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Adjectives

Adjective positions, suffixes, and comparative/superlative forms in TOEFL context.

Adjectives describe or modify nouns.

Position:

  • Before a noun: a *significant* increase
  • After linking verbs (be, seem, become): The results are *impressive*.

    • Common TOEFL Adjective Suffixes:

    SuffixExample
    -able/-ibleavailable, responsible
    -fulsuccessful, helpful
    -iveeffective, competitive
    -ousvarious, numerous
    -aladditional, financial
    -ent/-antdifferent, significant

    Comparative & Superlative:

  • Short adj: -er / -est (faster, fastest)
  • Long adj: more / most (more efficient, most efficient)
  • Irregular: good → better → best, bad → worse → worst

    • Examples

    TOEFL Tip:

    If the blank is between an article/possessive and a noun, you need an adjective.