Extreme Adjectives

Extreme Adjectives

tired

weary

beat

fatigued

exhausted

shattered

wiped out

on my last leg

Multiple Select

Study the following adjectives and select the adjectives which belong in the category of extremely good.

• awesome

• brilliant

• terrific

• appalling

• horrendous

Multiple Select

Study the following adjectives and select the adjectives which belong in the category of extremely bad.

• appalling

• dreadful

• horrendous

• brilliant

• terrible

Notice:

If you want to make an extreme adjective sound more extreme, you can use the word ‘absolutely’, e.g. absolutely brilliant, absolutely dreadful. But you cannot use ‘absolutely’ with ordinary adjectives.

Describe something with an adjective above. Continue until all the

adjectives have been used. For example: "Spain’s performance in the World Cup was absolutely horrendous."

Open Ended

Open Ended

Complete the dialogue with extreme adjectives.

Transition

From Adjectives to Nouns

Many words in English can be adapted to be used for different grammatical functions. We often use prefixes and suffixes (extra parts of the word added at the beginning or the end) to change the meaning of a word for a variety of purposes. Adjectives and verbs can be turned into nouns, for example happy becomes the feeling of happiness, run becomes the doer of the verb, runner.

1. Add –ness to form nouns from adjectives

The suffix –ness forms nouns from adjectives. Not all adjectives can have –ness added to them, but it is a common form – especially with adjectives ending in y (though note the spelling change, to –iness), hard consonant sounds like d, and many adjectives ending in ful. Common examples are:

*ready – They questioned her readiness for the test.

*happy – It is important to create happiness for everyone.

*weak – Eating too much cake was a major weakness of his.

*sad – The closure of the post office brought sadness to the community.

2. Add –ity to form nouns from adjectives

The suffix ­–ity forms nouns from adjectives. Again, this is only for certain adjectives, though it is common adjectives ending in –ble or with soft ­–s sounds. To form nouns with –ity, changes in spelling often occur, such as replacing the last few letters of the adjective. Common examples are:

responsible – Your children are not my responsibility.

possible – Nuclear war seemed like a real possibility.

scarce – The scarcity of drinks became problematic during the party.

hilarious – They reacted to the joke with much hilarity.

Multiple Choice

Many people died of ___________ during the famine.

• starving

• starvation

• effortless

• effortlessness

Multiple Choice

Google's translate tools can be the source of great _______ . Some of the translations can really make you laugh.

• hilarity

• hilarious

• effortless

• effortlessness

Multiple Choice

You can truly experience the ________ of the Pacific Ocean when you travel by ship.

• vastness

• vast

• peril

• perilous

Multiple Choice

This part of the town is filled with so much _______-nobody wants to come here.

• filth

• filthy

• vast

• vastness

Multiple Choice

Matt was suffering from ______ after completing the marathon.

• exhaustion

• exhausted

• peril

• perilous

Multiple Choice

Jamie was filled with ________, after winning the lottery.

• brilliance

• brilliant

• ecstacy

• ecstatic

Multiple Choice

It was Mark's first time jumping out of the plane. You could see the look of ______ on his face.

• terrified

• terror

• starvation

• starving

Multiple Choice

He managed to win the match with a broken foot. Everyone appreciated the _____of his performance.

• hilarious

• hilarity

• brilliant

• brilliance.