Adjectives & Modifiers Lecture

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering adjective opposites, modifiers, and opinion adjectives from the lecture notes.

The opposite of beautiful is .

ugly

The opposite of big is .

small

The opposite of cheap is .

expensive

The opposite of clean is .

dirty

The opposite of easy is .

difficult

The opposite of slow is .

fast

The opposite of empty is .

full

The opposite of bad (quality) is .

good

The opposite of high is .

low

The opposite of hot is .

cold

The opposite of light (brightness) is .

dark

The opposite of long is .

short

The opposite of old (objects) is .

new

The opposite of young (people) is .

old

The opposite of poor is .

rich

The opposite of right (direction) is .

left

The opposite of right (correct) is .

wrong

The opposite of safe is .

dangerous

The opposite of the same is .

different

The opposite of weak is .

strong

The opposite of tall is .

short

We often use very or really as before adjectives to intensify them.

modifiers

The modifier that means "somewhat" and not very is .

quite

"A Ferrari is fast." (use a strong modifier)

really / very

"It’s cold today" expresses that it’s cold but not very cold.

quite

An opinion adjective meaning "good" that starts with n is .

nice

An opinion adjective meaning "good" that starts with g is .

great

An opinion adjective meaning "fantastic" can also simply be .

great

An opinion adjective meaning "very good" that starts with f is .

fantastic

An opinion adjective meaning "very bad" that starts with a is .

awful

An opinion adjective meaning "very bad" that starts with t is .

terrible