Cold: temperature and feeling
Describe cold weather, drinks and how you feel, and distinguish being cold from having a cold.
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Short: length and height
A short rope or a short person: describe length and height with a common English adjective.
Read and practiseHappy: feelings and satisfaction
Describe feeling happy, being satisfied with something and being glad to see someone.
Read and practisePleasant people and things
A friendly neighbour or an enjoyable meal: describe pleasant people and experiences in English.
Read and practiseBad: quality and comparison
Spoiled bread and a worse road illustrate poor quality and the irregular forms used to compare it.
Read and practiseBeautiful people and places
A lovely garden or an attractive person: describe beauty in people, places and things with an English adjective.
Read and practiseAngry: feelings and reasons
A delayed journey or a broken window can cause anger. Describe the feeling and say who or what caused it.
Read and practisehot: temperature and spicy food
Describe hot weather, hot objects and spicy peppers, then compare temperatures using hotter.
Read and practiseSad feelings and situations
A lost bag or a moving film can bring sadness. Describe unhappy feelings and things that cause them.
Read and practisegood: describing quality and comparing
Use good to describe people and things, compare with better, and distinguish adjective good from adverb well.
Read and practiseIllness and feeling unwell
A child stays home and a visitor needs help: describe illness and feeling unwell in everyday English.
Read and practisesmall: size, quantity and comparison
Describe a small object or amount, compare two sizes with smaller and ask for a smaller size.
Read and practisetired: feeling tired and tiring activities
Describe tired people, tiring activities and being tired of waiting without confusing the two adjectives.
Read and practiseComfortable warmth
Fresh bread, sunshine and a winter coat offer ways to describe comfortable warmth in English.
Read and practiseBusy: people, activities and places
Describe an occupied person or a lively place, and use busy with a noun or an -ing verb.
Read and practiseDifferent: comparing things
Describe things that are not the same, and compare one person or thing with another using different from.
Read and practiseA little cold
Evening air, water and a shady place can feel pleasantly low in temperature without being very cold.
Read and practiseNew: recent things and comparisons
Describe new objects, places and people, and compare two things using newer than.
Read and practiseGentle sound and texture
A cushion, a voice and wool can all be described through their gentle texture or low volume.
Read and practiseOpen: doors, windows and businesses
Describe something that is not closed and ask whether a business or library is open.
Read and practiseSafe: people, places and actions
Describe people or places as safe, ask if an action is safe and request that an item be kept safe.
Read and practiseFirm surfaces and difficult tasks
A stone, a crust and a challenging question show two common meanings of the same adjective.
Read and practiseUseful: help for a purpose
Use useful to describe helpful information or tools and explain what they are useful for.
Read and practiseSugary tastes and kind gestures
A ripe pear, a fragrant flower and a kind message show how one adjective describes pleasant things.
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