A Small Blue Bag
Explore simple product descriptions. Learn how describing words work with names of things.
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1. Choose the correct answer.
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."
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2. Choose the correct answer.
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.
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3. Choose the correct answer.
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.
"New" is the opposite of "old." A new phone is not old.
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4. Choose the correct answer.
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.
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5. Choose the correct answer.
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.
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6. Put the words in order.
A coat in a store.
- coat.
- This is
- black
- a
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."
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7. Choose the correct answer.
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."
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8. Choose the correct answer.
Both socks are clean.
I have 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."
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9. Choose the correct answer.
What is the correct short description of the cups?
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."
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10. Put the words in order.
A store describes a table.
- big
- very
- table.
- a
- We have
"Very" goes with the describing word.
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We have a very big table.
"Very" makes a describing word stronger: "very big."
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11. Choose the correct answer.
Which shirt is right for him?
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
He 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.
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12. Put the words in order.
A customer describes the bag she wants.
- a
- blue bag.
- She wants
- 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."