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Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. I am--ea--ng-a--------e-s. I a_ w______ a b___ d_____ I a- w-a-i-g a b-u- d-e-s- -------------------------- I am wearing a blue dress. 0
I am wearing a red dress. I -m--earin- a---d-d-es-. I a_ w______ a r__ d_____ I a- w-a-i-g a r-d d-e-s- ------------------------- I am wearing a red dress. 0
I am wearing a green dress. I am -e-ring-a-g-e-n d---s. I a_ w______ a g____ d_____ I a- w-a-i-g a g-e-n d-e-s- --------------------------- I am wearing a green dress. 0
I’m buying a black bag. I-m b-yin- - b-ac----g. I__ b_____ a b____ b___ I-m b-y-n- a b-a-k b-g- ----------------------- I’m buying a black bag. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. I-m-b-y--g-- brown-b--. I__ b_____ a b____ b___ I-m b-y-n- a b-o-n b-g- ----------------------- I’m buying a brown bag. 0
I’m buying a white bag. I-m-buyi-- a -hit- -a-. I__ b_____ a w____ b___ I-m b-y-n- a w-i-e b-g- ----------------------- I’m buying a white bag. 0
I need a new car. I--e-d----ew-car. I n___ a n__ c___ I n-e- a n-w c-r- ----------------- I need a new car. 0
I need a fast car. I-n-e- a-fas- car. I n___ a f___ c___ I n-e- a f-s- c-r- ------------------ I need a fast car. 0
I need a comfortable car. I n-e--------or-a-----ar. I n___ a c__________ c___ I n-e- a c-m-o-t-b-e c-r- ------------------------- I need a comfortable car. 0
An old lady lives at the top. A--o-- -ady l---- -t-th- top. A_ o__ l___ l____ a_ t__ t___ A- o-d l-d- l-v-s a- t-e t-p- ----------------------------- An old lady lives at the top. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. A -a---a----i--- a--t-e to-. A f__ l___ l____ a_ t__ t___ A f-t l-d- l-v-s a- t-e t-p- ---------------------------- A fat lady lives at the top. 0
A curious lady lives below. A-curi-us l----l--e- b-lo-. A c______ l___ l____ b_____ A c-r-o-s l-d- l-v-s b-l-w- --------------------------- A curious lady lives below. 0
Our guests were nice people. O-r -u-s-s-w--e--ic- -e-ple. O__ g_____ w___ n___ p______ O-r g-e-t- w-r- n-c- p-o-l-. ---------------------------- Our guests were nice people. 0
Our guests were polite people. O-r-gu---- w-r- po--t--p-op-e. O__ g_____ w___ p_____ p______ O-r g-e-t- w-r- p-l-t- p-o-l-. ------------------------------ Our guests were polite people. 0
Our guests were interesting people. O---gu--t- w--e--n----stin- -e---e. O__ g_____ w___ i__________ p______ O-r g-e-t- w-r- i-t-r-s-i-g p-o-l-. ----------------------------------- Our guests were interesting people. 0
I have lovely children. I---ve l-ve-y ch--dr-n. I h___ l_____ c________ I h-v- l-v-l- c-i-d-e-. ----------------------- I have lovely children. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Bu----e -eig--ou------- naug-t- ------en. B__ t__ n_________ h___ n______ c________ B-t t-e n-i-h-o-r- h-v- n-u-h-y c-i-d-e-. ----------------------------------------- But the neighbours have naughty children. 0
Are your children well behaved? A---yo-r -h-ldren-we---be-aved? A__ y___ c_______ w___ b_______ A-e y-u- c-i-d-e- w-l- b-h-v-d- ------------------------------- Are your children well behaved? 0

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