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English Vocabulary for Adjectives (Describing Objects)

Learn Common Words for Describing Objects in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn adjectives used to describe objects. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences

Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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getting ready...
  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

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Hero ()
Captain ()
Sergeant ()
Recruit ()

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "adjectives things" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

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"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "adjectives things" category:
  • "heavy","light","big","small","long","short","hard","soft","rough","smooth"
  • A heavy object is hard to lift.
  • Rocks are usually heavy.
  • He carried a heavy box.
  • A light object is easy to carry.
  • Feathers are light.
  • She lifted the light bag.
  • A big object takes up a lot of space.
  • Elephants are big.
  • He saw a big building.
  • A small object does not take up much space.
  • Ants are small.
  • She held a small coin.
  • A long object has a lot of length.
  • Snakes are often long.
  • He has a long rope.
  • A short object does not have much length.
  • Pencils can be short.
  • She wrote with a short pencil.
  • A hard object is not easy to break.
  • Rocks are hard.
  • He touched the hard wall.
  • A soft object is easy to press.
  • Pillows are soft.
  • She likes her soft blanket.
  • A rough surface is not smooth.
  • Sandpaper is rough.
  • He touched the rough rock.
  • A smooth surface feels even.
  • Glass is smooth.
  • She felt the smooth table.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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