Here are a few quotations for you using last week’s Awesome Adjective. What do you think they’re saying?
Tag: adjectives
Awesome Adjective: Risky
Meaning: Dangerous or likely to fail.
Examples:
He saves all his money because he thinks investing in the stock market is too risky.
You’ve got to be careful if you’re a parent of a teenager; they tend to try a lot of risky things.
It’s risky to stand too close to the edge of the platform – you might fall or somebody might even push you onto the tracks!
Pop Quiz:
Which of the following describes risky behavior?
A. Riding a bike without a helmet.
B. Smoking.
C. Cheating on an exam.
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Impatient Revisited
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Awesome Adjective: Impatient
Meaning: The opposite of patient – describing someone who is restless and can’t wait.
Examples:
The students were impatient to start school again after their long holiday vacation.
Another train will arrive in just a minute. Don’t be so impatient!
The line at the bank was long and you could tell the customers were getting impatient.
Pop Quiz:
What does an impatient person do?
A. They go to sleep.
B. They walk back and forth and run their hands through their hair.
C. They quietly look out the window and daydream.
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Reasonable Revisited
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Awesome Adjective: Reasonable
Meaning: Logical, rational, moderate, not emotional.
Examples:
When I got angry, she told me to be reasonable.
They’ll only reach an agreement if both sides are reasonable.
Why are you late? Give me a reasonable explanation.
Pop Quiz:
If a store’s prices are reasonable, it means…
A. they are high.
B. they are low.
C. they are neither high nor low.
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Awesome Adjective: Greasy
Meaning: Describing something – usually food – that has a lot of oil or fat.
Examples:
I didn’t like the chicken. It was too greasy.
If you want to have a healthy diet, you should stop eating greasy food.
My hands were so greasy that I couldn’t turn the doorknob.
Pop Quiz:
Which of the following is usually greasy?
A. French fries
B. Steamed vegetables
C. A mechanic’s hands