A Small Blue Bag

by Vocafy Vahvistettu

Englanti (USA) A1 12 kysymystä Kielioppi

Explore simple product descriptions. Learn how describing words work with names of things.

1. 1. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   What color is the bag?

   A blue bag.

   • blue
   • red
   • black

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   • blue

   A color word can describe a thing: "a blue bag."

2. 2. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   What size is the box?

   A small box.

   • It is big.
   • It is small.
   • It is very big.

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   • It is small.

   "Small" describes size, not color.

3. 3. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   What does "new" tell us about the phone?

   A new phone.

   • It is very old.
   • It is not old.

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   • It is not old.

   You can use "new" for many things: a phone, a bag, or a car.

4. 4. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   Which skirt fits the customer's description?

   Customer: I want a skirt that is not long.

   • a long skirt
   • a very long skirt
   • a short skirt

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   • a short skirt

   For skirts, "short" and "long" describe length.

5. 5. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   Which word tells us what the pillow feels like?

   A soft pillow.

   • pillow
   • soft
   • a

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   • soft

   "Pillow" names the thing. "Soft" tells us about it.

6. 6. Laita sanat oikeaan järjestykseen.

   A coat in a store.

   • a
   • This is
   • black
   • coat.

   The color word goes next to the name of the thing.

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   This is a black coat.

   The describing word comes before the thing: "black coat."

7. 7. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   What is the correct short description of the umbrella?

   The umbrella is old.

   • a old umbrella
   • old an umbrella
   • an old umbrella

   The sound after "a" or "an" matters.

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   • an old umbrella

   Use "an" before "old": "an old book," "an old umbrella."

8. 8. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   Both socks are clean.

   The store has two ___.

   • clean socks
   • cleans socks
   • clean sock

   There is more than one sock.

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   • clean socks

   Add "s" to "sock," not to the describing word "clean."

9. 9. Valitse oikea vastaus.

   What is the correct short store description?

   There are three cups. They are red.

   • red three cups
   • three red cups
   • three reds cups

   The number comes first.

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   • three red cups

   A number goes before the color word: "three red cups."

10. 10. Laita sanat oikeaan järjestykseen.

    A store describes a table.

    • very
    • table.
    • We have
    • big
    • a

    "Very" goes with the describing word.

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    We have a very big table.

    "Very" makes a describing word stronger: "very big."

11. 11. Valitse oikea vastaus.

    Which shirt is right for the customer?

    Customer: I need a white shirt for work. I don't want a dirty one.

    • a dirty white shirt
    • a clean black shirt
    • a clean white shirt

    The customer cares about two things.

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    • a clean white shirt

    Two words can describe one thing: "clean" means not dirty, and "white" gives the color.

12. 12. Laita sanat oikeaan järjestykseen.

    A customer describes the bag she wants.

    • She wants
    • blue bag.
    • a
    • small

    The bag's size comes before its color.

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    She wants a small blue bag.

    Size usually comes before color: "small blue bag."