
uninterested
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
unsuitable
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upbeat
uppity
upset
uptight
used
useful
useless
utopian
utter
uttermost
ubiquitous
ugliest
ugly
ultra
unable
unaccountable
unadvised
unarmed
unbecoming
unbiased
uncovered
understood
undesirable
unequal
unequaled
uneven
unhealthy
uninterested
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
unsuitable
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upbeat
uppity
upset
uptight
used
useful
useless
utopian
utter
uttermost

V

vacuous
vagabond
vague
valuable
various
vast
vengeful
venomous
verdant
versed
victorious
vigorous
violent
violet
vivacious
voiceless
volatile
voracious
vulgar
vacuous
vagabond
vague
valuable
various
vast
vengeful
venomous
verdant
versed
victorious
vigorous
violent
violet
vivacious
voiceless
volatile
voracious
vulgar

W

wacky
waggish
waiting
wakeful
wandering
wanting
warlike
warm
wary
wasteful
watery
weak
wealthy
weary
well-groomed
well-made
well-off
well-to-do
wet
whimsical
whispering
white
whole
wholesale
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
wiggly
wild
willing
windy
wiry
wise
wistful
witty
woebegone
womanly
wonderful
wooden
woozy
workable
worried
worthless
wrathful
wretched
wrong
wry

X

xenobiotic
xenogeneic
xenotransplantable
xeric
xeromorphic
xerophilous
xerothermic
xiphoid
xylogenous
xyloid
xylophagus

Y

yellow
yielding
young
youthful
yummy

Z

zany
zaftig

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