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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
QUALITATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjective that assigns a quality or
characteristic to the noun.
The flowers are red.
1 The girl is beautiful.
She is a beautiful girl.
They are red flowers.
2 The house is big.
It is a big house.
The ball is round.
3 The boy is tall.
He is a tall boy. It is a round ball.
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks below using the adjectives from the table. Follow
the examples above.
big low small high clean dirty new old
1 3
The t-shit is _______. The dog is _______.
It is a _______ t-shirt. It is a ________ dog.
The t-shit is _______. The dog is _______.
It is a _______ t-shirt. It is a ________ dog.
2 4
The house is _______. The building is ______.
It is a _______ house. It is a _______ building.
The house is _______. Thebuilding is ______.
It is an _______ house. It is a _______ building.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES PREDICATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjective immediately preceded by Adjective followed by a noun and a
a noun. linking verb.
1 It is a cute puppy. 1 The puppy is cute.
2 It is a long table. 2 The table is long.
EXERCISE
Fill in the attributive and predicative fields below using the adjectives from
the table. Follow the examples above.
big low small tall clean dirty new old fat thin high short
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ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________.
PREDICATIVE _____________________. PREDICATIVE _____________________.
2 PREDICATIVE
_____________________. PREDICATIVE
_____________________.
ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________.
3
ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________.
PREDICATIVE _____________________. PREDICATIVE _____________________.
4
PREDICATIVE
_____________________. PREDICATIVE
_____________________.
ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________.
5
ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE
_____________________.
PREDICATIVE _____________________. PREDICATIVE _____________________.
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PREDICATIVE
_____________________. PREDICATIVE
_____________________.
ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________. ATTRIBUTIVE _____________________.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE
good big young square
bad huge old triangular
beautiful tall ancient rectangular
wonderful small modern round
horrible short recent flat
delicious low mature circular
awful tiny new oval
amazing large elder narrow
cool thin adult wide
nice fat antique angular
COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE
blue Brazilian wooden gardening
red American silk shopping
black English metal sleeping
white British paper riding
green French plastic running
yellow Italian glass writing
orange Mexican cotton washing
purple Spanish leather dancing
shining German steel fishing
faded Irish silver cooking
EXERCISE
Identify the images below and describe them using the most
appropriate adjectives.
1 SIZE 2 ORIGIN
This is a ________ _________. This is a ________ _________.
This _________ is __________. This _________ is __________.
3 AGE 4 SHAPE
This is an ________ _________. This is a ________ _________.
This _________ is __________. This _________ is __________.
5 COLOR 6 SHAPE
This is a ________ _________. This is a ________ _________.
This _________ is __________. This _________ is __________.
7 COLOR 8 OPINION
This is a ________ _________. This is a ________ _________.
This _________ is __________. This _________ is __________.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
ADJECTIVES ORDER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
NUMERAL OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE NOUN
One delicious round Italian pizza
Two small old blue houses
One cotton sleeping bag
Four nice tall modern American glass buildings
EXERCISE
Put the adjectives in the correct order, numbering them, and write a sentence
describing the images.
1 2
2 3 1
SIZE COLOR OPINION SHAPE COLOR SIZE
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________. _______________________________.
3 4
OPINION PURPOSE COLOR AGE OPINION
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________. _______________________________.
5 6
SHAPE ORIGIN SIZE PURPOSE OPINION COLOR
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________. _______________________________.
7 8
MATERIAL SIZE SHAPE AGE SHAPE COLOR SIZE
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________. _______________________________.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
What is the house like? What are the houses like?
OPINION COLOR OPINION COLOR
It is a beautiful yellow house. They are beautiful yellow houses.
EXERCISE Remember
Complete the questions below and answer them Adjectives in English do not
change in gender, number, or
using at least two adjectives of your choice. degree.
What is the ________ like? What are the ________ like?
_________________________________________. _________________________________________.
What is the ________ like? What are the ________ like?
_________________________________________. _________________________________________.
What is the ________ like? What are the ________ like?
_________________________________________. _________________________________________.
What is the ________ like? What are the ________ like?
_________________________________________. _________________________________________.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE
good big young square
bad tall old triangular
beautiful small ancient rectangular
wonderful short modern round
delicious tiny new flat
amazing thin mature circular
COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE
blue Brazilian wooden gardening
red American silk shopping
black English metal sleeping
white British paper washing
green French plastic cooking
yellow Italian glass writing
EXERCISE
Let your imagination flow. Draw or cut out images from magazines and describe
them using attributive adjectives of your choice.
1 2
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___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
3 4
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___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
5 6
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
ADJECTIVES OPPOSITES
1
fat thin # She could buy a mansion
2
rich poor and a plane if she liked.
She is very ________.
3
expensive cheap
a) rich
4
beautiful ugly
b) poor
5
clean dirty
6
light dark
7
strong weak
8
healthy sick
EXERCISE
According to the context, select the correct adjective for each question.
Follow the example above.
1 If I could, I would definitely buy that 2 I simply love this living room; it's very
house. I find it extremely ___________. spacious and __________.
a) ugly a) dark
b) beautiful b) light
3 I think it's time to do the laundry. 4 George's mother called and told he is not
There're no ________ clothes left. coming to school today. He is feeling ________.
a) clean a) healthy
b) dirty b) sick
5 I'm not buying this computer; it's 6 You should eat more healthily. You are
very ___________. starting to get ________.
a) expensive a) fat
b) cheap b) thin
7 He is quite a __________ man. He goes to 8 It's devastating to see how so many people
the gym at least 4 times a week. live in such _________ conditions.
a) weak a) poor
b) strong b) rich
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
DESCRIBING PERSONALITIES
funny Richard likes telling jokes. Everyone likes him;
he is very funny.
decisive Edward is always called for the meetings.
Everyone considers him to be very decisive.
EXERCISE
Complete the sentences below using the adjectives from the table.
ambitous funny adaptable independent generous
focused confident efficient dedicated creative
1 He is very ____________ on getting good 6 He is doing all he can to move up the
grades on his final exams so he can ladder and become the CEO of the
apply to a good university. company. He has always been very
________________.
2 7 I am very ____________ he will get the
She is always coming up with great ideas
for the project. She is very ______________. position at his company. There is no
one better for the job.
3 He left his house and had his own job 8 She is extremely ____________. Everyone
when he was only 18. He has always wants to invite her for the party so we
been very ______________. can have fun.
4 We should try being _____________ with 9 He moved to a different country two
people. We never know when we will years ago and has proven to be easily
need to ask for help. ____________ to its culture.
5 Jane is always on time for class, and never 10 Carlos is our best employee! He is very
forgets to do her homework. She is very capable of leading his coworkers to get
_______________. the job done, and has proven to be
____________ in everything he does.
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MÓDULO 2
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____/ _____/ ________
EXERCISE
Find the words listed in the word bank and complete the word
search puzzle.
VOCABULARY WORD SEARCH
WORD
BANK
american
big
brazilian
building
clean
dirty
flag
gloves
high
low
marble
plastic
short
small
tall