Bi tp trt t cc tnh t trong Ting Anh

Chng ta ni a fat old lady, nhng li khng th ni an old fat lady, a small shiny
black leather handbag ch khng ni l a leather black shiny small handbag. Vy trt
t cc t ny c sp xp nh th no? Sau y l mt s quy tc cn nh:
1. Mo t hoc tnh t s hu hoc tnh t bt nh (SOME, ANY, SEVERAL,
MUCH, MANY) lun i u
2. S th t lun i trc s m
V d: - The first three ...
* Theo sau nhng t trong quy tc 1 v 2 trn, ta c th t cc tnh t cn li nh sau:
KIN -> KCH THC -> TUI -> HNH DNG ->
-> MU SC -> NGUN GC -> CHT LIU -> MC CH
* Lu :
- KIN: t miu t tnh cht c tnh ch quan, theo kin ca ngi ni: ugly,
beautiful, handsome...
- KCH THC: t miu t to, nh ca i tng: small, big, huge...
- TUI: t miu t tinh cht lin quan n tui ca i tng: young, old, new...
- HNH DNG: t miu t hnh dng ca i tng: round, square, flat, rectangular...
- MU SC: t ch mu: white, blue, red, yellow, black...
- NGUN GC: t ch ni xut thn ca i tng, c th lin quan n mt quc gia,
chu lc hoc hnh tinh hoc phng hng: French, Vietnamese, lunar, Eastern,
American, Greek...
- CHT LIU: t ch cht liu m i tng c lm ra: wooden, paper, metal,
cotton...
- MC CH: t ch mc ch s dng ca i tng: sleeping (sleeping bag), roasting
(roasting tin)...
- D nhin, him khi tt c cc loi tnh t nh trn xut hin cng lc cnh nhau. Ta ch
cn xc nh loi tnh t v cho n vo trt t nh trn.

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- Khi c nhiu tnh t thuc v KIN, tnh t no ngn hn ng trc, di hn ng
sau (a tall straight, dignified person)
* V d:
- A silly young english man = Mt chng trai tr ngi Anh ng ngn
- A huge round metal bowl = Mt ci bt kim loi trn to tng
- A small red sleeping bag = Mt ci ti ng d ngoi nh mu .
- Our first three big blue american cars = Nhng ci t ln mu xanh t M u tin
ca chng ta

Exercise: Write these words in the correct order.

Sp xp li trt t cc t sau
1. grey / long / beard / a
2. flowers / red / small
3. car / black / big / a
4. blonde / hair / long
5. house / a / modern / big / brick
Keys:
1. a long grey beard
2. small red flowers
3. a big black car
4. a long blonde hair
5. a big modern brick house
Put the adjective in the correct order in the following sentences.
1. a long face (thin)
2. big clouds (black)
3. a sunny day (lovely)

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4. a wide avenue (long)
5. a metal box (black/ small)
6. a big cat (fat/ black)
7. a /an little village (old/ lovely)
8. long hair (black/ beautiful)
9. an /a old paiting (interesting/ French)
10. an/ a enormous umbrella (red/ yellow)
Keys

1. a long thin face

2. big black clouds
3. a lovely sunny day
4. a long wide avenue
5. a small black metal box
6. a big fat black cat
7. a lovely little old village
8. beautiful long black hair
9. an interesting old French paiting
10. an enormous red and yellow umbrella