Sunday, August 3, 2014

ADJECTIVES (ONE) (Intermediate) (EXERCISE I35E140)


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The simplest definition of an adjective is that it is a word that describes or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about an object’s size, shape, age, color, origin or material.

It’s a big table. (size)                  
It’s a round table. (shape)  
It’s an old table. (age)                 
It’s a brown table. (color)     
It’s an English table. (origin)       
It’s a lovely table. (opinion)
It’s a coffee table. (purpose)        
It’s a wooden table.(material)  
It’s a broken table. (observation)


1.  Put the correct adjective from the box beside phrase below.

boring     enjoyable   exciting   disappointing   fascinating    funny     moving     tragic

A book which…….
(A)   Makes you laugh.         ________________________
(B)   Gives you pleasure.      ________________________
(C)   Touches your emotions.    _____________________
(D)   Makes you want to know what’s going to happen. _______________
(E)   Makes you fall asleep.       __________________
(F)   Is terribly sad.      _______________________
(G)   Is really interesting.     _______________________
(H)   Was not as good as you expected.     ____________________

2. Complete the phrases with a strong adjective from the box below.

 amazed      furious     freezing       huge      awful        tiny     certain        exhausted

(A)   The film was very bad. It was ________________________
(B)   The sitting room is small. Its ______________________
(C)   She was very angry. She was ________________________
(D)   I am completely sure. I’m ________________________
(E)   He was very tired. He was ________________________
(F)   It is very cold today. It is __________________
(G)   We were very surprised. We were ___________________
(H)   It is a very big apartment. Its   _____________________


ANSWERS:

1.     Put the correct adjective from the box beside phrase below.

boring     enjoyable   exciting   disappointing   fascinating    funny     moving     tragic

A book which…….
(A)   Makes you laugh.         funny
(B)   Gives you pleasure.      enjoyable
(C)   Touches your emotions.      moving
(D)   Makes you want to know what’s going to happen.     fascinating
(E)   Makes you fall asleep.     boring
(F)   Is terribly sad.      tragic
(G)   Is really interesting.    exciting   
(H)   Was not as good as you expected.      disappointing



2. Complete the phrases with a strong adjective from the box below.

 amazed      furious     freezing       huge      awful        tiny     certain        exhausted

(A)   The film was very bad. It was awful.
(B)   The sitting room is small. It is tiny.
(C)   She was very angry. She was furious.
(D)   I am completely sure. I’m certain.
(E)   He was very tired. He was exhausted.
(F)   It is very cold today. It is freezing.
(G)   We were very surprised. We were amazed.
(H)   It is a very big apartment. It is huge.



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