Adjectives for Objects

Vocabulary
bago luma
magaan mabigat
mahaba maikli
malaki maliit
malalim mababaw
malapit malayo
malinis marumi
mataas mababa
mura mahal

new old
light heavy
long short
big/ large small
deep shallow
near far
clean dirty
high/ tall low
cheap expensive
Adjectives for Food

Vocabulary
maalat salty
maanghang spicy hot
maasim sour
mainit hot
malambot soft/ tender
malamig cold
mapait bitter
matabang tasteless
matamis sweet
masarap delicious
masustansiya nutritious
sariwa fresh
Nouns
pangalan name
bahay house/ home
bagahe baggage
baterya battery
bolpen ballpen
asin salt
asukal sugar
gulay vegetable
isda fish
kanin plain rice
karne meat
keso cheese

palayaw nickname
opisina office
kamera camera
papel paper
lapis - pencil
lasa taste
pagkain food
prutas fruits
sili chili
sorbets ice cream
tinapay bread
toyo soy sauce

Exercise 1
Write the opposite meaning to complete the contradiction intended in the
following statements:
1. Mahaba ang pangalan niya pero __________________________________ ang
2.
3.
4.
5.

palayaw niya.
Malaki ang bahay pero _______________________________________ ang opisina.
Magaan ang bag ko ________________________________________ ang bagahe
Bago ang kamera pero _______________________________________ ang betray.
Mura ang papel pero _______________________________________ ang bolpen.

Exercise 2
Translate the following sentences in Filipino:
1. Your house is clean.
_______________________________________________________________
2. My house is near my office.
_______________________________________________________________
3. Johns camera is light and small.
_______________________________________________________________
4. His friends bags are heavy.
_______________________________________________________________
5. The diplomats office is big.
_______________________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Write at least three sentences to describe these objects.
1. your bag
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____________________________
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____________________________
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2. your house
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________

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3. your classroom
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Exercise 4
Describe the following foods:
Example:
isda

Sariwa ang Isda. / Ang isda ay sariwa.

1. sorbetes

________________________________________________________________________________
______________
2. kanin
________________________________________________________________________________
______________
3. lemon ________________________________________________________________________________
______________
4. prutas ________________________________________________________________________________
______________
5. tinapay ________________________________________________________________________________
______________
6. karne
________________________________________________________________________________
______________

7. keso

________________________________________________________________________________
______________

Exercise 5
Answer these questions.
Example:
Ano ang lasa ng tubig?
matabang.

Matabang ang tubig. / Ang tubig ay

1. Ano ang lasa ng asukal?

______________________________________________________________________
2. Ano ang lasa ng asin?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Ano ang lasa ng sili?
______________________________________________________________________
4. Ano ang lasa ng keso?
______________________________________________________________________
5. Ano ang lasa ng tinapay?
______________________________________________________________________