ADJECTIVES

Adjectives
we use them to describe people and things
old, small, friendly, rich, cheap
the form never changes
a rich man, a rich woman, two rich men

Adjectives
we put them before a noun
I saw a beautiful cat.
we put them after BE (am/is/are)
They are hungry.

Adjectives
we sometimes use these verbs instead of BE
look, feel, taste, smell, sound
She looks happy.
This cheese tastes wonderful.
I feel cold.

Underline adjectives in this story

I went for a long walk in the countryside
yesterday. It was a hot day, and soon I was
tired and thirsty. There was a small house by
the side of the road, and I decided to ask for a
glass of cold water. I rang the bell and an old
lady opened the big, wooden door. She looked
kind and she offered me a glass of fresh juice.
It tasted great!

Underline adjectives in this story

I went for a long walk in the countryside
yesterday. It was a hot day, and soon I was
tired and thirsty. There was a small house by
the side of the road, and I decided to ask for a
glass of cold water. I rang the bell and an old
lady opened the big, wooden door. She looked
kind and she offered me a glass of fresh juice.
It tasted great!

Adjective word order

Opinion silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
Size large, tiny, enormous, little
Age ancient, new, young, old
Shape square, round, flat
Temperature hot, cold, freezing
Colour blue, pink, yellow
Origin French, eastern, Greek
Material wooden, metal, cotton
Purpose sleeping (bag), wedding (ring)

Decide, whether the word order is

correct
1. She lost a gold, small ring at the disco
yesterday night.
2. I have an old, Italian painting in my livingroom.
3. Im looking for my cotton, green shirt and
my brown, leather shoes.
4. George has a Spanish, modern villa near
the sea. He goes there every summer.

Decide, whether the word order is

correct
5. I live in an old, white house near the river.
Ive got a black, large dog!
6. I had an interesting talk with a Polish,
young student last week!
7. We are having lunch in a big, Japanese, new
restaurant.
8. I left all my books in a red, plastic bag on
the bus. I was so stupid!

Decide, whether the word order is

correct
1. She lost a small, gold ring at the disco
yesterday night.
2. I have an old, Italian painting in my
living-room.
3. Im looking for my green, cotton shirt and
my brown, leather shoes.
4. George has a modern, Spanish villa near
the sea. He goes there every summer.

Decide, whether the word order is

correct
5. I live in an old, white house near the
river. Ive got a large, black dog!
6. I had an interesting talk with a young,
Polish student last week!
7. We are having lunch in a big , new,
Japanese restaurant.
8. I left all my books in a red, plastic bag on
the bus. I was so stupid!

Adjectives: ed or ing
we use Adj that end with ed to describe
peoples feelings
Ann was very frightened.
SUBJECT
The subject of the sentence (Ann) is the
person who has the feeling.

Adjectives: ed or ing
we use Adj that end with ing to talk about a
thing or person that makes us have a feeling
The ghost was very frightening.
SUBJECT
The subject of the sentence (the ghost) causes
the feeling.

Adjectives: ed or ing
We are all surprised by the news.
(=We feel surprised.)
The news is surprising.
(=The news makes us feel surprised.)
I was very tired at the end of the journey.
(=I felt tired.)
The journey was very tiring.
(=The journey made us feel tired.)

Choose the correct adjective

1. It was a terrible play and I was
_______(bored/boring) from start to finish.
2. Im very _______ (excited/exciting) because
Im going to New York tomorrow.
3. Are you _______ (surprised/surprising) or
were you expecting this news?
4. Im reading a very _______
(interested/interesting) book at the moment.

Choose the correct adjective

5. Ive had a very _______ (tired/tiring) day at
work today and I want to go to bed.
6. Most people were _______
(surprised/surprising) that he won the
championship.
7. Im _______ (bored/boring). Lets go out for
a cup of coffee somewhere.
8. The lesson was _______ (bored/boring).

Choose the correct adjective

1. It was a terrible play and I was
_______(bored/boring) from start to finish.
2. Im very _______ (excited/exciting) because
Im going to New York tomorrow.
3. Are you _______ (surprised/surprising) or
were you expecting this news?
4. Im reading a very _______
(interested/interesting) book at the moment.

Choose the correct adjective

5. Ive had a very _______ (tired/tiring) day at
work today and I want to go to bed.
6. Most people were _______
(surprised/surprising) that he won the
championship.
7. Im _______ (bored/boring). Lets go out for
a cup of coffee somewhere.
8. The lesson was _______ (bored/boring).

Complete each sentence using the

correct word

Complete each sentence using the

correct word KEY

1. amusing
2. boring
3. interested
4. confusing
5. bored
6. amused
7. confused

8. surprising
9. surprised