Adjectives

‘GOOD +’ adjetivos and ‘BAD-‘adjetivos

Você pode usar um ou mais de um adjetivo para descrever alguma coisa ou alguém GOOD ou
BAD. Isso depende de como você se sente em relação a isso.

lovely(++) (very)good (+)+ ←OK → (very)bad (-) awful(-)

wonderful(+++) terrible(-)

terrific(++++) dreadful(-)

etc. etc.

Os adjetivos no centro são chamados de adjetivos de ‘escala’ e dão a descrição geral de alguma
coisa. Você pode usar ‘very’ antes deles. Os adjetivos no lado esquerdo e direito são chamados
de adjetivos de ‘limite’ e transmitem uma descrição extrema de alguma coisa. Você pode usar
‘absolutely antes deles (mas não ‘very’).

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Exercícios

a. awful

b. boiling

c. delighted

d. enormous

e. excellent

f. exhausted

g. fascinating

h. freezing
i. tiny

Encontre o adjetivo ‘limite’ do lado direito que corresponda com o adjetivo ‘escala’ do lado
esquerdo. Você deve encontrar no mínimo um adjetivo ‘limite’ para cada adjetivo ‘escala’.
1. big d
2. cold h
3. happy c
4. hot b
5. interesting g
6. nice e
7. not very good a
8. small k
9. tired f

Preencha os espaços com os adjetivos apropriados. Somente use aqueles que você sabe o
significado do exercício anterior.

1. I had a (n) good, great, lovely, fantastic, etc. time at school today. We ate, danced, and
played interesting games.
2. They say the new boss is a very miserable, difficult, boring person. He never smiles at
anyone.
3. It’s very kind, nice of you to help me out in this difficult moment. Thank you.
4. There is heavy traffic in the city centre today. Take the rain.
5. I’ve just had some excellent, wonderful, fantastic, good, etc news! I have finally passed
my driving test.
6. She is very well-behaved but her 5-year-old brother is very naughty.
7. Julie is more than nice. She is really a (n) wonderful, lovely, etc person.
8. That’s outrageous, horrible, awful! Surely they can’t fire you for any reason.
9. Don’t cook these eggs. They have been in the fridge for a week and they have a (n) nasty,
bad, awful, etc smell.
10. The kids had a (n) excellent, great, etc opportunity to see wild animals in their animals in
their natural surroundings in the safari park.
11. Standing there on the top of Mount Etna was a (n) amazing, fascinating, exciting, terrific,
etc experience for me.
12. Have you ever seen her dance? She’s absolutely brilliant, fantastic, gorgeous, dreadful,
etc!

Adjetivos terminados em –ing ou –end descrevem uma pessoa, uma coisa ou uma situação.
Os adjetivos terminados em –ed descrevem como nós sentimos em relação a esta pessoa, coisa
ou situação.

Ex: It was a very interesting programme – I was very interested in the programmed .

Escolha o adjetivo correto em cada questão:

1. Sue wasn’t very good at Maths. I was surprising / surprisedwhen he passed the exams.
2. It was very embarrassing / embarrassed to find out that I had no money with me at the
checkout.
3. I enjoyed the Dracula film last night but my younger sister was frightening / frightenedby it.
4. I though it was very annoying / annoyed to wait for our order for more almost an hour at
the restaurant.

5. The children got very exciting / excited with the idea of a holiday in Greece.