Name That Adjective
What is the opposite of silly
How does snow feel?
cold, icy
Satisfied
Give an example you can use small as a gradable adjective.
This suitcase is extremely small.
This suitcase is very small.
This suitcase is quite small.
how does coffee taste?
How was the movie you went to see?
Ugly
Beautiful
Give an example of an ungradable adjective
ancient
boiling
Describe your favourite food, how does it look, taste and feel.
Describe how spicy food taste, how does it feel?
Cool
Warm
Give an example using the word hot using gradable and ungradable.
very hot
boiling
What is this adjective: opposite of short
Tall
How was the beach?
Energetic
Tired
What are the gradable adjectives?
we can have different levels of that quality. you can be a bit cold, very cold, or extremely cold. We can make them weaker or stronger with modifiers. These are the gradable adjectives.
What is this adjective: opposite of big
Small
How does ice-cream look?
delicious, colourful, sweet, beautiful
Sad
Happy
What are the ungradable adjectives?
Non-gradable adjectives do sometimes occur grading such as completely which emphasizes the extent of the quality.