Adjectives – old, interesting, expensive, etc.

Adjectives in English – grammar chart
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Adjective + noun
When we use adjectives with a noun in English, the adjectives

go before the noun.
 It’s an expensive guitar. (NOT It’s a guitar expensive.)

 She has a new car.
Am/is/are + adjective
We can also use adjectives without a noun after the verb be.
 This guitar is expensive.

 Her car is new.
In questions the adjective can go after be + subject.
 Is your car new?

 Are your classmates nice?
Feel/look/smell/sound/taste + adjective
We can also use adjectives without a noun after the verbs of the
senses: feel, look, smell, sound, taste.
 Your idea sounds interesting.

 I don’t like this soup. It tastes horrible.
 You look tired.
 These cookies smell delicious.
 I feel depressed.
No plural
Adjectives in English have no plural. They are always singular.
 These are my favourite shoes. (NOT These are my favourites

shoes.)
 She has blue eyes. (NOT She has blues eyes.)
Very/quite
We can use very and quite before the adjectives.
 It’s very expensive.

 It’s quite expensive.
Exercise 1
Choose the correct forms with adjectives to complete the following

sentences.
1.With this makeup, your eyes …………………

a) look differents
b) different look
c) look different
2.These are …………………….
a) important documents
b) documents important
c) documents importants.
3. ………………..in their new house?

a) Are happy they
b) Are they happy
c) Are they happies
4.He has …………………….
a) a job interesting
b) an interesting job.
5.Sit down. You ………………….
a) look tired
b) tired look
c) smell tired
6.Our holidays ………………………..
a) fantastic are
b) are fantastic
c) are fantastics
7.John has problems at home. ………………………
a) Are goods his marks
b) Are good his marks
c) Are his marks good?
8.Their project …………………….
a) tastes interesting
b) interesting looks
c) sounds interesting.
9.These cookies ………………….
a) excellent are
b) are excellent
c) are excellents
10.Her eyes …………………..
a) blue are
b) are blue
c) are blues.
[1.] Correct answer: look different

➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (differents).
➪ We can use adjective + noun, or be (am/is/are) + adjective,
or feel, look, smell, sound, taste + adjective
[2.] Correct answer: important documents
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (importants).
[3.] Correct answer: Are they happy
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (happies).
➪ In questions the adjective goes after be + subject.
1.[4.] Correct answer: an interesting job
2.[5.] Correct answer: look tired
➪ You look + tired= I see that you are tired.
[6.] Correct answer: are fantastic
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (fantastics).
[7.] Correct answer: Are his marks good
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (goods).
➪ In questions the adjective goes after be + subject.
3.[8.] Correct answer: sounds interesting
➪ We use taste for food or things that we eat.
[9.] Correct answer: are excellent
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (excellents).
[10.] Correct answer: are blue
➪ Adjectives don't have a plural form (blues).
Exercise 2
Put the words in the correct order.
1. Which is the correct order?

a. Your great idea is.
b. Your idea is great.
c. Great your idea is.
d. Your idea great is.

a. She an exceptional student is.
b. She is a student exceptional.
c. She is an exceptional student.
d. She a student exceptional is.

a. Is this shirt Italian?
b. Is Italian this shirt?
c. This shirt Italian is?
d. This shirt is Italian?

a. That restaurant very dirty is.
b. That is a restaurant very dirty.
c. Very dirty is that restaurant.
d. That restaurant is very dirty.

a. He a Korean car has.
b. He has a Korean car.
c. He has a car Korean.
d. A car Korean he has.

a. This is our restaurant favourite.
b. Our favourite restaurant is this.
c. Is this our restaurant favourite?
d. This is our favourite restaurant.

a. It's a building very modern.
b. It's a very modern building.
c. Very modern it's a building.
d. A building very modern is.

a. Are your friends German?
b. Are German your friends?
c. German are your friends?
d. Your friends are German?

a. This language difficult is.
b. A language difficult this is.
c. This is a difficult language.
d. This is a language difficult.

a. This language is difficult.
b. This language difficult is.
c. Is difficult this language?
d. This language is difficult?
1. Correct answer:B ➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective (great)

2. Correct answer:C ➪ adjective + noun
3. Correct answer:A ➪ In questions the adjective can go after be +
subject.
4. Correct answer:D ➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective (very dirty)
5. Correct answer:B ➪ adjective (Korean) + noun (car)
6. Correct answer:D ➪ Use adjective (favourite) + noun
(restaurant).
7. Correct answer:B ➪ adjective (very modern) + noun (flat)
8. Correct answer:A ➪ In questions the adjective can go after be +
subject.
9. Correct answer:C ➪ adjective (difficult) + noun (language)
10. Correct answer:A ➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective (difficult). In
this sentence, the noun (language) is the subject.
➪ In questions the adjective can go after be + subject: Is this
language difficult?
Exercise 3
Complete the senteces using (a/an) adjective + noun or using be +

adjective.
EXAMPLE: heavy / table ⇒ This table is heavy . It’s a heavy table .
1. exam / easy ⇒ This exam………………. . It's ……………….

2. watch / old ⇒ This watch………………. . It's ………………. .
3. exotic / countries ⇒ These countries………………. .
They're………………. .
4. view / amazing ⇒ The view………………. . It's………………. .
5. difficult / situation ⇒ The situation………………. . It's………………. .
6. cars / fast ⇒ These cars………………. . They are………………. .
7. dangerous / city ⇒ It's………………. . This city………………. .
8. expensive / clothes ⇒ These clothes………………. .
They're………………. .
9. man / strong ⇒ He's………………. . This man ……………….
10. box / empty ⇒ This box………………. . It's……………….
1. Correct answers: is easy/an easy exam
➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective or adjective + noun.
2. Correct answers: is old/an old watch
3. Correct answers: are exotic/exotic countries
4. Correct answers: is amazing/an amazing view
5. Correct answers: is difficult/a difficult situation
➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective; adjective + noun.
6. Correct answers: are fast/fast cars
7. Correct answers: a dangerous city/is dangerous
8. Correct answers: are expensive/expensive clothes
9. Correct answer: a strong man/is strong
10. Correct answer: is empty/an empty box

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Adjectives in English – grammar chart

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When we use adjectives with a noun in English, the adjectives

 It’s an expensive guitar. (NOT It’s a guitar expensive.)

 This guitar is expensive.

In questions the adjective can go after be + subject.

 Is your car new?

 Your idea sounds interesting.

Adjectives in English have no plural. They are always singular.

 These are my favourite shoes. (NOT These are my favourites

We can use very and quite before the adjectives.

 It’s very expensive.

Choose the correct forms with adjectives to complete the following

1.With this makeup, your eyes …………………

3. ………………..in their new house?

[1.] Correct answer: look different

Put the words in the correct order.

1. Which is the correct order?

2. Which is the correct order?

3. Which is the correct order?

4. Which is the correct order?

5. Which is the correct order?

6. Which is the correct order?

7. Which is the correct order?

8. Which is the correct order?

9. Which is the correct order?

10. Which is the correct order?

1. Correct answer:B ➪ be (am/is/are) + adjective (great)

Complete the senteces using (a/an) adjective + noun or using be +

EXAMPLE: heavy / table ⇒ This table is heavy . It’s a heavy table .

1. exam / easy ⇒ This exam………………. . It's ……………….

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