TEACHING VOCABULARY

BASE/ STRONG ADJECTIVES

TEACHING VOCABULARY

BASE/ STRONG ADJECTIVES

Some adjectives are normal Some adjectives are normal (or base)(or base) adjectives: good, bad, dirty, pretty, adjectives: good, bad, dirty, pretty, cold, hot cold, hot etcetc

NORMAL ADJECTIVESNORMAL ADJECTIVES

Other adjectives are strong adjectives:Other adjectives are strong adjectives:

fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous fantastic, awful, filthy, gorgeous etcetc..

STRONG ADJECTIVESSTRONG ADJECTIVES

• Strong adjectives have the idea of very. Look Strong adjectives have the idea of very. Look at these examples from the article on page 66-at these examples from the article on page 66-67:67:

• a huge windfall = a very big windfall.a huge windfall = a very big windfall.• a miserable person = a very unhappy person a miserable person = a very unhappy person • astonished= extremely surprised.astonished= extremely surprised.• astonished > surprised.astonished > surprised.

fantastic wonderful

Supeb, gorgeous

Many visitors visit these superb/ gorgeous

palaces each year.

All the residents are terrified because of the explosion.

Note: Note:

• We can make adjectives more extreme with adverbes such We can make adjectives more extreme with adverbes such as: very, totally, absolutedly, very,….as: very, totally, absolutedly, very,….

• Ex: their properties are extremely lagre.Ex: their properties are extremely lagre.• We can use “very” only with base adjecties.We can use “very” only with base adjecties.• Ex: very tired, NOT :very exhausted.Ex: very tired, NOT :very exhausted.• We can use “absolutedly” only with the strong adjectives.We can use “absolutedly” only with the strong adjectives.• Ex: absolutedly horrible. NOT: absolutedly badEx: absolutedly horrible. NOT: absolutedly bad• We can use “really” with both base and strong adjectives.We can use “really” with both base and strong adjectives.• Ex: Really good, really deliciousEx: Really good, really delicious

Here are some strong adjective examples for you:Here are some strong adjective examples for you:

This man is more than angry ….. he is furious.

FURIOUSFURIOUS

This man is extremely BAD ….. he is terrible.

TERRIBLETERRIBLE

This mouse is small ….. but the elephant is very big and heavy.

HUGE / ENORMOUSHUGE / ENORMOUS

• Match the base adjectives in A with the strong Match the base adjectives in A with the strong adjectives in B:adjectives in B:

A base adjectivesA base adjectives B strong adjectives B strong adjectives TiredTired

FrightenedFrightened

GoodGood

TastyTasty

BadBad

Pretty, attractivePretty, attractive

HungryHungry

AngryAngry

DirtyDirty

SurprisedSurprised

HappyHappy

FunnyFunny

Great, wonderful, fantastic, superb.Great, wonderful, fantastic, superb.

ExhaustedExhausted

DeliciousDelicious

FilthyFilthy

TerrifiedTerrified

StarvingStarving

Horrible, awful, terrible, disgustingHorrible, awful, terrible, disgusting

Thrilled, delightedThrilled, delighted

Astonished, amazedAstonished, amazed

HilariousHilarious

Beautiful, gorgeousBeautiful, gorgeous

furiousfurious

Word listWord list

• Fantastic:Fantastic:• Superb:Superb:• Delicious :Delicious :• Fithy :Fithy :• Starving :Starving :• Disgusting :Disgusting :• Thrilled :Thrilled :• Delighted :Delighted :• Hilarious :Hilarious :• Gorgeous :Gorgeous :• Furious Furious

disgusting enormous huge

Use the three words above to complete the following:

In order of size, there was a small man, a big man and an _____ man. They all went to a restaurant one day for a meal. The small man enjoyed his food and ate it all. The big man however said the food was ok but the ____ man, the biggest man of them all said that the food was absolutely ______ and that he would never eat in that restaurant again.

What about this one? No clues this time:

The boy was talking to the two girls. He said to the first one, “You’re very pretty”, but to the second girl, he just said, “Wow! You’re ________ and I’d love to go to the movies with you.” She said yes, so later that night, the boy and the ________ girl went to the movies and watched a Dracula film. When it had finished and they were walking out, the boy said, “That was a good film but I was quite scared watching it.” She looked at him. Then he asked, “What did you think of it?” She said, “It was the scariest film I’ve ever seen and I was really ________ near the end.”

Some multi choice questions:

1)The weather wasn’t just cold, it was _______.( freezing, chilly, cool, mild)

2) Her brother isn’t just big, he’s ___________.( huge, enormous. wide, high, straight)

3) The party wasn’t just bad, it was _________.( terrible, thick, terrific, total)

4) My mother’s a good cook, but my aunt, she’s a _____ cook. (great, nice, big, helpful)

5) The first restaurant was busy, but the second one was really ______. ( crowded, open, slow, happy)

6) When I told him the news he was more than angry, he was _______. ( furious, terrible, awful, loud)

7) Ten years ago this was a small business and now it’s ________. ( huge, terrible, terrifying, exhausted)

8) Your room is small but mine is worse, it’s ______. (tiny, small, large, low)

9) “My hands aren’t dirty!” “No, they’re absolutely __________. ( filthy, muddy, old, new)

Here are some other strong adjectives, what are the basic adjectives to these?

thrilledbrilliantenormousboilingfuriousexhaustedsuperbstarvingfreezing

excitedgoodbighotangrytiredgoodhungrycold

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