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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the short passage then answer the questions being asked.
I walked down a busy, narrow, city street. The street was lined with colorful, small shops. The aroma of delicious street food filled the air. I could hear the sound of street musicians playing in the lively, energetic atmosphere. The tall, modern skyscrapers cast shadows over the busy cityscape. As I navigated through the crowd, I noticed the diverse, unique fashion styles of passersby. The city showcased impressive, historic architectural landmarks. The warm, friendly smiles of the local people added a welcoming touch to the cosmopolitan atmosphere.
QUESTIONS
1. What filled the air?
2. What did she notice as she navigated through the crowd?
3. What did the city showcase?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
I. Adjectives
1. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
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It's a wonderful country. They are beautiful.
Example:
2. Put the adjective before the noun.
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It has an interesting history.
Example:
It has a history interesting.
3. We use adjectives after the verbs be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste.
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It is safe.
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They seem beautiful and charming.
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4. A number of adjectives end in -y
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ugly
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funny
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happy
🔺 -ful at the end of an adjective often has a meaning similar to "full of"
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careful
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useful
🔺 -less often means "without"
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careless
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useless
5. We can use words like very, quite, a bit, a little with adjectives. Use quite, a bit and a little after the noun or pronoun.
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He's quite tall. (not tall, but not short)
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The weather's a bit cold. The weather's a little cold.
Example:
He's quite tall man..
It's a bit cold weather..
6. Sometimes we use another noun instead of an adjective.
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shoe + shop = a shoe shop
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dog + food = dog food
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II. Order of Adjectives
1. When there is more than one adjective before a noun, the adjectives usually go in a specific order.
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an interesting old museum
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a popular British sport
Example:
an old interesting museum.
a British popular sport.
2. Opinion adjectives (nice, terrible, strange, etc.) go before factual adjectives (old, green, plastic, etc.)
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the wonderful golden shoes
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a brilliant educational experience
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3. The usual order of adjectives is:
| opinion | size | quality | age | shape | color | origin | material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lovely | big | clever | old | round | red | Italian | paper |
| strange | long | happy | recent | square | black | African | stone |
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an ancient Greek vase (age + origin)
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a small square stamp (size + shape)
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a big strong wooden box (size + quality + material)
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my lovely warm new green jumper (opinion + quality + age + colour)
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4. If there is an adjective phrase with numbers before a noun, we often use hyphens ( - ) to separate the words.
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We stayed in a five-star hotel.
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A horse is a four-legged animal.
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LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
A. Direction: Find at least ten pairs of adjectives and nouns that go together. (Some adjectives may go with more than one noun.)
| ancient | careless | city | cold | day |
| empty | face | glass | information | man |
| terrible | time | weather | worker | ugly |
| useful | young |
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young man
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B. Direction: Describe the pictures using one word from each column.
| amazing | golden | basketball |
| huge | new | marathon |
| round | slim | tennis |
| tall | silver | Olympic |
| tired | 70-meter | track |
Example:
a huge golden tennis cup
 1. a medal |  3. an record. |
 2. a runner. |  4. a player. |