A describing word usually comes before the thing it describes.
Before the thing
a big house
a beautiful flower
an old car
Not "a house big" — say "a big house". The describing word goes before the thing, not after.
Try it: Amina lives in ___. (a small house / a house small / small a house) Answer: a small house — The describing word comes before the thing: a small house (not "a house small").
After am / is / are
A describing word can also come after am, is, are.
The house is big.
The flowers are beautiful.
I am tired.
Not "The house big." — say "The house is big.". After the thing, you still need is before the describing word.
Try it: Senville Park ___ in the morning. (is quiet / quiet / quiet is) Answer: is quiet — After the thing, you need is before the describing word: is quiet (you cannot drop the "is").
No -s on the describing word
A describing word does not change for one or for many. The thing takes the -s, the describing word stays the same.
a big dog / two big dogs
a happy child / happy children
a new car / new cars
Not "two bigs dogs" — say "two big dogs". The thing takes the -s (dogs). The describing word stays big.
Try it: I see three ___. (big dogs / bigs dogs / big dog) Answer: big dogs — If you picked "bigs dogs", the -s went on the wrong word. The thing takes it, the describing word does not: three big dogs.
very + describing word
To make a describing word stronger, put very in front of it: very comes first, then the describing word.
a very big dog
The water is very cold.
This is a very good day.
Not "The water is cold very." — say "The water is very cold.". very comes first, then the describing word.
Try it: The coffee at Ghafridge Cafe is ___ today. (very hot / hot very / very hots) Answer: very hot — Very goes in front of the describing word: very hot. "Hot very" puts it after, and very hots adds an -s that a describing word never takes.
Try it: Remember: does the describing word change? They are very ___. (happy / happys / happies) Answer: happy — If you added -s/-ies ("happys", "happies"), that is the ending for things, not for describing words: with many, happy still stays happy.