Extreme Adjectives
very frightened
terrified
an injury when an animal or person uses their teeth on you
a bite
when bacteria or germs enter the body and cause illness
infection
By the time the ambulance arrived, the cyclist __________ (fall) off his bike and __________ (break) his arm.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the cyclist had fallen off his bike and had broken his arm.
I __________ (walk) home when I suddenly __________ (slip) on the wet pavement.
I was walking home when I suddenly slipped on the wet pavement.
very dirty
filthy
a small bubble of skin filled with liquid
to hit something very hard
to crash into (something)
She __________ (faint) because she __________ (not eat) anything all day.
She fainted because she had not eaten anything all day.
She __________ (already finish) cooking when the smoke alarm __________ (go) off.
She had already finished cooking when the smoke alarm went off.
very bad
awful
a blue, purple, or black mark on the skin after being hit
a bruise
an injury to a joint, caused by twisting it
a sprain
When we got to the beach, my brother __________ (already get) a bad sunburn.
When we got to the beach, my brother had already got a bad sunburn.
We __________ (wait) for the bus when it __________ (start) raining heavily.
We were waiting for the bus when it started raining heavily.
very pleased
ecstatic OR delighted
being made sick by eating, drinking, or breathing something dangerous
poisoning
an injury from an insect, like a bee or wasp
a sting
He __________ (slip) on the wet floor after someone __________ (spill) water near the door.
He slipped on the wet floor after someone had spilled water near the door.
He __________ (drive) too fast because he __________ (not notice) the sign that someone __________ (put) there earlier.
He was driving too fast because he had not noticed the sign that someone had put there earlier.
very surprised
astonished
to suddenly lose consciousness for a short time
to faint
a small, sharp piece of wood or glass stuck in the skin
a splinter
They __________ (go) to the hospital because their child __________ (be) stung by a bee.
They went to the hospital because their child had been stung by a bee.
While the children __________ (play) outside, one of them __________ (fall) and __________ (graze) his knee.
While the children were playing outside, one of them fell and grazed his knee.