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Gradable Adjectives: Level 5 Unit 1 Topic: Gradable and Non-Gradable Adjectives

The document discusses gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Gradable adjectives like "cold" and "frightened" can express different degrees, such as being very or a bit cold. Non-gradable adjectives like "married" or "pregnant" cannot express degrees and refer to absolute states. Adjectives like "terrifying" and "freezing" are also non-gradable as they already imply an extreme degree. The document provides examples of gradable and non-gradable adjectives and phrases and exercises to practice using each type.

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Gradable Adjectives: Level 5 Unit 1 Topic: Gradable and Non-Gradable Adjectives

The document discusses gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Gradable adjectives like "cold" and "frightened" can express different degrees, such as being very or a bit cold. Non-gradable adjectives like "married" or "pregnant" cannot express degrees and refer to absolute states. Adjectives like "terrifying" and "freezing" are also non-gradable as they already imply an extreme degree. The document provides examples of gradable and non-gradable adjectives and phrases and exercises to practice using each type.

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LEVEL 5 UNIT 1 Topic: GRADABLE AND NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVES

Adjectives can be gradable or non-gradable

Gradable adjectives

Gradable adjectives are adjectives like ‘cold’ ‘hot’ and ‘frightened’. You can be very cold or

a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have different degrees.

Non-gradable or extreme adjective

MARRIED

PREGNANT

Non-gradable adjectives are adjectives like ‘married’ or ‘wooden’. You can’t be very married
or a bit married. Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees.

Adjectives like ‘terrifying’, ‘freezing’ ‘amazing’ are also non-gradable adjectives. They
already contain the idea of ‘very’ in their definitions – ‘freezing’ means ‘very cold’ etc.

Non- Gradable Gradable


furious Angry=enojado,
molesto
terrible bad
enormous big
fantastic Busy = ocupado
perfect Clever = inteligente
Freezing = congelado cold
Tiny = diminuto Deep = profundo
useless
fast
exhausted friendly
Boiling = hirviendo good
imposible happy
awful = muy feo high
Brilliant = muy inteligencia hot
Filthy =asqueroso important
Impressive =
impresionante
Miserable = no feliz long
delicious popular
rich
small
strong

Prepared by: María José Morocho MSc.


tall
tired
warm/hot
Weak =débil
young
confident
useful
difficult
dirty
unhappy
nice

Non- gradable adj Phrases Gradable adj Phrases


completely a bit = un poco
absolutely quite = demasiado,
bastante
very = muy
really
extremely

I worked all day. Now, I am completely exhausted.

She is quite young to drive.

Exercise:

- Write 5 sentences using gradable adjectives and its phrases.


Ex: I’m a bit angry with you because you didn’t come to my birthday party.

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2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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- Write 5 sentences using non-gradable adjectives and its phrases.

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prepared by: María José Morocho MSc.


4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prepared by: María José Morocho MSc.

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