Adjectives

1. There are certain adjetives that we normally only use with linking
verbs. The most common are
• Well
•Afraid
•Alive
•Alone
•Asleep
•Aware
•Happy
•Glad
•Ill
•Ready
•Sure
•Tired
•Boring
•Amusing
•Excellent
•Awful
•Amuse
•Narrow

2. Examples
• William looked afraid
•The children were ill
•I am glad that you´ve come
•Frightened children often cry
 •She looks after sick children
•Jane is a happy girl
•It was very interesting
•You must be tired after the journey
•It must have been a very tiring journey
•The match was very bad and I was bored
•We were amused by Leonor´s jokes

3. Other adjetives usually go in order below

opinion size shape age color origin material purpose noun
•Lovely old English sheep dog
•Attractive large round wooden table
•Interesting scientific research
•Beautiful red Italian sports car
• tall American basketball player

4. Put the words in the correct order

Very good teacher Mr. Smith was a English
•Mr. Smith was a very good English teacher.
•Glad found am math I have exercise my book I
•I glad i found my book, I have math exercises
•The asleep telephone because didn´t was John hear ring he
•John fell asleep because he didn't hear the phone ring
•Internet connection really our school is slow
•Our the internet connection in our school is really slow
•Cold woolen hat a good for weather is
•A cold wool waterproof hat

5. Add-ing or-ed to the end of the adjetives

Add –ing or –ed to the end of the adjectives.
•The final of the basketball match was very exciting.
•Do you ever feel embarrass about asking your parents for money?
•She was amazing when she heard she had a place at university.
 •It´s astonishing what you can do with computers nowadays.
•The teacher was not amusing by the joke and gave us extra work.
•They were disappointing with the results of the experiment.
•After football training I often feel exhausting.
•Grey wet weather is depressing.

6. Underline the correct form

•He was carrying a black plastic / plastic black bag.
•They´ve bought a new massive/ massive new freezer.
•He was wearing a leather motorcycling/ motorcycling leather jacket.
•Has anyone seen my army Swiss/ Swiss army knife.
•They live in a lovely little old/ little lovely old house in the country.
•You´ve got big green beautiful/ beautiful big green eyes.
•He´s just bought a new expensive/ an expensive new laptop.

7. Write the opposite of each Word

• A wake
•Well
•Young
•Wide
•Fast
•Happy
•Wrong
•Inside
•Ask
•Tall
•No
•Big
•Same
•Hot

Lo contario es…

• slept
• wrong
• old
• reduced
• slow
• discontent
• Right
• outside
• Give
• under
• Yes
• small
• different
• cold