Adjectives year 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 3

100 most common adjectives

Het gaat hier om bijvoeglijke naamwoorden

Examples

The nice teacher.

the stupid teacher.

The beautiful guitar.

The old man.

The American flag.

Welke bijvoeglijke naamwoorden 'zie' je nu in de klas? English words please.

Some nice examples...

What could be a synonym for 'tall'?

Some difficult words from the list

Word 1: Federal

"The federal government declared a state of emergency after the earthquake."

Antonym (=opposite)

"The local government closed the school".

Synonyms:

nationwide, national

Antonyms:

regional, local

Word 2: Significant

Dit is ook een Nederlands woord: "Dat is een significant probleem".

English: "He won a significant amount of money"

Word 2: Significant

Antonym:

insignificant - doet er niet zoveel toe, niet belangrijk. (Unimportant, trivial)

Dit is ook een Nederlands woord. 

Word 3: Able

"John is able to run fast" (=kunnen)

Synonym:

"John is capable to run fast"

Antonym:

"John is unable to run fast. He's really slow..."

Word 4: Religious

"Josh is a very religious man".

Opposite:

'Josh is a very nonreligious/secular man"

Seculier: als iets of iemand niets te maken heeft met godsdienst of de kerk.

Word 5: Traditional

"He is a traditional man, he's not into new things". 

Antonym: modern, progressive

"The house had all the modern conveniences – dishwasher, garbage disposal, and even a built-in oven".

Local

Futile

Modern

Secular

Unable

Federal 

Significant 

Traditional

Religious

Able

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