Read the following sentences and choose the best adjective to complete the blanks: Adjectives finished in –ed are used to describe feelings and emotions.. Use and Form – Negative prefix
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ASK AND ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLE:
1 Can a turtle swim? Yes, it can
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Adjectives finished in –ed are used to describe
feelings and emotions They have a passive meaning, referring to someone or something receiving a certain action
Adjectives finished in –ing are used for things and
situations They have an active meaning, describing someone or something performing a certain action
I have just bought a singing parrot It is so fascinating I am fascinated by my parrot
Music interests me a lot I am interested in music Music is interesting to me
1 What an … situation! Are they always having a fight
about every little thing?
3 I am … , I have stayed indoors for many days, let’s
go out and see a film
a bored
b boring
4 The book was so … that I didn’t have any patience
and finished it last night
a captivated
b captivating
5 You are … because you haven’t been explained what
had really happened there
a confused
b confusing
6 I am more than …, I am extremely worried, why
aren’t they calling us?
8 Seeing them there was too … for me, I should have
listened to your advice
10 Romania is a … country, have you ever visited it?
You will certainly love it
16 The girl was … when her brother tore away the head
of her favourite doll
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Remember: We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir- /dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning: grateful – un grateful conclusive – in conclusive personal – im personal liberal – il liberal retrievable – ir retrievable contented – dis contented
Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites
2 He didn’t like Lisa’s boyfriend It would be
honest of him to pretend otherwise
3 It was possible for her to arrive on
time to the meeting
4 The tickets are _valid You haven’t
8 Look at her shoes They’re so usual
9 It was such a couraging experience
10 An _known visitor has left a package in
the room
1 I don’t believe you! She’s such a shy, woman She couldn’t possibly have done it!
2 It would be _to call her every time the baby doesn’t want to eat
3 Her arguments don’t make sense They’re completely _
4 John spent the whole class making _ remarks I wish the teacher would have shut him up
5 He was very He could have had a better grade if he had been more accurate
6 They are always calling him names They say he’s an son His parents are married to someone else
7 The accident caused him brain damage, I’m afraid
8 I’m sorry His medical condition is highly _
a) im-
b) in-
c) il- d) ir-
e) un-
f) dis-
Now choose a noun and add a prefix to
it to complete the sentences:
I had never seen such
an irresponsible player before! And he’s so
dishonest!
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Remember: We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir-
/dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning: grateful – un grateful conclusive – in conclusive personal – im personal liberal – il liberal retrievable – ir retrievable contented – dis lcontented
Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites
2 He didn’t like Lisa’s boyfriend It would be
dishonest of him to pretend otherwise
3 It was impossible for her to arrive on time
7 I hate to wait in queues I’m too impatient
8 Look at her shoes They’re so unusual
9 It was such a discouraging experience
10 An unknown visitor has left a package in
the room
9 I don’t believe you! She’s such a shy,
inoffensive woman She couldn’t possibly have done it!
10 It would be impractical to call her every time the baby doesn’t want to eat
11 Her arguments don’t make sense They’re completely illogical
12 John spent the whole class making
irrelevant remarks I wish the teacher would have shut him up
13 He was very imprecise He could have had a better grade if he had been more accurate
14 They are always calling him names They say he’s an illegitimate son His parents are married to someone else
15 The accident caused him irreversible
brain damage, I’m afraid
16 I’m sorry His medical condition is highly
unstable
a)im- b) in- c) il- d) ir- e) un- f) dis-
Now choose a noun and add a prefix to
it to complete the sentences:
I had never seen such
an irresponsible player before! And he’s so
dishonest!!!
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information about nouns or
pronouns We never pluralize
them Example:
Butterflies are beautiful
They are divided into short and
long adjectives
COMPARATIVE They are used to show what quality one thing has more or less than the other Example:
An ant is smaller than a snail
(Short adjective)
A tiger is more dangerous than a cat (Long adjective)
SUPERLATIVES The superlative form is used to say what thing or person has the most of
a particular quality Example:
People say that the gorilla is the biggest animal in the world (Short adjective)
I think that the most dangerous animal
is the lion (Long adjective)
GRAMMAR EXPLANATION
But there are irregular adjectives that change when using a comparative or a superlative form Examples:
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superlative
1 The ant is _ (small) than the snail
2 The (dangerous) animal is the lion
3 I love cats because they are very _ (quiet)
4 Do you think dolphins are the (intelligent) animals?
5 The cheetah is _ (fast) than the lion
6 A bee is _ (big) than an ant
7 The giraffe is _ (tall)
8 Kim likes parrots They are very (colorful)
9 Lucy doesn’t want to have a parrot at home She thinks they are the _ (noisy) animals in the entire world
10 Squirrels are (agile) They move very (fast)
11 The (near) zoo in my town is about six hours
12 My mom hates spiders She says they are _ (ugly)
13 Toucans are the _ (colorful) birds
14 Karen has a lizard and she says that it is _ (quiet) than his parrot
Complete the chart with the missing form: adjective, comparative or superlative
Fast
Shorter colorful
the most peaceful bigger
More intelligent
The most dangerous
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Read the tree examples:
We use a / an for singular nouns
with a consonant
with a vowel
No articles used with plural nouns
DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE
Read the two examples:
Can you give a
There are three books there A
book = book one or two or three
The chair = there is only a book
so we know which book
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2 Fill in the blanks with the definite article (the) or indefinite article
(a/an) when necessary
A) Mary is _ nice girl who lives on _ first floor
B) My father is looking or _ job in neighbourhood, near our _
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1 Who is shorter than Joe-bob?
2 Who is taller than Big nose-bob?
3 Who is taller than Silent-bob?
4 Who is thinner than Jim-bob?
5 Who is fatter than Bob-bob?
6 Who is uglier than Jim-bob?
Big nose-bob is shorter than Joe-bob
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frightening
Kate was very frightened The ghost was very frightening.
frightened
Kate was very frightened.
The ghost was very frightening
An adjective ending in –ed
describes how we feel or the effect a person, a thing or a situation has on us
An adjective ending in – ing
describes a person, thing or situation
Choose the suitable adjective
1 Kate told me an exciting /excited story
2 It was a boring / bored concert and so
everybody was boring / bored
3 Ann was very exhausted /exhausting
after her Physical Education class
4 The children look very exciting / excited
about the song contest
6 Ann is disappointed / disappointing
with her boyfriend`s attitudes
7 Are you interested / interesting in soul
music?
Choose the correct adjective
1 Paul has a fascinating / fascinated voice
2 It was a very interesting / interested film and so all the students were very interested /
interesting in it
3 It is surprising / surprised what people do
for money
4 It was a very confused / confusing
situation and everybody seemed completely
I arrived two days ago I`m sitting in the living-room, looking out the window The journey was
tiring / tired but I`m exciting / excited to be in Italy It`s such a beautiful and relaxed / relaxing place with a pool and a big garden I think I won`t feel boring / bored because
there`s a lot to see and do I hope you will write to me! I will be very disappointed /
disappointing if I don`t get a letter from you
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frightening
Kate was very frightened The ghost was very frightening.
frightened
Kate was very frightened.
The ghost was very frightening
An adjective ending in –ed
describes how we feel or the effect a person, a thing or a situation has on us
An adjective ending in – ing
describes a person, thing or situation
Choose the suitable adjective
1 Kate told me an exciting /excited story
2 It was a boring / bored concert and so
everybody was boring / bored
3 Ann was very exhausted /exhausting
after her Physical Education class
4 The children look very exciting / excited
about the song contest
6 Ann is disappointed / disappointing
with her boyfriend`s attitudes
7 Are you interested / interesting in soul
music?
Choose the correct adjective
1 Paul has a fascinating / fascinated voice
2 It was a very interesting / interested film and so all the students were very interested /
interesting in it
3 It is surprising / surprised what people do
for money
4 It was a very confused / confusing
situation and everybody seemed completely
I arrived two days ago I`m sitting in the living-room, looking out the window The journey was
tiring / tired but I`m exciting / excited to be in Italy It`s such a beautiful and relaxed / relaxing place with a pool and a big garden I think I won`t feel boring / bored because
there`s a lot to see and do I hope you will write to me! I will be very disappointed /
disappointing if I don`t get a letter from you
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I’m interested in buying that book
1 Underline the correct option:
a) Hannah feels a bit bored/boring today She’s reading a novel, but it’s not really interested/interesting A friend recommended her to read that novel However, she finds it quite disappointed/disappointing When Hannah told her friend she was not enjoying the book, she was shocked/shocking
b) Last Friday morning, Hannah was very excited/exciting She was offered a promotion in her job She felt surprised/surprising about it, because she didn’t expect it With her new position, she also has more
responsibilities, and she’s starting to feel exhausted/exhausting
c) Yesterday, Hannah had to visit a client from the Law firm she works for The directions were quite confused/ confusing and she got lost For that reason, she arrived half an hour late to her appointment and she felt very embarrassed/embarrassing The client was annoyed/annoying, but he accepted her apologies
d) Hannah spent the weekend with her sister and her niece, Annie, who is a really amused/amusing two-year-old girl They went to the amusement park, which was really excited/exciting for Annie This was the most relaxed/ relaxing moment of the week Hannah loves spending time with her family!
2 Now complete with a suitable adjective from the list Do not repeat!:
bored/boring astonished/astonishing disgusted/disgusting depressed/depressing amazed/amazing embarrassed/embarrassing interested/interesting surprised/surprising confused/confusing
1 The instructions to build the model were quite We had to ask for my father’s help
2 John lived a very _ situation when he realised he had a big stain on his shirt
3 You look Don’t you have anything to do?
4 Anne is learning English very fast Her progress is _
5 The film wasn’t as as we expected Our friends had told us it was great
6 We were really _ when Tom passed the exam He hadn’t studied much
7 Dana felt quite when her little dog was put to sleep She cried for days
8 The new ride in the amusement park is really I had never seen anything like that! Awesome!
9 The meat we had at the restaurant was absolutely _! We’ll never come back there!
10 I usually feel _ when I have to speak in public I’m very shy
11 The film was quite _ It told the sad story of a very poor family
12 Gabriel is very _ in politics He knows a lot about the subject
13 You looked really _ when we gave you your birthday present You didn’t expect it, did you?
14 I always get when I drive in the city centre All the streets look the same! I get lost easily
15 I was really when I was offered the job It was a great opportunity
Someone is BORED if something is BORING
- ED adjectives tell us how somebody
feels They are for people
- ING adjectives tell us about a
person or a thing, not about feelings
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June: If I _ (be) you, I _ (try) to relax
Anne: I can’t relax If I (sleep) better, I _ (be) fresher in the
morning and I (concentrate) better in the exams
June: If you _ (not/eat) so little, you _ (feel) much more
active and you (be able to) cope with all the work we have this term
Anne: Anyway, if I _ (have) more free time to study, I _
(pass) my exams, but with the part-time job and all…
June: If I _ (be) you, I (not/work) so much I _
(also/feel) stressed if I (have to) work until late every night
Anne: What _ (you/do) if you _ (be) in my place?
June: If I _ (be) going through a difficult period in my life, I (go) to
see a doctor, I (rest) and I _ (not/smoke) so much!
Josh: Hey, Billy, I’m going on a date with a girl I met in my art class last week Any ideas?
Billy: If I _ (be) you, I _ (take) her to a museum
Josh: That’s a good idea, which one do you recommend?
Billy: Well, if I (have to) choose, I _ (go) to the Tate Modern and I
(visit) the North wing, that’s where the most interesting paintings are
Josh: What if she gets bored?
Billy: If she _ (get) bored with Jackson Pollock’s paintings, I
(suggest) her to visit Mark Rothko’s room
Josh: Maybe she doesn’t like modern art
Billy: If she _ (not/like) modern art, I _ (not/date) her
anymore!!!!
Josh: If I _ (be) you, I _ (take) art so seriously!
Billy: and if I (be) you, I _ (not/date) so many girls!
Derek: If you (be) more punctual, we _ (not/arrive) late
everywhere!
Rebecca: If I _ (finish) work earlier, I (be) ready before, but you
know I always finish at eight o’clock
Derek: Yes, but if you _ (ask) your boss to let you leave half an hour before, we
(meet) our friends on time
Rebecca: If you _ (want) to meet your friends on time, you _
(can/pick) me up from work, so I (not/have) to take a bus home
Derek: If I (pick) you up from work, I _ (not/have) time to
change clothes
Rebecca: If you (love) me, you _ (worry) about me!
Derek: If you (not/act) like a child, you _ (understand) me Rebecca: and if you (not/be) so selfish, you _ (know) why I am
angry at you now!
Derek: I give up! Let’s go They’re waiting for us
We use the second conditional to:
talk about hypothetical (imaginary
and improbable) present and future
If I were you, I’d eat fewer cakes
I’d feel much better if I did more
sport