COMMON ENGLISH ADJECTIVES
A
ABNORMAL (ӕb'nɔ:ml)
ABRUPT (ə'brʌpt)
ABSENT ('ӕbsənt)
ABSOLUTE ('ӕbsəlu:t)
ACADEMIC (ӕkə'demk )
ACCEPTABLE (ək'septəbl)
ACCESSORY (ək'sesərı)
ACCOUNTABLE (ə'kɑƱntəbl)
ACCURATE ('ӕkjərət)
ACTIVE ('ӕktıv)
ADAPTABLE (ə'dӕptəbl)
ADEQUATE ('ӕdıkwət)
ADMIRABLE ('ӕdmərəbl)
ADOLESCENT (ӕdə'lesnt)
ADORABLE (ə'dɔ:əbl)
ADULT ('ӕdʌlt)
ADVERSE ('ӕdvɜ:s)
AFFECTIONATE (ə'fekʃənət)
AFFLUENT ('ӕflƱənt)
AFRAID (ə'freıd) [be ˽ (of, that/to)]
AGILE ('ӕʤɑıl)
AGGRESSIVE (ə'gresıv)
AGREEABLE (ə'grı:əbl)
AJAR (ə'ʤɑ:)
ALARMING (ə'lɑ:mıŋ)
ALERT (ə'lɜ:t)
AMAZED (ə'meızd)
AMUSING (ə'mju:zıŋ)
ANGRY* ('ӕŋgrı)
ANTIQUE (ӕn'tı:k)
ANXIOUS ('ӕŋkʃəs)
ANY ('ənı)
APOLOGETIC (əpɒlə'ʤetık)
APPLICABLE ('ӕplıkəbl)
APPREHENSIVE (ӕprı'hensıv)
APPROPRIATE (ə'prəƱprıət)
APPROXIMATE (ə'prɒksımət)
ARBITRARY ('ɑ:bıtrərı)
ARROGANT ('ӕrəgənt)
ARTICULATE (ɑ:tıkıƱlət)
ARTIFICIAL (ɑ:tı'fıʃl)
ARTISTIC ('ɑ:'tıstık)
ASHAMED (ə'ʃeımd) [be ˽ of/that/to]
ASSURED (ə'ʃƱəd)
ASTUTE (ə'stju:t)
ATROCIOUS (ə'trəƱʃəs)
ATTAINABLE (ə'teınəbl)
ATTRACTIVE (ə'trӕktıv)
AUSTERE (ɔ:'stıə)
AUTHENTIC (ɔ:'Өentık)
AUTHORISED ('ɔ:Өərɑızd)
AVAILABLE (ə'veıləbl)
AVERAGE ('ӕvərıʤ)
AWFUL (ɔ:fl) t
AWKWARD ('ɔ:kwəd)
B
BACKWARD ('bӕkwəd)
BAD* (bӕd)
BALD* (bɔ:ld)
BARE* (beə)
BEAUTIFUL (bju:'tıfl)
BEST* (best)
BETTER* ('betə)
BIG* (bıg)
BLACK* (blӕk)
BLANK (blӕŋk)
BLEAK* (blı:k)
BLIND (blɑınd)
BLOODY* (blʌdı)
BOLD* (bəƱld)
BORING (bɔ:rıŋ)
BRAVE* (breıv)
BRAZILIAN (brə'zılıən)
BRIEF* (brı:f)
BRITISH ('brıtıʃ)
BROKEN ('brəƱkən)
BUDDING ('bʌdıŋ)
BUSY* ('bızı)
C
CALLOUS ('kӕləs)
CALM* (kɑ:m)
CAPABLE ('keıpəbl)
CAREFREE ('keəfrı)
CAREFUL ('keəfl)
CARELESS ('keəlıs)
CARING ('keərıŋ)
CASUAL ('kӕӡəƱl)
CERTAIN ('sə:tn)
CHARACTERISTIC (kӕrəktə'rıstık)
CHARMING (ʧɑ:mıŋ)
CHEAP* (ʧı:p)
CIRCULAR ('sɜ:kjƱlə)
CLASSICAL ('klӕsıkl)
CLEAN* (klı:n)
CLEAR* (klıə)
CLOSE* (kləƱs)
COLD* (kəƱld)
COLOURED ('kʌləd)
COMFORTABLE ('kʌmfətəbl)
COMMON* ('kɒmən)
COMPATIBLE (kəm'pӕtəbl)
COMPLETE (kəm'plı:t)
COMPREHENSIVE (kɒmprı'hensıv)
CONCERNED (kən'sɜ:n)
CONFIDENT ('kɒnfıdənt)
CONSCIOUS ('kɒnʃəs)
CONSIDERABLE (kən'sıdərəbl)
CONTEMPORARY (kən'temprrı/kən'temprı)
CONTINUOUS (kən'tınjƱəs)
CONVENIENT (kən'vı:nıənt)
CORRECT (kə'rekt)
COSTLY* ('kɒstlı)
COVERED ('kʌvəd)
COWARDLY ('kɑƱədlı)
CRAZY* ('kreızı)
CUNNING ('kʌnıŋ)
CURIOUS ('kjƱərıəs)
CUSTOMARY ('kʌstəmrı)
D
DANGEROUS ('deınʤərəs)
DARK* (dɑ:k)
DEAFENING ('defnıŋ)
DEAR* (dıə)
DECISIVE (dı'sɑısıv)
DEEP* (dı:p)
DEFINITE ('defınıt)
DELICATE ('delıkət)
DEPENDABLE (dı'pendəbl)
DERELICT ('derəlıkt)
DESPERATE ('despərət)
DEVIOUS ('dı:vıəs)
DIAGONAL (dɑıӕgənl)
DIFFERENT ('dıfrənt)
DIFFICULT ('dıfıkəlt)
DIRECT (dı'rekt)
DIRTY ('dɜ:tı)
DISPOSABLE (dı'spəƱzəbl)
DISSATISFIED (dı'sӕtısfɑıd)
DIVORCED (dı'vɔ:sd)
DOMESTIC (də'mestık)
DOMINANT ('dɒmınənt)
DRAMATIC ('drɑ:mӕtık)
DRAUGHTY (drɑ:ftı)
DREADFUL ('dredfl)
DRY* (drɑı)
DUE (dju:)
E
EARLY* ('ɜ:lı)
EASY* ('ızı)
EASTERN ('ıstən)
ECCENTRIC (ık'sentrık)
ECONOMIC (ı:kənɒmık)
EDIBLE ('edıbl)
EDUCATED ('eʤƱketıd)
EFFECTIVE ('ıfektıv)
EFFICIENT (ı'fıʃnt)
EITHER ('ɑı∂ə)
ELABORATE (ı'lӕbrət)
ELDEST* ('eldıst)
ELECTRIC (ı'lektrık)
ELIGIBLE ('elıʤəbl)
EMPLOYED (ım'plɔıd)
EMPTY ('emptı)
ENEMY ('enəmı)
ENJOYABLE (ın'ʤɔıəbl)
ENORMOUS (ı'nɔ:məs)
ENTHUSIASTIC (ın'Өju:zı'ӕstık)
EQUAL ('ı:kwəl)
ERECT (ı'rekt)
ESSENTIAL (ı'senʃl)
ETHNIC ('eӨnık)
EVANGELICAL (ı'vӕn'ʤelıkl)
EVEN ('ı:vn)
EVIL ('ı:vl)
EXACT (ıg'zӕkt)
EXCELLENT ('eksələnt)
EXCLUSIVE (ık'sklu:sıv)
EXPENSIVE (ık'spensıv)
EXPERT ('ekspɜ:t)
EXTERNAL (ık'stɜ:nl)
EXTRA ('ekstrə)
EXTRAVAGANT (ık'strӕvəgənt)
F
FABULOUS ('fӕbjƱləs)
FAINT* (feınt)
FAIR* (feə)
FALSE (fɔ:ls)
FAMILIAR (fə'mılıə)
FAMOUS ('feıməs)
FAR* (fɑ:)
FAR-FETCHED (fɑ:'feʧd)
FAST* (fɑ:st)
FAT* (fӕt)
FAVOURITE ('feıvərıt)
FEEBLE ('fı:bl)
FEMALE ('fı:meıl)
FEMININE ('femənın)
FERTILE ('fɜ:tɑıl)
FEW* (fju)
FIERCE· (fıəs)
FINAL ('fınl)
FIRM* (fɜ:m)
FIT* (fıt)
FLAT* (flӕt)
FLUENT ('flu:ənt)
FOND* (fɒnd)
FOOLISH ('fu:lıʃ)
FORTUNATE ('fɔ:ʧənət)
FREE* (frı)
FREQUENT (frı:kwənt)
FRESH* (freʃ)
FRIENDLY* ('frendlı)
FULL* (fƱl)
FUNNY* ('fʌnı)
G
GARISH ('geərıʃ)
GAUDY ('gɔ:dı)
GENTLE* ('ʤentl)
GENUINE ('ʤenjƱın)
GHASTLY ('gɑ:stlı)
GIANT ('ʤɑıənt)
GLAD* (glӕd)
GLORIOUS ('glɔ:rıəs)
GOOD* (gƱd)
GORGEOUS ('gɔ:ʤəs)
GRACEFUL (greısfl)
GRAND* (grӕnd)
GRATEFUL (greıtfl)
GREAT* (greıt)
GROSS (grəƱs)
GRUESOME ('gu:səm)
GUILTY (gıltı)
H
HALF (hɑ:f)
HANDSOME ('hӕnsəm)
HAPPY* ('hӕpı)
HARD* (hɑ:d)
HATEFUL (heıt'fl)
HAZARDOUS ('hӕzədəs)
HEAD (hed)
HEALTHY* (helӨı)
HEARTLESS ('hɑ:tlıs)
HEAVY* ('hevı)
HELPFUL (helpfl)
HELPLESS (helplıs)
HEROIC (hı'rəƱık)
HERS (hɜ:z)
HIGH* (hɑı)
HIS (hız)
HOARSE (hɔ:s)
HOLY· ('həƱlı)
HONEST ('ɒnıst)
HORIZONTAL (hɒrı'zɒntl)
HOT* (hɒt)
HUMOROUS ('hju:'mərəs)
HUNGRY* ('hʌŋgrı)
HURTFUL (hɜ:tfl)
HYGENIC (hɑı'ʤı:nık)
I
ICY* ('ɑısı)
IDIOTIC ('ıdıɒtık)
ILL (ıl)
IMMENSE (ı'mens)
IMPATIENT (ım'peıʃənt)
IMPERFECT (ım'pɜ:fıkt)
IMPORTANT (ım'pɔ:tnt)
IMPOSSIBLE (ım'pɒsəbl)
IMPRESSIVE (ım'presıv)
IMPROBABLE (ım'prɒbəbl)
INACCURATE (ın'ӕkjərət)
INCONSIDERATE (ınkən'sıdərət)
INCREDIBLE (ın'kredəbl)
INDEPENDENT (ındı'pendənt)
INEFFICIENT (ını'fıʃənt)
INFURIATING (ın'fjƱərıeıtıŋ)
INNER ('ınə)
INNOCENT ('ınəsnt)
INSANE (ın'seın)
INSANITARY (ın'sӕnıtrı)
INSPIRATIONAL (ın'spə'reıʃnl)
INTELLIGENT (ın'telıʤənt)
INTENSE (ın'tens)
INTERESTING ('ıntrəstıŋ)
INTIMIDATING (ın'tımıdeıtıŋ)
INVALUABLE (ın'vӕljƱəbl)
IRONIC (ɑı'rɒnık)
IRRITABLE ('ırıtəbl)
J
JAGGED ('ʤӕgıd)
JEALOUS ('ʤeləs)
JUNIOR ('ʤu:nıə)
JUST (ʤʌst)
K
KEEN* (kı:n)
KIND* (kɑınd)
KNOWN (nəƱn)
L
LADEN ('leıdn)
LAME* (leım)
LARGE* (lɑ:ʤ); [at ˽ ]
LAST (lɑ:st); [ ˽ night]
LATE* (leıt)
LAUGHABLE (lɑ:fəbl)
LAWFUL (lɔ:fl)
LAX* (lӕks)
LAZY* ('leızı) p
LEADING ('lı:dıŋ); [ ˽ article]
LEFT (left); [ ˽ handed]
LEGAL ('lı:gl); [ ˽ adviser]
LESS* (les)
LETHAL ('lı:Өl)
LEVEL ('levl)
LIABLE ('lɑıəbl) [ ˽ to]; [ ˽ for]
LIGHT* (lɑıt); [ ˽ headed]; [ ˽ hearted]
LITERAL ('lıtərəl)
LITTLE* ('lıtl)
LIVING ('lıvıŋ)
LOCAL ('ləƱkl)
LONG* (lɒŋ); [ ˽ distance]; [ ˽ range]; [ ˽ sighted]; [ ˽ term]
LOOSE* (lu:s)
LOST (lɒst)
LOUD* (lɑƱd)
LOVELY* ('lʌvlı)
LOW* (ləƱ)
LUCKY* ('lʌkı)
M
MAD* (mӕd); [ ˽ dog]
MAGICAL ('mӕʤıkl)
MAGNETIC ('mӕg'nətık)
MAIN (meın)
MAJOR ('meıʤə)
MALE (meıl)
MANDATORY ('mӕndətrı)
MANY* ('menı)
MARKED ('mɑ:kt)
MARVELLOUS ('mɑ:vələs)
MASSIVE ('mӕsıv)
MATURE (mə'tjƱə)
MAXIMUM ('mӕksıməm)
MEAN* (mı:n)
MECHANICAL (mı'kӕnıkl)
MEDIOCRE (mı:dı'əƱkə)
MEDIUM ('mı:dıəm)
MEMORABLE ('memərəbl)
MERCIFUL ('mɜ:sıfl)
MERCILESS ('mɜ:sılıs)
MERRY* ('merı)
MICROSCOPIC ('mɑıkrə'skɒpık)
MIDDLE ('mıdl); [ ˽ class]
MIGHTY* (mɑıtı)
MILD* (mɑıld)
MINIATURE ('mınıʧə)
MINIMAL ('mınıməl)
MINIMUM ('mınıməm)
MINUTE (mɑı'nju:t)
MISERABLE ('mızrəbl)
MISSING (mısıŋ)
MISTAKEN (mı'steıkən)
MOBILE ('məƱbɑıl)
MODERN ('mɒdn)
MODEST ('mɒdıst)
MOIST (mɔıst)
MONTHLY ('mʌnӨlı)
MOODY (mu:dı)
MORE* (mɔ:)
MOST* (məƱst)
N
NAKED ('neıkıd)
NARROW* ('nӕrəƱ)
NASTY ('nɑstı)
NATIVE ('neıtıv)
NAUGHTY ('nɔ:tı)
NECESSARY ('nesəsərı)
NEGATIVE ('negətıv)
NERVOUS ('nɜ:vəs); [be or feel ˽ ]
NEW* (nju)
NEXT (nekst)
NICE* (nɑıs)
NORMAL ('nɔ:ml)
NOVEL ('nɒvl)
O
OBJECTIVE (əb'ʤektıv)
OBSERVANT (əb'zɜ:vənt)
OCCASIONAL (ə'keıӡənl)
ODD* (ɒd)
OFFICIAL (ə'fıʃl)
OLD* (əƱld)
ONLY (əƱnlı)
OPEN ('əƱpən)
OPPOSITE ('ɒpəzıt)
ORIGINAL ('ərıʤəl)
ORTHODOX ('ɔ:Өədɒks)
OUTER ('ɑƱtə)
OUTRAGEOUS (ɑƱt'reıʤəs)
OWN (əƱn)
P
PARTIAL ('pɑ:ʃl)
PARTICULAR (pə'tıkƱlə)
PAST (pɑ:st)
PATIENT ('peıʃənt)
PEACEFUL ('pı:sfl)
PECULIAR (pı'kju:lıə)
PERFECT (pə'fekt)
PERVERSE (pə'vɜ:s)
PITIFUL ('pıtıfl)
PITILESS ('pıtıles)
PLAIN* (plӕn)
PLAUSIBLE ('plɔ:zəbl)
PLEASANT ('pleznt)
POETIC ('pəƱ'etık)
POINTED ('pɔıntıd)
POINTLESS ('pɔıntlıs)
POLITE (pə'lɑıt)
POOR* (pƱər)
POPULAR ('pɒpjƱlə)
POSITIVE (pɒzətıv)
POWERFUL ('pɑƱəfl)
POWERLESS ('pɑƱələs)
PRECIOUS ('preʃəs)
PRECISE (prı'sɑıs)
PREFERENTIAL ('prefə'renʃl)
PREMATURE ('premətjƱə)
PRESENT ('preznt)
PRETENTIOUS (prı'tenʃəs)
PRETTY* ('prıtı)
PRIMARY ('prɑımərı)
PRIMITIVE ('prımıtıv)
PRINCIPAL ('prınsəpl)
PRIVATE ('prɑıvət)
PROBABLE ('prɒbəbl)
PROFESSIONAL (prə'feʃnl)
PROFITABLE ('prɒfıtəbl)
PROMINENT ('prɒmınənt)
PROMISED ('prɒmıst)
PROPOSED (prə'pəƱzd)
PROVISIONAL (prə'vıӡənl)
PUBLIC (pʌblık)
Q
QUAINT* (kweınt)
QUALIFIED ('kwɒlıfɑıd)
QUARRELSOME ('kwɒrəlsəm)
QUICK* (kwık)
QUIET* ('kwɑıət)
R
RADIANT ('reıdıənt)
RADIOACTIVE (reıdıəƱ'ӕktıv)
RAGGED ('rӕgıd)
RANDOM ('rӕndəm)
RAPID ('rӕpıd)
RARE· (reə)
RATIONAL ('rӕʃnl)
RAW* (rɔ:)
READY ('redı)
REAL (rıəl)
REASONABLE ('rı:zənəbl)
RECENT ('rı:snt)
RECOMMENDED (rekə'mendıd)
REDUNDANT (rı'dʌndənt)
REFLECTIVE (rı'flektıv)
REGULAR ('regjƱlə)
RELEVANT ('reləvənt)
RELIABLE (rı'lɑıəbl)
RELIGIOUS (rı'lıʤəs)
RELUCTANT (rı'lʌktənt)
REPUTABLE ('repjƱtəbl)
RESERVED (rı'zɜ:vd)
RESIDENT ('rezıdənt)
RESILIENT (rı'zılıənt)
RESEPECTABLE (rı'spektəbl)
RESTFUL ('restfl)
RETAIL ('rı:teıl)
REVERSE (rı'vɜ:s)
REVOLTING (rı'vəƱltıŋ)
RICH* (rıtʃ)
RIGHTFUL ('rɑıtfl)
RIGID ('rıʤıd)
RIGOROUS ('rıgərəs)
RIPE* (rɑıp)
ROMANTIC (rəƱmӕntık)
ROUGH* (rʌf )
ROUND* (rɑƱnd); [ ˽ trip]
ROUTINE (ru:tı:n)
ROYAL ('rɔıəl)
RUDE* (ru:d)
RULING ('ru:lıŋ)
RURAL ('rƱərəl)
RUTHLESS ('ru:Өlıs)
S
SACRED ('seıkrıd)
SAD* (sӕd)
SAFE* (seıf); [ ˽ from]
SAME (seım)
SANDY* (sӕndı)
SANITARY ('sӕnıtrı)
SATIRICAL (sə'tırıkl)
SATISFACTORY (sӕtıs'fӕktərı)
SAVAGE* ('sӕvıʤ)
SCARCE* (skeəs)
SCENIC ('sı:nık)
SCIENTIFIC ('sɑıən'tıfık)
SCRUPULOUS ('skru:pjƱləs)
SEASONAL ('sı:znl)
SECOND ('sekənd); [ ˽ from]
SECONDARY ('sekəndrı); [ ˽ school]
SECURE* (sıkjƱə)
SELF-ASSURED (self'ə'ʃƱəd)
SELF-CONFIDENT (self'kɒnfıdənt)
SELF-CONSCIOUS (self'kɒnʃəs)
SELF-EMPLOYED (self'ım'plɔıd)
SELF-INDULGENT (self'ındʌlʤənt)
SELF-SERVICE (self'sɜ:vıs)
SELFISH ('selfıʃ)
SELFLESS ('selflıs)
SEMICIRCULAR ('semısɜ:kjƱlə)
SENIOR ('sı:nıə)
SENTIMENTAL (sentımentl); [ ˽ value]
SEPARATE ('seprət)
SERIOUS ('sıərıəs)
SEVERAL ('sevrəl)
SEVERE ('sıvıə)
SHADOWY ('ʃӕdəƱı)
SHAKY* ('ʃeıkı)
SHALLOW* ('ʃӕləƱ)
SHAMEFUL (ʃeımfl)
SHAMELESS (ʃeımlıs)
SHARP* (ʃɑ:p)
SHELTERED ('ʃeltəd)
SHINY* (ʃɑını)
SHORT* (ʃɔ:t)
SHY* (ʃɑı)
SICK* (sık)
SIGNIFICANT (sıg'nıfıkənt)
SILENT ('sɑılənt)
SILLY* ('sılı)
SIMILAR ('sımılə) [ ˽ to]
SIMPLE* ('sımpl)
SINCERE* (sın'sıə)
SINGLE ('sıŋgl)
SINISTER ('sınıstə)
SKILFUL ('skılfl)
SKINNY* ('skını)
SLACK* (slӕk)
SLEEPY* (slı:pı)
SLICK* (slık)
SLIGHT* (slɑıt)
SLOPING (sləƱpıŋ)
SLOW* (sləƱ)
SMALL* (smɔ:l); [ ˽ change]; [ ˽ talk]
SMOKY* (sməƱkı)
SOBER ('səƱbə)
SOCIAL ('səƱʃl); [ ˽ security]
SOFT* (sɒft)
SOGGY* (sɒgı)
SOLID ('sɒlıd)
SOPHISTICATED (səfıstıkeıtıd)
SORE* (sɔ:)
SOUND· (sɑƱnd)
SOUR* ('sɑƱə)
SPARE (speə)
SPARKLY* ('spɑ:klı)
SPECIAL ('speʃl)
SPIRITED ('spırıtıd)
SPLENDID ('splendıd)
SPOILT (spɔılt)
SQUARE* (skweə)
SQUEAMISH ('skwı:mıʃ)
STABLE* (steıbl)
STALE* (steıl)
STANDARD ('stӕndəd)
STATIC ('stӕtık)
STATIONARY ('steʃnrı)
STEADY* ('stedı)
STEEP* (stı:p)
STERILE ('sterɑıl)
STIFF* (stıf)
STILL (stıl)
STRAIGHT* (streıt)
STRANGE* (streınʤ)
STRENUOUS ('strenjƱəs)
STRINGENT ('strınʤənt)
STRONG* (strɔ:ŋ)
STUBBORN* ('stʌbən)
STUDIOUS ('stjudıəs)
STUNNING ('stʌnıŋ)
STUPID* ('stjupıd)
STYLISH ('stɑılıʃ)
SUBSEQUENT ('sʌbsıkwənt)
SUBSIDIARY (səb'sıdıərı)
SUBSTANDARD ('sʌb'stӕndəd)
SUBSTANTIAL ('sʌb'stӕnʃl)
SUBTLE* ('sʌtl)
SUDDEN ('sʌdnə)
SUPER ('su:pə)
SUPERIOR ('su:pıərıə)
SUPPLEMENTARY ('sʌplıməntrı)
SURE* (ʃƱər)
SURPRISING (sə'prɑızıŋ)
SUSCEPTIBLE (sə'septıbl)
SUSPICIOUS (səs'pıʃəs)
SWEET* (swı:t)
SWOLLEN ('swəƱlən)
SYMBOLIC ('sım'bɒlık)
T
TALL* (tɔ:l)
TAME* (teım)
TASTY* (teıstı)
TAWDRY (tɔ:drı)
TEDIOUS ('tı:dıəs)
TEMPERAMENTAL ('temprə'mentl)
TEMPORARY ('temprərı)
TENDER* ('tendə)
TENSE* (tens)
TERMINAL ('tɜ:mınl)
TERRIBLE ('terəbl)
TERRIFIC (tə'rıfık)
THEATRICAL (Өı'ӕtrıkl)
THEORETICAL ('Өıə'retıkl)
THERAPUTIC ('Өerə'pju:tık)
THICK* (Өık)
THIN* (Өın)
THIRSTY* ('Өɜ:stı)
THOROUGH ('Өʌrə)
THOUGHTFUL ('Өɔ:tfl)
THOUGHTLESS ('Өɔ:tlıs)
THRIFTY (Өrıftı)
TICKLISH ('tıklʃ)
TIDAL ('tɑıdl); [ ˽ wave]
TIDY* ('tɑıdı)
TIGHT* ('tɑıt)
TINY* ('tɑını)
TIRED ('tɑıəd); [ ˽ of]; [ ˽ out]
TOLERABLE ('tɒlərəbl)
TOLERANT ('tɒlərənt)
TOP (tɒp)
TOUCHING ('tʌʧıŋ)
TOUGH* (tʌf)
TRADITIONAL (trədıʃnl)
TRAGIC ('trӕʤık)
TRANSITIONAL ('trӕn'zıʃnl)
TRANSPARENT (trӕn'spӕrənt)
TREMENDOUS (trımendəs)
TRENDY* (trendı)
TRIBAL (trɑıbl)
TRIUMPHANT ('trɑı'ʌmfənt)
TROUBLESOME ('trʌblsəm)
TRUE* (tru:)
TRUSTWORTHY ('trʌstwɜ:∂ı)
TRUTHFUL (tru:Өfl)
TUNEFUL (tju:nfl)
TYPICAL ('tıpıkl)
U
UGLY* ('ʌglı)
ULTIMATE ('ʌltımət)
UNACCEPTABLE (ʌnək'septəbl)
UNACCOUNTABLE (ʌnə'kɑƱntəbl)
UNAFRAID (ʌnə'freıd)
UNANIMOUS (ju:'nӕnıməs)
UNATTAINABLE (ʌnə'teınəbl)
UNAUTHORIZED (ʌn'ɔ:Өərɑızd)
UNBEARABLE (ʌn'beərəbl)
UNBELIEVABLE (ʌnbı'lı:əbl)
UNCERTAIN (ʌn'sɜ:tn)
UNCOMFORTABLE (ʌn'kʌmfətəbl)
UNCOMMON (ʌn'kɒmən)
UNCONSCIOUS (ʌn'kɒnʃəs)
UNCOVERED (ʌn'kʌvəd)
UNDECIDED (ʌndı'sɑıdıd)
UNDENIABLE (ʌndı'nɑıəbl)
UNDERDEVELOPED (ʌndədı'veləpt)
UNDERGROUND (ʌndə'grɑƱnd)
UNDERPRIVILEGED (ʌndə'prıvılıʤd)
UNDERSTANDING (ʌndə'stӕndıŋ)
UNDERWEIGHT (ʌndəweıt) [be ˽ ]
UNDESERVED (ʌndı'zɜ:vd)
UNDESIRABLE (ʌndı'zɑıərəbl)
UNDIGNIFIED(ʌn'dıgnıfɑıd)
UNDUE (ʌn'dju:)
UNECONOMIC (ʌnı:kə'nɒmık)
UNEQUAL (ʌn'ı:kwəl)
UNEVEN (ʌn'ı:vn)
UNFAIR (ʌn'feə)
UNFAMILIAR (ʌnfə'mılıə); [be ˽ with]
UNFASTENED (ʌnfɑ:snd)
UNFAVOURABLE (ʌn'feıvrəbl)
UNFIT (ʌnfıt)
UNFORESEEN (ʌnfɔ:'sın)
UNFORGIVABLE (ʌnfə'gıvəbl)
UNFORTUNATE (ʌn'fɔ:ʧənət)
UNFRIENDLY (ʌn'frendlı)
UNHAPPY* (ʌn'hӕpı)
UNHOLY* (ʌn'həƱlı)
UNIMAGINABLE (ʌnı'mӕʤınəbl)
UNIMPORTANT (ʌnım'pɔ:tnt)
UNINHABITED (ʌnın'hӕbıtıd)
UNINHIBITED (ʌnın'hıbıtıd)
UNINTENTIONAL (ʌnın'tenʃənl)
UNINTERESTED (ʌn'ıntrəstıd)
UNIQUE (ju:'nı:k)
UNIVERSAL (ju:nı'vɜ:sl)
UNJUST (ʌn'ʤʌst)
UNKIND* (ʌn'kɑınd)
UNKNOWN (ʌn'nəƱn)
UNLUCKY* (ʌn'lʌkı)
UNNECESSARY (ʌn'nesəsərı)
UNOFFICIAL (ʌnə'fıʃl)
UNORTHODOX (ʌn'ɔ:Өədɒks)
UNPLEASANT (ʌn'pleznt)
UNPOPULAR (ʌn'pɒpjƱlə)
UNPREDICTABLE (ʌnprə'dıktəbl)
UNPREPARED (ʌnprı'peəd)
UNPROFITABLE (ʌn'prɒfıtəbl)
UNREASONABLE (ʌn'rı:zənəbl)
UNRELIABLE (ʌnrı'lɑıəbl)
UNSATISFACTORY (ʌnsӕtıs'fӕktərı)
UNSCRUPULOUS (ʌn'skru:pjƱləs)
UNSIGHTLY* (ʌn'slı)
UNSKILLED (ʌn'skıld)
UNSTABLE* (ʌn'steıbl)
UNSTEADY* (ʌn'stedı)
UNSUCCESSFUL (ʌnsək'sesfl)
UNSUITABLE (ʌn's(j)u:təbl)
UNSURE (ʌn'ʃƱə)
UNTHINKABLE (ʌn'Өıŋkəbl)
UNTRUE (ʌn'tru:)
UNUSED (ʌn'ju:zd)
UNUSED (ʌn'ju:st) [ ˽ to]
UNWANTED (ʌn'wɒntıd)
UNWELCOME (ʌn'welkəm)
UPHILL ('ʌphıl)
UPPER ('ʌpə)
UPRIGHT ('ʌprɑıt)
URBAN ('ɜ:bən)
URGENT ('ɜ:ʤənt); [be ˽ ]
USABLE (ju:zəbl)
USEFUL ('ju:sfl)
V
VACANT ('veıkənt)
VAIN* (veın)
VALID ('vӕlıd)
VALUABLE ('vӕljƱəbl)
VARIABLE ('veərıəbl)
VEGETARIAN (veʤı'teərıən)
VERBAL ('vɜ:bl)
VERSATILE ('vɜ:sətɑıl)
VERTICAL ('vɜ:tıkl)
VIABLE ('vɑıəbl)
VICIOUS ('vıʃəs); [ ˽ circle]
VIGOROUS ('vıgərəs)
VINDICTIVE (vın'dıktıv)
VINTAGE ('vıntıʤ)
VIOLENT ('vɑıələnt)
VIRTUOUS ('vɜ:ʧƱəs)
VISUAL ('vıӡəƱl)
VIVID ('vıvıd)
VOCAL ('vəƱkl)
VOLATILE ('vɒlətɑıl)
VOLUNTARY ('vɒləntı)
VULGAR ('vʌlgə)
VULNERABLE ('vʌlnərəbl)
W
WARM* (wɔ:m); [be (or) feel ˽ ]
WARY ('weərı)
WASTEFUL ('weıstfl)
WEAK* (wı:k)
WEALTHY* ('welӨı)
WEARY* (wıərı)
WEIRD* (wıərd)
WELCOME ('welkəm)
WET* (wet)
WHATEVER (wɒt'evə)
WHOLESOME ('həƱlsəm)
WICKED ('wıkıd)
WIDE* (wɑıd)
WILD* (wɑıld)
WILFUL ('wılfl)
WILLING ('wılıŋ); [ ˽ to]
WINDY* ('wındı)
WINNING ('wınıŋ)
WISHFUL ('wıʃfl) [ ˽ thinking]
WISTFUL ('wıstfl)
WONDERFUL ('wʌndəfl)
WORST* (wɜ:st)
WRETCHED (reʧ'ıd)
WRONG (rɒŋ)
Y
YOUNG* (jʌŋ)
YOUR (jɔ:)
Z
ZEALOUS ('zeləs)
* Indicates Comparative Adjectives:-
A
[ANGRY, ANGRIER, ANGRIEST]
B
[BAD, BADDER, BADDEST]
[BALD, BALDER, BALDEST]
[BARE, BARER, BAREST]
[GOOD, BETTER, BEST]
[GOOD, BETTER, BEST]
[BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST]
[BLACK, BLACKER, BLACKEST]
[BLEAK, BLEAKER, BLEAKEST]
[BLOODY, BLOODIER, BLOODIEST]
BOLD, BOLDER, BOLDEST]
[BRAVE, BRAVER, BRAVEST]
[BRIEF, BRIEFER, BRIEFEST]
[BUSY, BUSIER, BUSIEST]
C
[CALM, CALMER, CALMEST]
[CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHEAPEST]
[CLEAN, CLEANER, CLEANEST]
[CLEAR CLEARER, CLEAREST]
[CLOSE, CLOSER, CLOSEST]
[COLD, COLDER, COLDEST]
[COMMON, COMMONER, COMMONEST]
[COSTLY, COSTLIER, COSTLIEST]
[CRAZY, CRAZIER, CRAZIEST]
D
[DARK, DARKER, DARKEST]
[DEAR, DEARER, DEAREST]
[DEEP, DEEPER, DEEPEST]
[DRY, DRIER, DRIEST]
E
[EARLY, ERALIER, EARLIEST]
[EASY, EASIER, EASIEST]
[OLD, ELDER, ELDEST]
F
[FAINT, FAINTER, FAINTEST]
[FAIR, FAIRER, FAIREST]
[FAR, FARTHER, FARTHEST/FURTHER, FURTHEST]
[FAST. FASTER, FASTEST]
[FAT, FATTER, FATTEST]
[FEW, FEWER, FEWEST]
[FIERCE. FIERCER, FIERCEST]
[FIRM, FIRMER, FIRMEST]
[FIT, FITTER, FITTEST]
[FLAT, FLATTER, FLATTEST]
[FOND, FONDER, FONDEST]
[FREE, FREER, FREEST]
[FRESH, FRESHER, FRESHEST]
[FRIENDLY, FRIENDLIER, FRIENDLIEST]
[FULL, FULLER, FULLEST]
[FUNNY. FUNNIER, FUNNIEST]
G
[GENTLE, GENTLER, GENTLEST]
[GLAD, GLADDER (STILL), GLADDEST]
[GOOD, BETTER, BEST]
[GRAND, GRANDER, GRANDEST]
H
[HAPPY, HAPPIER, HAPPIEST]
[GREAT, GREATER, GREATEST]
[HARD, HARDER, HARDEST]
[HEALTHY, HEALTHIER, HEALTHIEST]
[HEAVY, HEAVIER, HEAVIEST]
[HIGH, HIGHER, HIGHEST]
[HOLY, HOLIER, HOLIEST]
[HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST]
[HUNGRY, HUNGRIER, HUNGRIEST]
I
[ICY, ICIER, ICIEST]
K
[KEEN, KEENER, KEENEST]
[KIND, KINDER, KINDEST]
L
[LAME, LAMER, LAMEST]
[LARGER, LARGER, LARGEST]
[LATE, LATER, LATEST]
[LAX, LAXER, LAXEST]
[LAZY, LAZIER, LAZIEST]
[LESS, LESSER, LEAST]
[LIGHT, LIGHTER, LIGHTEST]
[LITTLE, LITTLER, LITTLEST/SMALLER, SMALLEST]
[LOOSE, LOOSER, LOOSEST]
[LONG, LONGER, LONGEST]
[LOUD, LOUDER, LOUDEST]
[LOVELY, LOVLIER, LOVLIEST]
[LOW, LOWER, LOWEST]
[LUCKY, LUCKIER, LUCKIEST]
M
[MAD, MADDER, MADDEST]
[MORE, MANY, MOST]
[MEAN, MEANER, MEANEST]
[MERRY, MERRIER, MERRIEST]
[MIGHTY, MIGHTIER, MIGHTIEST]
[MILD, MILDER, MILDEST]
[MANY, MORE, MOST]
[MANY, MORE, MOST]
N
[NEW, NEWER, NEWEST]
[NICE, NICER, NICEST]
O
[ODD, ODDER, ODDEST]
[OLD, OLDER, OLDEST]
P
[PLAIN, PLAINER, PLAINEST]
[POOR, POORER, POOREST]
[PRETTY, PRETTIER, PRETTIEST]
Q
[QUAINTER, QUAINTER, QUAINTEST]
[QUICK, QUICKER, QUICKEST]
[QUIET, QUIETER, QUIETEST]
R
[RARE, RARER, RAREST]
[RAW, RAWER, RAWEST]
[RICH, RICHER, RICHEST]
[RIPE, RIPER, RIPEST]
[ROUGH, ROUGHER, ROUGHEST]
[ROUND, ROUNDER, ROUNDEST]
[RUDE, RUDER, RUDEST]
S
[SAD, SADDER, SADDEST]
[SAFE, SAFER, SAFEST]
[SANDY, SANDIER, SANDIEST]
[SAVAGE, SAVAGER, SAVAGEST]
[SCARCE, SCARCER, SCARCEST]
[SECURE, SECURER, SECUREST]
[SHAKY, SHAKIER, SHAKIEST]
[SHALLOW, SHALLOWER, SHALLOWEST]
[SHARP, SHARPER, SHARPEST]
[SHINY, SHINER, SHINIEST]
[SHORT, SHORTER, SHORTEST]
[SHY, SHIER, SHIEST]
[SICK, SICKER, SICKEST]
[SILLY, SILLIER, SILLIEST]
[SIMPLE, SIMPLER, SIMPLEST]
[SINCERE, SINCERER, SINCEREST]
[SKINNY, SKINNY, SKINNIEST]
[SLACK, SLACKER, SLACKEST]
[SLEEPY, SLEEPIER, SLEEPIEST]
[SLICK, SLICKER, SLICKEST]
[SLIGHT, SLIGHTER, SLIGHTEST]
[SLOW, SLOWER, SLOWEST]
[SMALL, SMALLER, SMALLEST]
[SMOKY, SMOKIER, SMOKIEST]
[SOFT, SOFTER, SOFTEST]
[SOGGY, SOGGIER, SOGGIEST]
[SORE, SORER, SOREST]
[SOUND, SOUNDER, SOUNDEST]
[SOUR, SOURER, SOUREST]
[SPARKLY, SPARKLIER, SPARKLIEST]
[SQUARE, SQUARER, SQUAREST]
[STABLE, STABLER, STABLEST]
[STALE, STALER, STALEST]
[STEADY, STEADIER, STEADIEST]
[STEEP, STEEPER, STEEPEST]
[STIFF, STIFFER, STIFFEST]
[STRAIGHT, STRAIGHTER, STRAIGHTEST]
[STRANGE, STRANGESR, STRANGEST]
[STRONG, STRONGER, STRONGEST]
[STUBBORN, STUBBORNER, STUBBORNEST]
[STUPID, STUPIDER, STUPIDEST]
[SUBTLE, SUBTLER, SUBTLEST]
[SURE, SURER, SUREST]
[SWEET, SWEETER, SWEETEST]
T
[TALL, TALLER, TALLEST]
[TAME, TAMER, TAMEST]
[TASTY, TASTIER, TASTIEST]
[TENDER, TENDERER, TENDEREST]
[TENSE, TENSER, TENSEST]
[THICK, THICKER, THICKEST]
[THIN, THINNER, THINNEST]
[THIRSTY, THIRSTIER, THIRSTIEST]
[TIDY, TIDIER, TIDIEST]
[TIGHT, TIGHTER, TIGHTEST]
[TINY, TINIER, TINIEST]
[TOUGH, TOUGHER, TOUGHEST]
[TRENDY, TRENDIER, TRENDIEST]
[TRUE, TRUER, TRUEST]
U
[UGLY, UGLIER, UGLIEST]
[UNHAPPY, UNHAPPIER, UNHAPPIEST]
[UNHOLY, UNHOLIER, UNHOLIEST]
[UNKIND, UNKINDER, UNKINDEST]
[UNLUCKY, UNLUCKIER, UNLUCKIEST]
[UNSIGHTLY, UNSIGHTLIER, UNSIGHTLIEST]
[UNSTABLE, UNSTABLER, UNSTABLEST]
[UNSTEADY, UNSTEADIER, UNSTEADIEST]
V
[VAIN, VAINER, VAINEST]
W
[WARM, WARMER, WARMEST]
[WEAK, WEAKER, WEAKEST]
[WEALTHY, WEALTHIER, WEALTHIEST]
[WEARY, WEARIER, WEARIEST]
[WEIRD, WEIRDER, WEIRDEST]
[WET, WETTER, WETTEST]
[WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST]
[WILD, WILDER, WILDEST]
[WINDY, WINDIER, WINDIEST]
[BAD, WORSE, WORST]
Y
[YOUNG, YOUNGER, YOUNGEST]
For further information about English Pronunciation, click here.
To use other ADJECTIVES as COMPARATIVES, you must add a second COMPARATIVE:
HANDSOME AS HANDSOME
MORE HANDSOME LESS HANDSOME
MOST HANDSOME LEAST HANDSOME
INTELLIGENT AS INTELLIGENT
MORE INTELLIGENT LESS INTELLIGENT
MOST INTELLIGENT LEAST INTELLIGENT
QUALIFIED AS QUALIFIED
MORE QUALIFIED LESS QUALIFIED
MOST QUALIFIED LEAST QUALIFIED
You can also use comparatives to emphasise or qualify differences:
Hugo is HANDSOME, but Kyle is MUCH MORE HANDSOME.
Macgregor always felt he was LESS INTELLIGENT than his sister.
Dr. Williams is a QUALIFIED paediatrician but he is LESS QUALIFIED to handle this procedure than Elizabeth Montgomery who is a HIGHLY QUALIFIED paediatric specialist.
EXERCISE
Now try for yourself.
Look around you: make comparison between two or more objects or people you can see.
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