Lesson 4 - Adjectives
In this lesson you'll learn some common adjectives in the English language. You'll also learn how adjectives are made from nouns and verbs using suffixes.
This lesson includes online flashcards and a quiz to help you improve your English vocabulary. The flashcards and quiz are available for speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.
English Vocabulary
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awful
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bored
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boring
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brave
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busy
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careful
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cautious
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certain
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cheerful
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clean
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clear
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colorful (colourful)
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comfortable
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common
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crazy
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crowded
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different
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dirty
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early
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easy
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empty
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entire
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excited
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expensive
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free
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friendly
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full
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helpful
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horrible
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hungry
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hurt
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important
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impossible
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kind
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late
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lazy
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little
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lonely
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lucky
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main
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mean
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other
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popular
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rare
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real
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recent
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same
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scary
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shiny
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shy
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sleepy
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some
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sore
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strange
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terrible
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tired
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tough
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unusual
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upset
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usual
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worried
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English Vocabulary 2
Grammar
Creating adjectives from verbs
In English the past participle of many verbs can be used as an adjective.
Examples
| Verb | Adjective |
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| bore | bored |
| crowd | crowded |
| worry | worried |
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Suffixes
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word.
In English there are several suffixes that can be added to nouns to convert them to adjectives. The most common of these suffixes are:
| Suffix | Meaning |
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| y | means characterized by or inclined to |
| able ible |
means capable of being |
| ous | means full of a given quality |
| ful | means full of a given quality |
