Adjectives

Reference

Common mistakes

1. She is beautifull. → She is beautiful.
   One l only: beau-ti-ful
2. A excited student. → An excited student.
   "An" before a vowel sound
3. The cats are bigs. → The cats are big.
   Adjectives never take -s
4. I have a car red. → I have a red car.
   Adjective BEFORE the noun

Adjectives — Exercises

Choose the correct position

1. She has _____ eyes. (blue / blues)
2. The cat is _____. (small / smally)
3. They live in a _____ house. (big / bigs)
4. Which sentence is correct? (a red car / a car red)
5. Which sentence is correct? (two old buildings / two olds buildings)
6. He is a _____ student. (good / gooder)
7. The film is _____. (boring / a boring)
8. She is a _____ woman. (tall) (tall / talls)

Fill in with an adjective

1. It's very cold today. It isn't _____. (the opposite of cold) 
2. The opposite of 'big' is _____. 
3. The opposite of 'happy' is _____. 
4. The opposite of 'new' is _____. 
5. She has a _____ car. (the colour of blood) 

Adjectives — Answer Key

Choose the correct position

1. blue — Adjectives NEVER add -s: blue eyes (not blues).
2. small — After to be, adjective comes after the verb: The cat is small.
3. big — Adjective before noun: a big house.
4. a red car — Adjective BEFORE noun: a red car (not 'a car red').
5. two old buildings — Adjective never adds -s with plural nouns: two old buildings.
6. good — Adjective before noun: a good student.
7. boring — After to be, adjective comes after the verb: The film is boring.
8. tall — Adjective before noun: a tall woman.

Fill in with an adjective

1. hot
2. small
3. sad
4. old
5. red