Adjectives - Lesson One
You will learn to:
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Describe yourself and others:
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I am tall.​
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He is fat.
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Describe objects:
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It is thin.​
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The book is thick.
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Vocabulary
Adjectives change nouns.
Step 1
Subject
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He
Start with who or what you are talking about.
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Remember that the subject is also a noun.
Step 2
Subject + verb 'be'
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He is
Add the verb 'be', because you are describing the persons state of being.
Confused? See the lesson on verb 'be' if you are unsure.
Step 3
Add the adjective which describes the subject.
Subject + verb 'be' + adjective
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He is old.
Adjectives Exercises
We now know the structure on how to use adjectives lets practice.
Subject + verb 'be' + adjective
She is young.
_____ is _______.
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Answer
He is thin.
They _____ _______.
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They are tall.
_____ _____ _______.
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They are short.
_____ _____ _______.
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They are young.
_____ _____ _______ and _______.
Advanced! We can join two adjectives with the conjunction 'and'.
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They are young and short.
You _____ _______.
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You are old.
It is rude to say this so please don't.
We _____ _______.
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We are young.
Adjectives Exercises - Negative
To say that the subject is not an adjective we use the structure below.
Subject + verb 'be' + not + adjective
She is not old.
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_____ is not _______.
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He is not fat.
They _____ not _______.
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They are not short.
_____ _____ not _______.
_____ _____ not _______.
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They are not tall.
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They are not old.
Joining negative adjectives can be done but it is difficult. It will be taught later.
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You are not young.
You _____ not _______.
It is rude to say this so please don't.
We _____ not _______.
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We are not old.
Adjectives Exercises - Questions (?)
To form questions, swap the subject and the verb 'be'.
Verb 'be' + subject + adjective
Is she young?
Is _____ _______?
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Is he thin?
Are _____ _______?
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Are they tall?
_____ _____ _______?
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Are they short?
_____ _____ _______?
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Are they young?
_____ _____ _______ and _______?
Advanced! We can join two adjectives with the connection 'and'.
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Are they short and young?
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Are you old?
You _____ _______.
It is rude to say this so please don't.
Are _____ _______?
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Are we old?
Adjectives Exercises - things not people
You cannot describe a non-living thing as 'young'.
Subject + verb 'be' + adjective
It is thick.
It is not thin.
The book is thick.
It ___ _______.
It ___ not _______.
The building ___ _______.
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It is tall.
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It is not tall.
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The building is tall.
_____ _____ _______.
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It is thin.
_____ ___ not thick.
For objects we usually use 'thick', not fat. But 'fat' is not incorrect.
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It is not thick.
The rope _____ _______.
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The rope is thin.
_____ _____ _______.
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It is tall.
_____ _____ _______.
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It is thin.
_____ _____ _______ and _______.
Advanced! We can join two adjectives with the connection 'and'.
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It is tall and thin.
_____ _____ _______.
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It is young.
Explanation
As the cat is alive, or living, we can use 'young'. If the object is non-living (building, pen, book) then we cannot use 'young'.
Past tense
To make all of these sentences in the past tense change the verb 'be'.
Present tense
Past tense
The tie is long.
The tie was long.
The skirt is short.
The skirt was short.
The books are thick.
The books were thick.
Records are thin.
Records were thin.