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Flashcards by Liesl Marais, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Liesl Marais
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What do adjectives do? | They are describing words that tell us more about a noun. |
| What are some weak adjectives to avoid? | sad, nice, scared, happy, bad Look at the rich adverbs on the following cards and see if you know the weak adverbs they can replace. Then flip the deck and consolidate your knowledge. |
| gloomy | sad (g_____) |
| upset | sad (u____) |
| unhappy | sad (u______) |
| forlorn | sad (f______) |
| sorrowful | sad (s________) |
| tearful | sad (t______) |
| sombre | sad (s_____) |
| lovely | nice (l_____) |
| pleasurable | nice (p__________) |
| likeable | nice (l_______) |
| gracious | nice (g_______) |
| admirable | nice (a________) |
| afraid | scared (a_____) |
| frightened | scared (f_________) |
| fearful | scared (f______) |
| alarmed | scared (a______) |
| terrified | scared (t________) |
| shaken | scared (s_____) |
| delighted | happy (d________) |
| amused | happy (a_____) |
| thrilled | happy (t_______) |
| content | happy (c______) |
| pleased | happy (p______) |
| awful | bad (a____) |
| rotten | bad (r_____) |
| wicked | bad (w_____) |
| unpleasant | bad (u_________) |
| disagreeable | bad (d___________) |
| wretched | bad (w_______) |
| mean | bad (m___) |
| Avoid using "very" | Look at the following cards and see if you know what adjectives to use instead of "very ..."? |
| hilarious | very funny |
| freezing | very cold |
| enormous | very big |
| filthy | very dirty |
| delicious | very tasty |
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