adjective + noun (nice day / blue eyes etc.)
The adjective is before the noun:.
- They live in a modern house (not a house modern)
- Have you met any famous people? (not people famous)
The ending of an adjective is always the same:
- a different place - different places (not different)
be (am/is/was etc.) + adjective:
- The weather is nice today.
- These flowers are very beautiful.
- Are you cold? Shall I close the window?
- I'm hungry. Can I have something to eat?
- The film wasn't very good. It was boring.
- Please be quiet. I'm reading.
look/feel/smell/taste/sound + adjective
- A: You look tired.
B: Yes, I feel tired.
- Joe told me about his new job. It sounds very interesting.
- I'm not going to eat this fish. It doesn't smell good.
Compare:
Make sentences:
1. They live in a house
2. I like that green jacket.
3. Do you like classical music?
4. I had a wonderful holiday.
5. We went to a Japanese restaurant.
The words in the box are adjectives (black/foreign etc.) or nouns (air/job etc.). Use an adjective and a noun to complete each sentence.
1. Do you speak any foreign languages?
2. Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain.
3. Sue works very hard, and she's very tired. She needs a long holiday.
4. I would like to have a shower, but there's no hot water.
5. Can you open the window? We need some fresh air.
6. I need a sharp knife to cut these onions.
7. Fire-fighting is a dangerous Job.
Make sentences:
1. You sound happy.
2. It looks new.
3. I feel ill.
4. You look surprised.
5. They smell nice.
6. It tastes horrible.
A and B don't agree. Complete B's sentences. Use feel/look etc.
A B
1. You look tired. Do I? I don't feel tired. (feel)
2. This is a new coat. Is it? It doesn't It doesn't look new. (look)
3. I'm American. Are you? You don't sound American. (sound)
4. You look cold. Do 1? I don't feel cold. (feel)
5. These bags are heavy. Are they? They don't look heavy. (look)
6. That soup looks good. Maybe, but it doesn't taste good.(taste)
The adjective is before the noun:.
Make sentences: