Title: L5.1-3.ii Adjectives Review and Practice

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Using Adjectives

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Using Adjectives

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L5.1-3 Review and Practice:

Using Adjectives

Introduction

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Now that you've studied the information about and conjugations of な and い adjectives and you're feeling confident about making the right forms let's look at how to use them!

We'll start with some quick review.

Video Review

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How to Use Adjectives

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

How to Use Adjectives

1. い adjective: やさしいテストです (it's an easy test)
2. な adjective: しずかなへやです (it's a quiet room)

Note that the word order is the same as in English: the adjective comes right before the noun.

As you can see in #1, い adjectives can be joined directly to nouns, without using a particle, and as you see in #2, when a な adjective comes right before a noun, you must add particle な.

There is a second way to use adjectives to describe nouns: by predication.  This means that the noun is usually in a subject position of the adjective as shown in the example:

- い adjective: テストはやさしいです (the test is easy)
- な adjective: へやはしずかです (the room is quiet)

In the above examples, "the test" and "the room" are noun phrases, and "easy" and "pretty" are the predicates.  Remember: when an adjective comes right before です、particle な must be dropped.

See pages 132-134 of the textbook for more on adjectives.

Video: Past Tense Adjectives in Context

Fill In the Blanks

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Fill in the Missing Words in English

Adjectives Fill In The Blanks

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Q: That hamburger [...]
A: is not delicious/isn't delicious/isn't tasty/is not tasty
  Hint: delicious?
Q: Yesterday, I [...]
A: was free/had free time
  Hint: free?
Q: This place [...]
A: wasn't clean/wasn't pretty/was not clean/was not pretty
  Hint: clean?
Q: This book [...]
A: wasn't cheap/was not cheap
  Hint: cheap?
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な Adjectives: Drag and Drop

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

な Adjectives: Drag and Drop

Q: 1. A quiet library: [...] としょかん。

2. A clean room: [...] へや。

3. An energetic older man/grandfather: [...] おじいさん。

4. A day that's free: [...] 日。

5. Ｉ like ramen: ラーメンが[...] です。
A: しずかな; きれいな; げんきな; ひまな; すき
  Hint: clean or pretty
  Hint: free time?
Also offered: きれいの; ひまの; げんきの; いそがしいじゃない; すきな
Feedback (0 to 50%): Remember to keep な when the な adjective comes before the noun, and drop it before です
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い Adjectives: Drag and Drop

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

い Adjectives: Drag and Drop

Q: 1. A busy day: [...] 日。

2. Hot coffee: [...] コーヒー。

3. このすしは [...] です。

4. [...] テストじゃなかったです。

5. わあ、[...] へやですね！
A: いそがしい; あつい; おいしくない; むずかしい; かわいい
  Hint: difficult
Also offered: いそがしいの; おいしいじゃない; むずかしいの; きれい; きれいい
Feedback (0 to 50%): Remember that い adjectives don't need a particle to join to nouns
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Audio Practice

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Listen to the audio clips and answer the questions

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Q: The hotel...
- was quiet (correct)
- is quiet
- wasn't quiet
- isn't quiet

Q: The party...
- wasn't very interesting (correct)
- was very interesting
- was boring
- is boring

Q: Hawaii...
- was very hot (correct)
- is very hot
- wasn't very hot
- isn't very hot

Q: The vacation...
- wasn't fun at all (correct)
- wasn't fun
- was fun
- was interesting

Q: The food...
- wasn't very tasty (correct)
- wasn't delicious at all
- tasted bad
- was boring

Answer the Questions

[Image: Image of an energetic grandmother, a clean room and a shocked women holding price tag]

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Answer the questions in Japanese

Q: どんなおばあさんですか。[...]
A: げんきなおばあさんです/げんきなおばあさんです。/元気なおばあさんです。/元気なおばあさんです
  Hint: energetic or lively
Q: どんなへやですか。[...]
A: きれいなへやです。/きれいなへやです
  Hint: clean
Q: どんなもの (thing) ですか。[...]
A: たかいものです。/たかいものです
  Hint: expensive
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Complete the かいわ 1

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Complete the かいわ

Q: かいわ①

Aさん：きょうはひまですか。

Bさん：あ、いいえ、[...]。いそがしいですよ。
A: ひまじゃないです/ひまじゃありません
Q: かいわ②

Aさん：にほんごのせんせいはやさしいですか。

Bさん：いいえ、あまり[...]よ😢
A: やさしくないです
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Complete the かいわ 2

L5.1-3 Review and Practice: Using Adjectives

Complete the かいわ

Q: かいわ①

Aさん：BCだいがくは、どんなだいがくですか。

Bさん：とても[...] ですよ！
A: おおきいだいがく
  Hint: big
Q: かいわ②

Aさん：バンクーバーはんあまちですか。

Bさん：[...] よ💕
A: きれいなまちです
  Hint: pretty
Feedback (0 to 99%): Try again!
Feedback (100 to 100%): よくできました！

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