Spanish Adjectives Vocabulary Exercise 3

Exercise 3 of 5 in the adjectives vocabulary series. Expand your Spanish describing vocabulary. Elementary level.

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Character, climate and complexity — tonto/a (silly/stupid), extraño/a (strange), sencillo/a (simple/humble), importante (important — invariable), caliente (hot — temperature), terco/a (stubborn), frío/a (cold), honesto/a (honest), oscuro/a (dark), extranjero/a (foreign).

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Caliente and frío — a note — Caliente means hot to the touch (temperature) — not used for people's attractiveness (unlike in English slang). Hace calor (It's hot — weather), el agua está caliente (the water is hot). Sencillo means simple OR humble/unassuming about oneself: Es una persona muy sencilla (She's a very down-to-earth person).

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Putting adjectives to work — Es extraño pero muy honesto (He's strange but very honest). ¡No seas tan terco! (Don't be so stubborn!). La habitación está muy oscura (The room is very dark). Lo más importante es practicar (The most important thing is to practise). Habla con acento extranjero (He speaks with a foreign accent).

✨ Ready to practice? ¡Vamos!

Write the correct Spanish word to complete the sentences below. Choose from the following options: tonto, extraño, sencillo, importante, caliente, terco, frío, honesto, oscuro, extranjero. In your answers, make sure that the ADJECTIVE agrees with its corresponding NOUN. (eg. La mujer es bella.)

1. Tu habitación es . (dark)✓

2. Mi sopa está . (hot)✓

3. Este chiste es . (silly)✓

4. Tu hermano es . (stubborn)✓

5. Es una mujer . (honest)✓

6. Es un hombre . (strange)✓

7. Es un libro . (important)✓

8. Es un plan . (simple)✓

9. Es una empresa . (foreign)✓

10. Mi comida está . (cold)✓