Spanish Adjectives Vocabulary Exercise 2

A second set of common Spanish adjectives to practise and learn. Each question gives you an English adjective — write its Spanish equivalent. Beginner–elementary level.

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Adjectives for describing objects and people — ancho/a (wide), delgado/a (thin/slender), roto/a (broken), cerrado/a (closed), celoso/a (jealous), triste (sad — invariable), limpio/a (clean), ruidoso/a (noisy), interesante (interesting — invariable), enfermo/a (ill).

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State vs. quality distinction — Está roto (It's broken — a current state), not es roto. Está cerrado (It's closed). Estar enfermo/a (to be ill — a temporary state). But: ser delgado/a (to be naturally slim — a physical trait). Triste and interesante are invariable: un libro interesante / una historia interesante.

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Using these in context — La calle es muy ancha (The street is very wide). El teléfono está roto (The phone is broken). Está muy limpio el apartamento (The apartment is very clean). La historia es interesante (The story is interesting). ¡Está muy triste y celoso! (He's very sad and jealous!).

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Write the correct Spanish word to complete the sentences below. Choose from the following options: ancho, delgado, roto, cerrado, celoso, triste, limpio, ruidoso, interestante, enfermo. In your answers, make sure that the ADJECTIVE agrees with its corresponding NOUN. (eg. La mujer es bella.)

1. Este libro es muy . (interesting)✓

2. ¿Por qué estás ? (sad)✓

3. Daniela es . (thin)✓

4. Su cuarto está . (clean)✓

5. Esta carretera es . (wide)✓

6. Mi lápiz está . (broken)✓

7. Mi novio es muy . (jealous)✓

8. El restaurante está . (closed)✓

9. Mi abuela está . (sick)✓

10. Esta calle es . (noisy)✓