REFERENCE MATERIAL
NOUNS
A noun is a word used to name a person, place, or thing. It is one of parts of a sentence.
ADJECTIVES
It is said that the adjective is the enemy of the noun. That may be true, but adjectives are
still very useful words. They add information to a sentence, and tell us more about
nouns and pronouns.
Adjective Order
There are 2 basic positions for adjectives:
1. before the noun
2. after certain verbs (be, become, get, seem, look, feel, sound, smell, taste)
adjective noun verb adjective
1 I like big cars. J
C My car is big.
Adjective before Noun
We sometimes use more than one adjective before the noun:
• I like big black dogs.
• She was wearing a beautiful long red dress.
What is the correct order for two or more adjectives?
1. The general order is: opinion, fact:
• a nice French car (not 'a French nice car')
('Opinion' is what you think about something. 'Fact' is what is definitely true about
something.)
2. The normal order for fact adjectives is size, age, shape, colour, material,
origin:
• a big, old, square, black, wooden Chinese table
Here is an example with opinion and fact adjectives:
adjectives
determiner opinion fact noun
age shape colour
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Two nice old round red Candles
STUDENT’S NAME: ………………………………….
ADJECTIVES WITH VERY
Write the opposites of these adjectives.
1. Cheap …………………… Ugly
2. New …………………… difficult
3. Bad …………………… old
4. Ugly …………………… small
5. Difficult …………………… expensive
6. Wrong …………………… short
7. Fast …………………… good
8. Big …………………… old
9. Long …………………… beautiful
10. Young …………………… easy
Tick the correct sentences. Change the incorrect sentences.
11. This is a very nice bag.
…………………………………………
12. Jane’s got two beatifuls children.
…………………………………………
13. I’ve got a mobile phone new.
…………………………………………
14. Ewan Mc Gregor is my favourite actor.
…………………………………………
15. These are expensive shoes.
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16. Mark´s got a car very old
…………………………………………
17. The President is a very important man.
…………………………………………
18. This is a good very book.
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Algunos adjetivos agrupados por terminaciones
able acceptable, available, capable, comfortable, desirable, …
al abnormal, central, digital, conventional, personal, rational, …
an authoritarian, bohemian, republican, urban, veteran, …
ant arrogant, constant, distant, dominant, pleasant, relevant, …
ar familiar, particular, popular, similar, regular, spectacular, …
ary arbitrary, contrary, elementary, involuntary, revolutionary, …
ate accurate, adequate, considerate, delicate, desperate, …
ed complicated, connected, expected, related, sacred, united, …
en barren, drunken, heartbroken, open, swollen, wooden, …
ent absent, efficient, different, frequent, impatient, insolent, …
etic diabetic, energetic, genetic, magnetic, pathetic, synthetic, …
ful beautiful, careful, colorful, harmful, painful, successful, …
ible audible, compatible, convertible, credible, impossible, …
ic atomic, alcoholic, alergic, analytic, electronic, pacific, …
ical alphabetical, asymetrical, biblical, biological, chemical, …
id arid, avid, candid, frigid, humid, hybrid, rapid, rigid, …
ile agile, docile, fertile, fragile, hostile, sterile, versatile, …
ine alkaline, bovine, divine, feminine, masculine, genuine, …
ish amateurish, childish, feverish, foolish, lavish, selfish, …
less aimless, careless, fearless, flawless, friendless, harmless, …
like alike, childlike, ladylike, lifelike, manlike, warlike, …
ly brotherly. chilly, costly, deadly, ghostly, holy, kindly, …
ory circulatory, compensatory, conciliatory, contradictory, …
ous ambiguous, anonymous, dangerous, famous, nervous, …
sive aggresive, adhesive, compulsive, evasive, impulsive, …
some awesome, bothersome, tiresome, lonesome, gruesome, …
tive addictive, attractive, constructive, corrective, defective,
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