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Are you happy?

Adjectives

Beginner

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to use adjectives to make positive/negative sentences and questions.

Exercise 1

Sentence Practice

You are happy.
You are a happy person.

The girl is nice.
She is a nice girl.

This house is big.
This is a big house.

That textbook is new.
I read a new textbook.

Grammar Focus

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They tell us about their size, shape, age, color, origin or material.

Adjective + Noun

In most cases adjectives come in front of nouns:

It's a big table.
They have a beautiful house.
He's a good man.

Linking Verb + Adjective (no noun)

Linking verbs are non-action verbs such as 'be', 'become', and 'seem' that link (connect) the subject with words that describe it (adjectives).

Adjectives that follow linking verbs do not need nouns.

The table is big.
He is tall.
She seems happy.
They were rich.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogues aloud with your tutor.

	Patricia Do you live in a cold place?
	Andrei Yes, I do.

	Liam Is the pizza good?
	Sophie No, it isn't good.

	Matt Is he annoying?
	David No, he isn't annoying.

	Ellen Jackson Is she a hard worker?
	Mark Smith No, she isn't a hard worker.

Exercise 3

Find the Mistakes

The sentences below have mistakes. Rearrange them so they are correct. Do not add additional words.

This is new building.

Sally and John busy are.

Mark is old not.

Is new this shirt?

Is your small bag?

It difficult is a problem.

Exercise 4

Sentence Building

Describe the subjects of the pictures using adjectives. Make sentences with an adjective after the verb 'be' and sentences with an adjective before the noun. The first one is done for you.

Example

dog

dog → 1) The dog is black. 2) This is a black dog.

bird

soup

flowers

bus

boy