Colors & Basic Adjectives

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1. Exercise 1

   matching
   • azul→blue
   • vermelho→red
   • amarelo→yellow
   • verde→green
   • preto→black
   • branco→white

   The six 'starter' colors — cover ~80% of everyday descriptions.

   🇧🇷 As seis cores mais úteis para começar.

2. Exercise 2

   multiple choice

   Which sentence is correct?

   • I have a car red
   • I have a red caranswer
   • I have red a car
   • I have a car of red

   English word order: article → adjective → noun. 'A red car' — never 'a car red' (that's Portuguese order).

   🇧🇷 Em inglês o adjetivo vem ANTES do substantivo. 'Carro vermelho' → 'red car'.

3. Exercise 3

   matching
   • big→grande
   • small→pequeno
   • new→novo
   • old→velho / antigo
   • good→bom
   • bad→ruim

   Six adjective pairs that teachers describe as 'the survival kit' — you can describe almost anything with these.

   🇧🇷 O 'kit de sobrevivência' dos adjetivos — você descreve quase tudo com esses.

4. Exercise 4

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   Complete: 'This coffee is very ___' (opposite of cold).

   HOT = quente. Note: for spicy food, English uses 'spicy' or 'hot'. For temperature, it's 'hot'.

   🇧🇷 'Hot' = quente (temperatura). Também usado para comida picante.

5. Exercise 5

   multiple choice

   Adjectives in English change for plurals — true or false?

   • True
   • Falseanswer

   FALSE. English adjectives never change: 'a red car' → 'two red cars' (not 'reds cars'). Only the noun gets pluralized.

   🇧🇷 Adjetivos em inglês NUNCA mudam. 'Red car' → 'red cars'. Só o substantivo flexiona.

6. Exercise 6

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   Complete: 'My house is old, but my car is ___.'

   OLD ↔ NEW. A very common opposite pair.

   🇧🇷 Old (velho) ↔ New (novo).

7. Exercise 7

   multiple choice

   Two or more adjectives together — which order?

   • a French big car
   • a big French caranswer
   • a car big French
   • a big car French

   English has a preferred adjective order: opinion/size come BEFORE origin/nationality. 'A big French car' sounds right; 'a French big car' sounds foreign.

   🇧🇷 Ordem preferida: tamanho/opinião antes de origem/nacionalidade. 'Big French car', não 'French big car'.