Describing Things: Common Adjectives for Pre-A1 English Learners

Raúl Maguiña

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julio 19, 2026

PRE-A1📚 Vocabulario⏱️ 3 minutos de lectura
Adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, ideas). They tell us more about what something is like, adding important details to your sentences. For example, if you see a beautiful flower, beautiful is the adjective. At the Pre-A1 level, learning simple adjectives helps you express your feelings and opinions about everyday things. You can say if something is good o bad, interesting o boring. These words make your English more colorful and help others understand you better. Using adjectives correctly is a key step to building basic sentences and having simple conversations. This lesson will help you learn common adjectives like amazing, awesome, boring, horrible, interesting, y terrible to describe the world around you.

What Are Adjectives?

Adjectives are words that tell us more about nouns. Nouns are people, places, or things. Adjectives answer questions like “What kind?” or “Which one?” They add details to your sentences.

Por ejemplo, en a big house, the word big is an adjective. It describes the house. In a happy boy, happy is an adjective. It describes the boy.

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Adjectives to Describe Things

When you want to say if you like something or not, you can use adjectives. Here are some common adjectives and what they mean:

  • To say something is very good or exciting:
    amazing: This means something is very surprising and wonderful. The film was amazing!
    awesome: This means something is very impressive or excellent. The concert was awesome.
    interesting: This means something keeps your attention because it is special or new. This book is interesting.
  • To say something is very bad or not good:
    boring: This means something is not interesting; it makes you feel tired. The lesson was boring.
    horrible: This means something is very bad or unpleasant. The food was horrible.
    terrible: This means something is very bad, of very low quality. The weather is terrible today.

Where Do Adjectives Go in a Sentence?

In English, adjectives usually go in two places:

  • Before a noun:
    The adjective comes before the noun it describes.
    Ejemplo: It is an amazing film. (amazing describes film)
  • After the verb ‘to be’ (am, is, are):
    The adjective comes after a form of the verb to be.
    Ejemplo: The film is amazing. (amazing describes film)

Both ways are correct! You can choose which one you like.

Common Adjectives for Description
Positive Meaning Negative Meaning
amazing boring
awesome horrible
interesting terrible

Ejemplos

  • The new park is amazing.
  • I saw an awesome show last night.
  • This book is very interesting.
  • The movie was boring.
  • Oh no, the coffee tastes horrible!
  • What a terrible day!

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Errores habituales de los hispanohablantes

Spanish speakers sometimes put adjectives after the noun, like in Spanish. But in English, adjectives usually go antes de the noun.

  • Wrong: a film amazing
  • Correcto: an amazing film

Also, English adjectives do not change for plural. They stay the same.

  • Wrong: two amazings films
  • Correcto: two amazing films

Preguntas más frecuentes

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (a person, place, or thing). For example, happy en a happy child.

Do adjectives change in English?

No, English adjectives do not change. They are the same for singular or plural nouns, and for male or female. For example, an amazing film y two amazing films.

Can I use ‘amazing’ and ‘awesome’ for the same thing?

Sí, amazing y awesome both mean something is very good or impressive. You can often use them in similar ways, like The concert was amazing! o The concert was awesome!

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