Quiet: little noise
Describe a quiet place, person or sound and compare noise levels with quieter and quietest.
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Expensive: talking about price
Describe high prices with expensive and compare costs with more expensive and less expensive.
Read and practiseFresh food and clean air
Bread from the morning and air from an open window show how to describe freshness in everyday English.
Read and practiseComfortable: feeling at ease
Use comfortable for clothing, furniture or places that feel pleasant and compare their comfort.
Read and practisePolite: respectful behaviour
Use polite to describe considerate behaviour, requests and replies, and talk about the person addressed.
Read and practiseBright light and vivid colours
A shining lamp and a vivid yellow scarf show two everyday uses of this adjective.
Read and practiseAvailable: ready to use or meet
Use available to ask about resources that can be obtained or people who have time to help.
Read and practiseDark places and deep colours
A hallway without a lamp and a deep blue notebook illustrate two common uses of this adjective.
Read and practiseWet: covered with liquid
Describe wet clothes or surfaces, rainy weather and the comparative spelling wetter.
Read and practiseDry: without moisture
Describe dry objects and places, and compare how much moisture they have with drier.
Read and practiseSlow movement and gradual processes
A train stopping in every village and a long download illustrate low speed and processes that take time.
Read and practiseEmpty: nothing relevant inside
Use empty for containers and places, and identify what is absent from the context.
Read and practiseFull: containing a lot
Use full for containers or spaces and full of to name what they contain.
Read and practiseSpeed of people and things
A swift cyclist, a train and a boat show how to describe people and things moving at high speed.
Read and practiseNoisy: making a lot of sound
Describe noisy places or groups, contrast them with quiet ones and compare with noisier.
Read and practiseCheap: low in price
Use cheap for a low price, compare prices with cheaper and distinguish price from quality.
Read and practiseWealth and full flavours
Money and a deeply flavoured sauce reveal two common meanings of this English adjective.
Read and practiseClosed: not open now
Use closed for a shut door or a place not open for business, without assuming how long it lasts.
Read and practiseCareful: giving attention to avoid problems
Use careful for attentive behaviour and identify the object or action needing attention.
Read and practisePoverty and low quality
A family with little money and a bad connection show two common meanings of this English adjective.
Read and practiseDangerous: able to cause harm
Use dangerous for things or actions that could cause harm, and distinguish risk from an event already occurring.
Read and practiseDirty: not clean
Use dirty for objects or surfaces with dirt and compare dirtier without confusing the state with cleaning.
Read and practiseKindness toward other people
A helpful neighbour and a welcoming teacher show how to describe considerate behaviour in English.
Read and practiseHungry: wanting or needing food
Use hungry to describe wanting food, ask how someone feels and distinguish it from thirsty.
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