ADJECTIVES Adjectives are words that describe or modify
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. • the tall professor • a month's pay • a six-year-old child • the unhappiest, richest man
Adjective order OPINION SIZE/AGE/SHAPE COLOUR/ORIGIN A beautiful old grey leather bag A nice Chinese gold plate My favourite red wollen gloves MATERIALS
A car. Italian / sports / fantastic A teacher. French / nice / old A clock. alarm / red / small An bowl. African / interesting / old A jacket. black / leather / smart A boat. red / sailing / beautiful An chair. A dress old / rocking / wooden cotton / pretty / yellow grapes. Chilean / delicious / green A chair. plastic / red / strange
Adjectives ed/ing My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed
• ed' adjectives Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel: 'He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class. ' 'I was confused by the findings of the report. ' 'She felt tired after working hard all day. ‘ • '-ing' adjectives Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations: 'Being upgraded to first class is surprising. ' The findings of this report are confusing. ' 'Working hard all day is tiring. '
Choose the right adjective 1)Dogs often feel ___ during fieworks. Frightened/frightening 2) I think that rainy days in winter are ___. boring/bored 3) It was the most ___ I have been watching a film. exciting/excited
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