Adjectives are words that describe a person, a place or a thing.
big (big) - grande
large (lardch) - grande
huge (jiúdch) - enorme
small (smol) - pequeño
tiny (táini) - diminuto
heavy (jévi) - pesado
light (láit) - liviano
thick (zik) - grueso
thin (zin) - delgado
wide (uáid) - ancho
high (jái) - elevado
low (lóu) - bajo
tall (tóol) - alto
short (short) - corto, bajo
long (long) - largo
medium (mídium) - medio
narrow (nérrou) - angosto
deep (díip) - profundo
shallow (shálou) - playo
broad (brod) - ancho
square (skuér) - cuadrado
round (ráund) - redondo
rectangular (rektánguiular) - rectangular
triangular (traiánguiular) - triangular
oval (óuval) - oval
conical (kónical) - cónico
spherical (sférical) - esférico
cubical (kiúbical) - cúbico
cylindrical (cilíndrical) - cilíndrico
straight (stréit)- recto
curved (kéervd) - curvo
crooked (krúkid) - torcido
broad (bróod) - ancho
narrow (nérrou) -angosto
flat (flat) - plano
steep (stíip) - empinado
hollow (jólou) - hueco
solid (sólid) - sólido
1- The adjective in English goes before the noun:
- It is a big house
- She is a tall woman
- I am a fat man
2- The adjective in English has no plural or gender:
- It is a big house
- They are big houses
- I am fat
- We are fat
3- A few adjective can also be after the verb ( be, get, become look, seem, appear, sound, taste, smell, feel)
- The house is big
- The woman is tall
- The man is fat
- The cat was asleep on the bed. ( not The asleep cat was on the bed)
Adjective order
When there are two or more adjectives, they go in this order.
We put "and"
* between two colours adjectives : a black and white belt
* between twoadjective after a verb: Clothes shops are always boring and crowded.
Watch these videos to practise:
Practise with these exercises put the words in the sentences in order, match the opposites, answer these questions.
Colors - Colores
black (blak) - negro
gray (gréi) - gris
violet (váiolit) - violeta
white (juáit) - blanco
green (gríin) - verde
orange (órendch) - naranja
red (red) - rojo
brown (bráun) - marrón
sky blue (skái blu) - celeste
blue (blu) - azul
yellow (iélou) - amarillo
pink (pink) - rosa
purple (pérpl) - púrpura
beige (béidch) - beige
turquoise (térkuóis) - turquesa
- Mars is known as "the red planet".
Martes es conocido como "el planeta rojo". - John was wearing a blue uniform.
John estaba vistiendo un uniforme azul.
Size/Measure - Tamaño/Medida
large (lardch) - grande
huge (jiúdch) - enorme
small (smol) - pequeño
tiny (táini) - diminuto
heavy (jévi) - pesado
light (láit) - liviano
thick (zik) - grueso
thin (zin) - delgado
wide (uáid) - ancho
high (jái) - elevado
low (lóu) - bajo
tall (tóol) - alto
short (short) - corto, bajo
long (long) - largo
medium (mídium) - medio
narrow (nérrou) - angosto
deep (díip) - profundo
shallow (shálou) - playo
broad (brod) - ancho
- There was a huge tree in front of the house.
Había un enorme árbol en frente de la casa. - Viruses are tiny organisms.
Los virus son organismos diminutos.
Shape - Forma
round (ráund) - redondo
rectangular (rektánguiular) - rectangular
triangular (traiánguiular) - triangular
oval (óuval) - oval
conical (kónical) - cónico
spherical (sférical) - esférico
cubical (kiúbical) - cúbico
cylindrical (cilíndrical) - cilíndrico
straight (stréit)- recto
curved (kéervd) - curvo
crooked (krúkid) - torcido
broad (bróod) - ancho
narrow (nérrou) -angosto
flat (flat) - plano
steep (stíip) - empinado
hollow (jólou) - hueco
solid (sólid) - sólido
- I decided to buy the round table. Decidí comprar la mesa redonda.
- The bridge was too narrow for the truck.
El puente era demasiado angosto para el camión.
1- The adjective in English goes before the noun:
- It is a big house
- She is a tall woman
- I am a fat man
2- The adjective in English has no plural or gender:
- It is a big house
- They are big houses
- I am fat
- We are fat
3- A few adjective can also be after the verb ( be, get, become look, seem, appear, sound, taste, smell, feel)
- The house is big
- The woman is tall
- The man is fat
- The cat was asleep on the bed. ( not The asleep cat was on the bed)
Adjective order
When there are two or more adjectives, they go in this order.
opinion
|
size/age/shape
|
colour
|
materials
|
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a
|
lovely
|
short
|
black
|
wool
|
skirt
|
a
|
beautiful
|
grey
|
leather
|
bag
|
|
my
|
favourite
|
long
|
red
|
boots
|
|
some
|
old
|
blue
|
jeans
|
* between two colours adjectives : a black and white belt
* between twoadjective after a verb: Clothes shops are always boring and crowded.
Watch these videos to practise:
Practise with these exercises put the words in the sentences in order, match the opposites, answer these questions.