Life

Beginner Unit 5c
Adjective + noun

This is a big painting.

It’s an expensive painting!

It isn’t an old painting.

Presentation

Adjective + noun

noun + be + adjective adjective + noun

These headphones are great. These are great headphones.

This painting is beautiful. It’s a beautiful painting.
My phone is old. I have an old phone.

Word order
I have a new phone. ✓ I have a phone new. ✗

TIP Use a/an before adjective + single noun

It’s a beautiful painting. I have an old phone.

Key vocabulary Adjectives: small, big, tall, short, new, old, young, fast, expensive, cheap

Exercises

1 Write sentences with adjective + noun.

1 is / tablet / a / it / small It is a small tablet.
2 car / a / new / we / have We have a new car.
3 expensive / has / sunglasses / she She has expensive sunglasses
4 an / battery / this / old / is This is an old battery
5 watch / has / a / he / cheap He has a cheap watch.
6 phones / have / apps / these / great These phones have great apps
7 bag / is / a / it / nice It is a nice bag
8 those / beautiful / are / shoes Those are beautiful shoes

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 Beginner Unit 5c
Exercises

2 Complete the sentences with an adjective and a noun.

tall  small  old  fast  expensive
car  shoes  books  building  motorbike

1 This is a tall 2 These are old 3 He has a fast

building. books . .
motorbike

4 My son has small shoes 5 It's an expensive car

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3 Write a new sentence with adjective + noun.
1 My phone is good. It’s a good phone.
2 This park is beautiful. It’s a beautiful park .
3 Their cars are red. They have red car .
4 Her bag is brown. She has a brown bag .
5 These headphones aren’t expensive. These aren’t expensive .
headphones
6 My teachers are nice. I have nice teacher .
7 Our children are young. We have young children .
8 Javier’s eyes are blue. Javier has blue eyes .
9 Those museums are old. They are old museum .
10 The city of Sydney is hot. Sydney is a hot city .
4 Choose an object, a person and a place. Write three sentences using adjective + noun.
1 Object: This .
2 Person: He/She .
3 Place: It .

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