ADJECTIVES

REVIEW
Unit 1.
Adjectives are words that give more I am Happy
ADJECTIVES information about a noun or pronoun and
can go in different positions in a sentence
We
He
We use adjectives to describe nouns You
She
They
It

Most adjectives can be used in front of a noun:

They have a beautiful house and a car. I have a good idea
She
. has a beautiful car
We saw a very exciting film last night.

or after a link verb like be, look or feel:

Their house is beautiful. The idea is good
Mary feels happy.
That film looks interesting
Adjectives 1
Choose the right answer
Are the sentences correct or wrong?
1. I saw a programme really good on TV last 6. This chicken doesn't very good smell. How old is it?
night. a) Correct
a) Correct b) Wrong The chicken doesn’t smell very good…
b) Wrong I saw a really good programme on…
7. They're building a factory big next to our home.
2. My sister has got two young children a) Correct
a) Correct b) Wrong--…. A big factory
b) Wrong
8. Poland can be a country very cold in the winter.
3. I didn't know your mother French was a) Correct
a) Correct b) Wrong ….a very cold country
b) Wrong I didn’t know/your mother was
French 9. Sorry, can you stop the car? I feel sick.
a) Correct
4. Are you OK? You look terrible! b) Wrong
a) Correct
b) Wrong 10. I’d like to see that new Michael Moore film. It interesting sounds.
a) Correct
5. I've just bought a new printer.
b) Wrong It sounds interesting.
a) Correct
b) Wrong
Act 2. Match the adjectives in English Tall Short
to the meaning and the picture

Fast Slow

Funny Boring

Delicious Disgusting

Opened Closed
Act 3. Describe the following pictures
using 3 adjectives
1. The bunny is_fast, cute and delicious____

2. Brad Pitt is calm, sexy, handsome, tall_________________

3. The landscape is_beautiful, calm, warm, purple

4. Scarlett Johansson is beautiful, talented, sexy,

She has long hair

Las similitudes con (as ”adjetivo” as) son para comparar
Comparisons of dos sustantivos que están en el mismo nivel.
Ex. Anne is as beautiful as Natty
equality Ej. Ana es tan hermosa como Natty

• She's twice as old as her sister.

• He is not as stupid as he looks!
• I'm almost as good at maths as at science.
• This book is not as exciting as the last one.
• The cafeteria is not as crowded as usual.
• Russian is not quite as difficult as Chinese.
EXERCISE.
Complete with the similarities grammar (as… as).
Check whether is affirmative or negative
1. The blue car is _as fast as_ the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is _not as tall as___ Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is _not as low as__ the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is as bad as_ the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is _as optimistic_as_ Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it's not as windy as__ yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was _as delicious_ the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as__ lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is _as brave as_ Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is _not as heavy as___ gold. (not/heavy)
Let’s review adjectives
Act 3. Make a comparative chart with 10 adjectives of 1 or 2 syllables (short) and 10
adjectives with more than 2 syllables. Write the meaning in Spanish

ADJECTIVES OF 1 OR 2 SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES WITH MORE THAN 2

(SHORT) SYLLABLES/ -ing
1. Tall- alto 1. Beautiful- hermoso - Boring
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
8. 8.
9. 9.
10. 10.
Los comparativos (more than/ “short adj”-er) son para comparar dos
sustantivos que están en diferente nivel, uno es mayor que o más que.
Comparatives Ex. Anne is more beautiful than Natty
Ej. Ana es más hermosa que Natty
Adjetivos +2silabas

Ex. Anne is smarter than Natty Adjetivos 1 o 2 silabas

Ej. Ana es más lista que Natty

• This computer is better than that one. Good- better than

• She's stronger at chess than I am.
• It's much colder today than it was yesterday.
• Our car is bigger than your car.
• This grammar topic is easier than most others.
• I find science more difficult than mathematics.
• Today's ESL lesson was more interesting than usual.
Little---------------- less
EXERCISE:
Look at the descriptions and choose the
correct comparative answer.

1. Sophie is __ Alan. 4. Alan is __ Sophie.

a) Younger than a) Older than
b) Older than b) Younger than
5. Sophie is____ Mike.
2. Laura is __ Sophie. a) shorter than
a) shorter than b) taller than
b) taller than 6. Alan is __ Sophie.
a) lighter than
3. Mike is __ Laura. b) heavier than
a) lighter than
b) heavier than 7. Laura is __ Mike.
a) heavier than
b) lighter than
EXERCISE:
Complete the sentence using the comparative form of the adjective.
Start with the first noun. Use the comparative form of the adjective.
• I / My best friend (young)
.
• French / English (difficult)
.
• Moscow / London (big)
.
• Lisa / Tony (tall)
.
• the black car / the white car (cheap)
.
• Robert / Henry (happy)
.
• dogs / cats (intelligent)
.
• my room / your room (nice)
.
• Tokyo / Paris (busy)
.
• the girls / the boys (quiet)
.