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12 Adjectives - GRADABLE and UNGRADABLE, STRONG and WEAK

Instructions:

You are given a block of text which explains the theory of this concept.

Once you have read the theory, do the exercises given below to test how well you have understood the ideas.

 

How to do the Exercises:

 

You are given a set of words.

You are also given some sentences with input boxes, and you are required to use the words to complete the sentences correctly.

 

You can put your chosen word into the input box by first clicking on the word and then in the input box.

 

The word will appear in the input box.

 

If it is correct, it will go green, and if not, it will go red.

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12 Adjectives - GRADABLE and UNGRADABLE, STRONG and WEAK

Theory:

Adjectives can be either gradable or non-gradable:

Gradable adjectives are adjectives like COLD, HOT and FRIGHTENED. You can be very cold or a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have different degrees.


Non-gradable adjectives are adjectives like MARRIED or WOODEN. You can't be very married or a bit married. Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees.


Adjectives like TERRIFYING, FREEZING, and AMAZING are also non-gradable adjectives. They already contain the idea of VERY in their definitions - FREEZING means VERY COLD. They are also called EXTREME ADJECTIVES.


When you speak about gradable adjectives, the low value is a WEAK ADJECTIVE, like BIG.

The high value is a STRONG ADJECTIVE, like ENORMOUS.


Other examples:

enormous, huge = very big.

tiny = very small.

brilliant = very clever.

awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful = very bad.

certain = very sure.

excellent, perfect, ideal, wonderful, splendid = very good.

delicious = very tasty.

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The food was bad.

  • WONDERFUL
  • ENORMOUS
  • TINY
  • DISGUSTING
  • BRILLIANT

The food was (1) .


The portions were really small.

  • WONDERFUL
  • ENORMOUS
  • TINY
  • DISGUSTING
  • BRILLIANT

The portions were (2) .


His house was very big.

  • WONDERFUL
  • ENORMOUS
  • TINY
  • DISGUSTING
  • BRILLIANT

His house was (3) .


He was a good chess player.

  • WONDERFUL
  • ENORMOUS
  • TINY
  • DISGUSTING
  • BRILLIANT

He was a (4) chess player.


That was a good show.

  • WONDERFUL
  • ENORMOUS
  • TINY
  • DISGUSTING
  • BRILLIANT

That was a (5) show.