Opinion | Size | Age | Shape | Colour | Origin | Material | Purpose | ||
a | silly | young | English | man | |||||
a | huge | round | metal | bowl | |||||
a | small | red | sleeping | bag |
Opinion
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An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you).
For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
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Size
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A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is.
For example: large, tiny, enormous, little
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Age
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An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is.
For example: ancient, new, young, old
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Shape
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A shape adjective describes the shape of something.
For example: square, round, flat, rectangular
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Colour
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A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something.
For example: blue, pink, reddish, grey
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Origin
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An origin adjective describes where something comes from.
For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek
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Material
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A material adjective describes what something is made from.
For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
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Purpose
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A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”.
For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”)
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The Canadian College of English Language
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