No plural: two big dogs · After look / feel: She looks tired (not tiredly) · Degree: very big, big enough, too big
A1
Adjective before a noun or after be
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An adjective goes before a noun or after be. It never changes: no plural -s, and it comes before the noun, not after.
subject+be+adjective
She has a new phone.
The soup is hot.
I have two blues bags.
I have two blue bags.
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We saw two films last week.
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She has .
a red car The adjective goes before the noun.
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.
I bought two cheaps shirts.
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I have a car.
A2
Very, really, quite and so
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Put very, really, quite or so before an adjective to say how strong it is. After be, the adjective follows the word: very big, not big very.
subject+be+very / really / quite / so+adjective
The film was really good.
Your sister is very kind.
The test was difficult very.
The test was very difficult.
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.
My teacher is very much kind.
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The coffee is hot. I can't drink it.
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Which word does NOT fit? "The exam was easy."
much Much does not go before an adjective like easy.
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The room .
is very small Very comes before the adjective.
A2
Look, feel, sound and taste + adjective
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After look, feel, sound, smell and taste, use an adjective, not an adverb. You say She looks happy, not She looks happily.
subject+look / feel / sound / taste+adjective
You look tired today.
This soup tastes great.
The music sounds greatly.
The music sounds great.
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She looks .
beautiful Look + adjective.
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This cake smells .
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Tap the words in the order of the sentence.
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.
Your new phone looks nicely.
A2
Too + adjective
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Too means more than you want or can accept. Use too before an adjective: too hot, too expensive. Do not use too much before an adjective.
subject+be+too+adjective
This bag is too heavy.
It's too cold to swim today.
The bag is too much heavy.
The bag is too heavy.
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Tap the words in the order of the sentence.
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This room is small for six people.
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The tea is hot. I can't drink it.
too A problem here, so use too.
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I can't buy it. It's expensive.
B1
Adjective + enough
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Enough goes after an adjective: tall enough, old enough. It means as much as you need. Do not put enough before the adjective.
subject+be+adjective+enough+to + verb
Is the water warm enough?
She is old enough to drive.
He isn't enough tall.
He isn't tall enough.
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He is .
strong enough Enough goes after the adjective.
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Are you old to see this film?
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.
The tea isn't enough hot.
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This jacket isn't warm .
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Order of adjectives
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When you use two adjectives before a noun, opinion comes first, then facts: size, age, colour, material. Use a comma only between adjectives of the same kind.
a+opinion+size / age+colour+noun
She has a lovely old house.
He wore a big black coat.
She has a black big dog.
She has a big black dog.
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He has an car.
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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.
He bought a red new bike.
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They live in a .
lovely small cottage Opinion (lovely) comes before size (small).