Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe a person, a place or a thing.

1- The adjective in English goes before the noun:

- It is a big house
- She is a tall woman
- I am a fat man

2- The adjective in English has no plural or gender:

- It is a big house
- They are big houses
- I am fat
- We are fat

3- The adjective can also be after the verb to be:

- The house is big
- The woman is tall
- The man is fat

Watch these videos to practise:

Part 1

Part 2

Practise with these exercises:

 put the words in the sentences in order 

match the opposites 

answer these questions

Source: EOI Elx

Colours

This is a typical rainbow. It’s made of different colours: these are the names of the colours in English.
Black   White   Red  Yellow  Blue  Green   Orange   Purple  Brown   Grey  Pink

Colours, like all adjectives, don’t take plurals or gender (feminine or masculine). See these examples:

The Union Jack is red, white and blue.
The German flag is black, red and yellow.
Penguins are black and white.
Aubergines are purple.
Lettuce is green.
Lemons are yellow.
Oranges are orange!

There are different shades of colours, so you can say dark or light to specify.

Now check you know your colours here and try and remember their spelling here

All adjectives, and also colours, go before the noun they modify. Example:

My car is a blue Fiat.    My car is a red Ferrari.   I have a pink house.

Complete these sentences with the right colour

Here you are two videos to practise the colours:

The Rainbow Colors Song.

Colours Song:

Finally, test yourself with this funny puzzle.

Source: EOI Elx

this, that, these, those

singular	this	that
plural	these	those
	close to the speaker	more distant to the speaker (in space or time)

Generally speaking, we use this/these to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are close to the speaker or very close in time. We use that/those to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are more distant, either in time or physically.

Now do some exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Plurals

 

Rule: In general, the plural is formed by adding an -s to the end of the word:

Regla: En general, el plural se forma añadiendo una -s al final de la palabra:

singular	plural
a car	two cars
a cassette	two cassettes
a lamp	two lamps
a hat	two hats
a cup	two cups

Rule: Nouns that end with an -s, -sh, -ch and -x add -es to the end of the word.
Las palabras que terminan en -s, -sh, -ch y -x, añaden -es al final de la palabra

singular	plural
a box	two boxes
a sandwich	two sandwiches
a suitcase	two suitcases
a rose	two roses
a garage	two garages

Rule: substitute y after consonant with -ies:

Regla: sustituye la y precedidad de consonante por -ies:

singular	plural
a city	two cities
a lady	two ladies

Add -s after vowel + y:
Añade -s tras vocal + y:

singular	plural
a boy	two boys
a day	two days

Be Careful! There are some excepciones we will study along the year. Check some:

¡Cuidado! Hay algunas excepciones que veremos durante el año, aquí van unas pocas

 man – men, child – children, woman – women, person – people

+ Many animals do not have a plural form: Example: fish – fish, deer – deer

+ muchos animales no tienen forma de plural. Ejemplo: pez- peces, ciervo- ciervos

Click here to do some exercises: regular plurals 1  , 2 and 3

Source: EOI Elx