Pop Quiz: Adjectives!

Read the sentence and write down which word you think is the adjective.

Good luck!

1. It's a small problem.  _____________________________

2. I have a great idea.  ______________________________

3. The price is cheap.  ______________________________

4. I like hot food.  __________________________________

5. The flowers are pretty.  ___________________________

6. He is my new friend.  ____________________________

7. The bus is slow.  ________________________________

8. Winter is cold.  _________________________________

9. I want a different haircut.  _________________________

10. She arrived early.  ______________________________

Adjective Quiz Answers 

1. Small

2. Great

3. Cheap

4. Hot

5. Pretty

6. New

7. Slow

8. Cold

9. Different

10. Early

Too vs. Enough

TOO

too + adjective	This shirt is too expensive. It costs $30 and I have only $25.
too much + uncountable noun	I drank too much water; now I really need to go to the bathroom!
too many + countable noun	She put too many eggs into the cake. The recipe said 3 and she used 5.
verb + too much	He complains too much. He has such a negative attitude.

ENOUGH

enough + noun (countable or uncountable)	We don’t have enough people for a soccer team.We have 8 people and a team needs at least 11.
adjective + enough	Sorry kid, you’re not old enough to buy alcohol. You’re 19 and the minimum age is 21.
verb + enough	I don’t exercise enough. I need to go to the gym more than once a month.

Dear Mr. President Lyrics

A slightly older song, sung by Pink, Dear Mr. President is a great song to sing along to.

Can you follow the lyrics, and later try to identify the missing words?

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

Now, try listening to the song again, this time with missing words, and try to fill in the gaps.

Dear Mr. President Lyrics

by Pink

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a ___________________ with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some _____________________ if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the _________________?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the ____________________?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us __________________?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say __________________?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the ____________________
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely _________________?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No ________________ is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not ________________.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights ___________________?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to ______________________
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us ___________________?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say ___________________?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the _____________________?

Let me tell you 'bout hard ____________________
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the _________________ took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard ____________________
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know ___________________ 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work

How do you sleep at __________________?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with _________________.
Would you?

Heteronyms

A heteronym is a word having a different pronunciation and meaning as another word, but the same spelling. Sometimes the stress is on a different syllable and sometimes the stress remains the same, but only the pronunciation of the vowel changes.

You will find fruits and vegetables in the produce section. (adjective)

Many factories produce too much pollution. (verb)

He was a famous Polish actor in the 1960's. (adjective)

We need to polish all of the furniture and silverware. (verb)

It's very dangerous to use lead paint. (adjective)

The cowboys lead the cattle to the ranch. (verb)

The boy received a present from his grandmother. (noun)

We are going to present our idea at the meeting. (verb)

This TV show is always broadcast live. (adjective)

Where do kangaroos and koalas live? (verb)

A dove is a white bird that symbolizes peace. (noun)

The swimmers dove into the pool several times. (verb)

The treasure hunter discovered a valuable object in the tomb. (noun)

Lawyers often object to questions during a trial. (verb)

What was your favorite subject in school? Math, science, history? (noun)

New drugs are subject to many tests before they are approved. (verb)

They had been lost in the desert for almost a week. (noun)

The soldier decided to desert the army one day. (verb)

She is very close to finishing her essay for literature class. (adjective)

Please close the door and windows when you leave. (verb)

Are you going to read the sports section of the newspaper? (verb - present tense)

I've already read this book three times. (verb - past tense)

The little girl wore a pretty pink bow in her hair. (noun)

The dancers always bow after their performances. (verb)

She must have been sad because I saw a tear on her cheek. (noun)

Be careful not to accidentally tear the paper. (verb)

People & Physical Descriptions

1 child-children, 2 baby/infant, 3 toddler, 4 boy, 5 girl
6 teenager, 7 adult, 8 man-men, 9 woman-women
10 senior citizen/elderly person

age
11 young, 12 middle-aged, 13 old/elderly
height
14 tall, 15 average height, 16 short

weight
17 heavy, 18 average weight, 19 thin/slim
20 pregnant, 21 physically challenged, 22 vision impaired
23 hearing impaired

1. children
2. baby
3. toddler
4. 6-year-old boy
5. 10-year-old girl
6. teenagers
7. 13-year-old boy
8. 19-year-old girl

9. adults
10. woman
11. man
12. senior citizen

13. young
14. middle-aged
15. elderly
16. tall
17. average height
18. short

19. pregnant
20. heavyset
21. average weight
22. thin/ slim

Growing up

Age       Stage

0- 1 approximately a baby

1- 2 a toddler

2- 12 approximately a child – this period is your childhood

13-17 approximately a teenager (14 = early teens)

18 + an adult

20-30 in your twenties (24-26 = mid twenties)

30-40 in your thirties (38 = late thirties)

40+ people are middle-aged; in middle age

60 or 65 retirement (= when people stop work; they are retired)

75+ old age (you can also use elderly)

Age	Word/phrase
18 months; before they can walk	a baby
2—10 or 11	a child children (plural)
13 about 17	a teenager or a young person young people (plural)
18 >	an adult
about 45 - 60	a middle-aged person
65  >	an elderly man or woman (more polite than old)

Note: For boys, the period between 14-17 approximately (slightly younger for girls) is called adolescence, in law you are an adult at the age of 18, but many people think of you as an adult when you leave school.