📝 Daily Short Practice
🎯 Vocabulary Goal
Learn common adjectives for describing the condition or state of everyday things.
📚 Words & Phrases
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| clean | not dirty | The kitchen is clean. |
| dirty | not clean | These shoes are dirty. |
| empty | having nothing inside | The bottle is empty. |
| full | containing as much as possible | The bus is full. |
| broken | damaged and not working correctly | My phone screen is broken. |
| fixed | repaired and working again | The bike is fixed now. |
🔍 See It in Context
Before and After Cleaning
In the morning, the kitchen is dirty and the rubbish bin is full. Anna cleans the room and empties the bin. Later, she notices that a chair is broken. Her brother repairs it, so by evening it is fixed. The kitchen is clean and the bin is empty.
💡 Notice the Pattern
Common opposite states
Clean and dirty, empty and full, and broken and fixed are useful contrasting pairs. We often use them after the verb be.
- The cup is empty.
- My bike is fixed now.
💬 Useful Examples
- These clothes are dirty.
- The restaurant is full.
- My watch is broken.
- The room is clean now.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. The kitchen is ____. (clean / dirty / empty)
2. These shoes are ____. (empty / full / dirty)
3. The bottle is ____. (broken / empty / full)
4. The bus is ____. (full / broken / fixed)
5. My phone screen is ____. (fixed / clean / broken)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. clean
2. dirty
3. empty
4. full
5. broken
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Which word or phrase means “not dirty”?
2. Which word or phrase means “not clean”?
3. Which word or phrase means “having nothing inside”?
4. Which word or phrase means “containing as much as possible”?
5. Which word or phrase means “damaged and not working correctly”?
📝 Use It Yourself
Describe four things around you using words from this lesson.
Example:
My desk is clean. My water bottle is empty. My old chair is broken. My bicycle is fixed now.
🎙️ Speaking Practice
Practice these sentences aloud.
Say:
The kitchen is clean.
Say:
My shoes are dirty.
Say:
The bottle is empty.
Say:
The bus is full.
🔎 Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. clean
2. dirty
3. empty
4. full
5. broken
Exercise 2 – Matching
1. c – not dirty
2. e – not clean
3. a – having nothing inside
4. d – containing as much as possible
5. b – damaged and not working correctly
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. clean
2. dirty
3. empty
4. full
5. broken