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2 small
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3 minute
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4 new
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5 round
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EXERCISE2
Use the words from the previous exercises to complete the sentences below:
1 This isn't _ __
Brand new_ _ ; it's second-hand.

2 They have a modern house but it's full of _Antique

_ _ _ _ furniture.

3 This pile of books is too _ _ _ _ _ to carry. Could you help me?

Heavy

4 She used to live in a tiny flat in Battersea, but after the success of her book
she moved to a _ Big_ _ _ house with eleven rooms.

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5 Do you prefer square or _ _ _ _ _ clock faces?

Large
6 This blouse comes in three sizes: small, medium and _ _ _ __

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The following denote particles or small quantities of things. Match the words on the left
with those on the right to form phrases:

1 a grain of D
1 sand

2 a crumb of D
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3 a spoonful of D
8 paper

4 a bouquet of D
5 water

5 a drop of D
6 salt
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6 a pinch of D
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Fill the gaps in the following sentences with words from the previous exercise in their
correct forms:
1 I wrote my address down on a _ _ _ _ _ of _
Scrap _ _ __
Paper

2 The recipe says you should add a _ _ _ _ of _

Pinch _ _ _ _ to the sauce .
Salt

3 I enjoyed the picnic on the beach but I kept getting _ _ _ _ of

Grain
_ _ _ _ _ in my sandwiches.
Sand

4 I felt a _ _ _ _ _ of _
Drop _ _ _ _ on my head; it must be starting to rain.
Water

5 He's so romantic; he sent me a huge _ _ _ _ _ of _

Bouquet _ _ __
Flowers
on Valentine's Day.

EXERCISES Describing objects

We often derive the name of something from the purpose for which it is intended.
For example, a jam jar is a jar which is used or has been used as a container for jam.
Match the following nouns in a similar way:

1 potato D case

2 tea D bowl

3 dish D pot

4 cigarette D bin

5 toothpaste D
9 dish

6 soap D
12 sack

7 biscuit D
5 tube

8 milk D rack

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EXERCISE6
Choose from the words in the box to complete the sentences below:

synthetic delicious refreshing stylish skilful dramatic

1 That was a really _ _ _ _ _ _ meal!

Delicious

2 I enjoyed the play; the murder scene was very _ _ _ _ __

Dramatic

3 My shirt is made of _ _ _ _ _ _ material but I would prefer cotton.

Synthetic

4 Lemonade is a very _ _ _ _ _ _ drink in the summertime.

Refreshing

5 You have to be a pretty _ _ _ _ _ _ driver to cope with those

Skilful
sharp bends on the coastal road.

6 She wore a very _ __ _ _ _ outfit to the wedding.

Stylish

EXERCISE7
Find 18 adjectives from this unit in the wordsearch square below:

enormous synthetic delicious stylish large minute huge

round antique new heavy tiny small
big little old dark modern

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