English Lessons and Exercises

1. He has always been very friendly, kind and helpful to me.I like him very much.

2. Don't be so greedy . You really needn't so much money.

3. Judy never does any housework. She only lies in bed all day. I've never seen such a lazy  girl.

4. Ted was very  diligent when he was at school. He studied hard and never forgot to do his homework.

5. I like his sense of humour. I consider him a very clever and  witty young man.

6. You are too skinny . You should eat more.

7. I am sure this girl will never tell you anything about it. She is too  discreet.

8. Don't be friends with Daniel. He's a cruel  person and he likes to inflict pain for the pleasure it brings him.

9. July seemed very morose  over her parents' divorce.

10. Eric never shares his feelings with anybody. He has always been shy and  reserved.

11. A large-handed  man gave all he possessed to the poor.

12. If you hurt him, he'll take revenge on you. He never forgives and never forgets.He is such a   vindictive person.

13. My grandfather Wilhelm was a very  quiet man. He didn't like to say much. He preferred to listen.

14. Don't ask Joan! She's so  unreliable and can't be trusted to do it.

15. Gordon, in opposition to his gloomy brother, is a  convivial boy with charm and a great sense of humour. He enjoys dancing.

16. She is rather a  stingy girl. She doesn't like to spend money and shares her items with others.

Adjectives

witty

very clever and funny person

greedy

someone who wants more money, things or power than they need

lazy

inclined to avoid effort, not willing to work

cruel

a person that inflicts pain to people or animals without pity

morose

unhappy, ill-tempered or gloomy

stingy

a person unwilling to spend or give a lot of money, not generous

unreliable

not able to be trusted or depended on

reserved

people who do not show their feelings, silent or reticent

large-handed

a generous person that gives in large quantities

vindictive

a revengeful and cruel person

quiet

used about people who do not usually talk much, restrained in a speech, manner...

discreet

a tactful person that is careful not to say a secret

convivial

friendly, sociable, festive and making you feel welcome

skinny

being very thin in a way that is not attractive

friendly

people who are kind, not antagonistic or hostile, they often make you feel comfortable

diligent

someone who works hard and is constant in effort to accomplish something

ADJECTIVES

Used to something

They say you can get used to anything.

The use of used to do something is explained here. However, used to has another meaning, it can be used as an adjective and we use it to talk about things that have become familiar, and are no longer strange or new.

Used to usually comes after verbs such as be, get or become.

• After a while you get used to the noise.
• She will become used to the smell.
• I was used to the web site.

You can also say that someone is used to doing something.

• I'll never get used to getting up at six o'clock in the morning.
• It took me a while until I was used to driving on the right-hand side of the road.

POSITIVE
a - e	f - p	q - z
adaptable adorable agreeable  alert alluring ambitious amusing boundless brave  bright  calm  capable charming  cheerful  coherent  confident cooperative courageous credible cultured dashing dazzling debonair decisive decorous delightful determined diligent discreet dynamic eager efficient enchanting encouraging enduring  energetic entertaining enthusiastic excellentexcitable exuberant	fabulous fair  faithful  fantastic  fearless frank friendly funny generous gentle  good happy harmonious helpful hilarious  honorable impartial industrious instinctive jolly  joyous  kind kind-hearted knowledgeable likeable lively  lovely  loving lucky  mature modern nice obedient  painstaking peaceful perfect  placid plausible pleasant  plucky productive protective proud  punctual	quiet receptive reflective relieved  resolute responsible righteous romantic sedate selective self-assured sensitive shrewd silly  sincere skilful splendid  steadfast stimulating talented thoughtful  thrifty tough trustworthy unbiased unusual upbeat vigorous vivacious  warm willing wise witty  wonderful  zany  zealous

Possessive Adjectives

What are possessive adjectives?

Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their - modify the noun following it in order to show possession.
Examples:

• I'll get my bag.
• Is this your luggage?

Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns.
Examples:

• Your bike is blue. (your is an adjective which modifies bike)
• Mine is yellow. (mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the verb is)

Examples

Subject Pronouns	I	you	he	she	it	we	you	they
Possessive Adjectives	my	your	his	her	its	our	your	their

Examples:

• Why didn't you clean your room?
  (your modifies the noun room)
• Mary doesn't like her dress.
  (her modifies the noun dress)
• The chameleon can change its color.
  (its modifies the noun color)

Adjectives

Definition of Adjective

Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant.

Examples:

• Large elephant
• Grey elephant
• Friendly elephant

Adjectives Modify Nouns
The word elephant is a noun. Adjectives are added to nouns to state what kind, what colour, which one or how many. Adjectives are said to modify nouns and are necessary to make the meanings of sentences clearer or more exact.

Examples:

• Follow the yellow cab.
(In this example, the adjective yellow modifies the noun cab.)
• Craig caught a large bass.
(In this example, the adjective large modifies the noun bass.)
• It is the girl with the pale face again.


• The principal words should be in bold.
(Beware of the adjective principal - see right)
• The rusty nail he stood on was the cause of the infection.


• Please put the old documents in the shredder.


• There is an essential matter we need to discuss.


• Peter guessed the right number.

EXERCISE IN GRAMMAR 6

  Pick out all the ajectives in the in the following sentences, and say to which class each of them belongs:

1.       The ship sustained heavy damage.

2.       I have called several time.

3.       Every dog has his day.

4.       A live ass is better than a dead lin.

5.       Every man has his duties.

6.       Say the same thing twice over.

7.       Several persons were present at the time.

8.       He is a man of few words.

9.       Neither party is quite in the right.

10.   What time is it?

11.   Which pen do you prefer?

12.   The way was long, the wind was cold, the minstrel was infirm and old

13.   He comes here every day.

14.   I have not seen him for several days.

15.   There should not be much talk and title work.

16.   Abdul won the second prize.

17.   The child fell down from the great height.

18.   He was absent last week.

19.   He died a glorious death.

20.   A small leak may sink a great ship.

21.   Good wine needs no bush.

22.   I like the little pedlar who has a crooked nose.

23.   King francis was a hearty King, and loved a royal sport.

24.   In the furrowed land the toilsome and patient oxen stand.

25.   My uncle lives in the next house.

26.   Some dreams are like reality.

27.   A cross child is not liked.

28.   It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.