1

quantity
few
no
one
two
three
four
little
several
many
all
some
every
each

2 opinion
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
wonderful
splendid
mediocre
awful
fantastic
pretty
ugly
clean
dirty
wasteful
difficult
comfortable
uncomfortable
valuable
worthy
worthless
useful
useless
important
evil
angelic

rare
scarce
poor
rich
lovely
disgusting
amazing
surprising
loathesome
unusual
usual
pointless
pertinent

3
personality/
emotion
happy
sad
excited
scared
frightened
outgoing
funny
sad
zany
grumpy
cheerful
jolly
carefree
quick-witted
blissful
lonely
elated

4 sound

5 taste

6 touch

loud
soft
silent
vociferous
screaming
shouting
thunderous
blaring
quiet
noisy
talkative
rowdy
deafening
faint
muffled
mute
speechless
whispered
hushed

sweet
sour
acidic
bitter
salty
tasty
delicious
savory
delectable
yummy
bland
tasteless
palatable
yummy
luscious
appetizing
tasteless
spicy
watery

hard
soft
silky
velvety
bumpy
smooth
grainy
coarse
pitted
irregular
scaly
polished
glossy
lumpy
wiry
scratchy
rough
glassy

7 size
weight
heavy
light
big
small
little
tiny
tall
short
fat
thin
slender
willowy
lean
svelte
scrawny
skeletal
underweight
lanky
wide
enormous
huge
vast
great
gigantic
monstrous
mountainous

jumbo
wee
dense
weighty
slim
trim
hulking
hefty
giant
plump
tubby
obese
portly

8 smell

9 speed

perfumed
acrid
putrid
burnt
smelly
reeking
noxious
pungent
aromatic
fragrant
scented
musty
sweet-smelling

quick
fast
slow
speeding
rushing
bustling
rapid
snappy
whirlwind
swift
hasty
prompt
brief

10
temperature
hot
cold
freezing
icy
frigid
sweltering
wintry
frosty
frozen
nippy
chilly
sizzling
scalding
burning
feverish
fiery
steaming

11 age

12
distance

13 shape

young
short
round
old
long
circular
baby
far
square
babyish
distant
triangular
teenage
nearby
oval
ancient
close
sleek
antique
faraway
blobby
old-fashioned
outlying
flat
youthful
remote
rotund
elderly
far-flung
globular
mature
neighboring spherical
adolescent
handy
wavy
infantile
straight
bygone
cylindrical
recent
oblong
modern
elliptical
zigzag
squiggly
crooked
winding
serpentine
warped
distorted

14
15
miscellaneous
brightness
qualities
full
empty
wet
dry
open
closed
ornate

light
dark
bright
shadowy
drab
radiant
shining
pale
dull
glowing
shimmering
luminous
gleaming

16 color

17 time

pink
early
red
late
orange
morning
yellowish
night
dark-green
evening
blue
everlasting
purple
initial
black
first
white
last
gray
overdue
brown
belated
tanned
long-term
pastel
delayed
metallic
punctual
silver
colorless
transparent
translucent

18
19
origin/location material
lunar
northern
oceanic
polar
equatorial
Floridian
American
Spanish
Canadian
Mexican
French
Irish
English
Australian

glass
wooden
cloth
concrete
fabric
cotton
plastic
leather
ceramic
china
metal
steel
silicon

20
purpose
folding
swinging
work
racing
cooking
sleeping
dance
rolling
walking

21 noun
children
mens
women
ball

Noun as Adjective
As you know, a noun is a person, place or thing, and an adjective is a word that describes a
noun:
Adjective
noun
clever
teacher
small
office
black
horse
Sometimes we use a noun to describe another noun. In that case, the first noun "acts as" an
adjective.
noun as
noun
adjective
history
teacher
ticket
office
race
horse
The "noun as adjective" always comes first
If you remember this, it will help you to understand what is being talked about:
a race horse is a horse that runs in races
a horse race is a race for horses
a boat race is a race for boats
a love story is a story about love
a war story is a story about war
a tennis ball is a ball for playing tennis
tennis shoes are shoes for playing tennis
a computer exhibition is an exhibition of computers
a bicycle shop is a shop that sells bicycles