Hungry describes wanting or needing food.
The idea
Say I am hungry, feel hungry or ask Are you hungry? Use less hungry to compare the feeling.
Examples
- I am hungry after the walk.
- Are you hungry yet?
- The children felt hungry before dinner.
- She was hungry, so she made a sandwich.
- He is less hungry after lunch.
- We brought food for the hungry guests.
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Watch out
Hungry concerns food; thirsty concerns wanting a drink. The word alone does not say when someone last ate.
Try it yourself
Choose the feeling about food. I want something to eat: I ___ hungry. (am / have)
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am
Am hungry describes the speaker’s feeling.
Choose the feeling about drink. I want something to drink: I am ___. (thirsty / hungry)
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thirsty
Thirsty describes wanting a drink.
Choose the natural question. Which asks naturally whether someone wants food? (Are you hungry? / Do you hungry?)
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Are you hungry?
Use are with the adjective hungry in the question.
Practice round
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Choose the feeling about food. I want something to eat: I ___ hungry. (am / have)
Choose the feeling about drink. I want something to drink: I am ___. (thirsty / hungry)
Choose the natural question. Which asks naturally whether someone wants food? (Are you hungry? / Do you hungry?)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Say when you feel hungry and ask someone else whether they are hungry.