Practice Sentences (Adjectives 11 – 20)

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  1. “I need a size four in pants, but I need a size twelve in shirts,” said the very _____ actress.
  2. A dinner of apples, spinach and cheese displeased our _____ guests.
  3. Alex’s brother began walking to school at the same time we did each morning; however, the _____ boy always arrived a half hour later than the rest of us.
  4. Emerging from weeks of solitary confinement and torture, the prisoner of war appeared sick and _____.
  5. His _____ behavior so frightened all the neighbors that many of them simply moved away to avoid him.
  6. In the movie, Ocean’s Eleven, their success is based on the disguises of the group and the _____ nature of the plan; otherwise, the plan would have fallen through.
  7. John pushed past his grandparents, ran to the table ahead of everyone else, and began filling his plate with food. His mother immediately scolded him for his _____ behavior.
  8. The _____ pediatrician makes her patients smile and feel better as soon as she walks into the exam room.
  9. When the teacher returned Stephanie’s paper and told her it was the worst essay in the class, she was being quite _____.
  10. Young soldiers who are bombarded by flying bullets and falling bombs might easily develop a _____ spirit.

Practice Sentences (Adjectives 11 – 20)

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  1. “I need a size four in pants, but I need a size twelve in shirts,” said the very _____ actress.
  2. A dinner of apples, spinach and cheese displeased our _____ guests.
  3. Alex’s brother began walking to school at the same time we did each morning; however, the _____ boy always arrived a half hour later than the rest of us.
  4. Emerging from weeks of solitary confinement and torture, the prisoner of war appeared sick and _____.
  5. His _____ behavior so frightened all the neighbors that many of them simply moved away to avoid him.
  6. In the movie, Ocean’s Eleven, their success is based on the disguises of the group and the _____ nature of the plan; otherwise, the plan would have fallen through.
  7. John pushed past his grandparents, ran to the table ahead of everyone else, and began filling his plate with food. His mother immediately scolded him for his _____ behavior.
  8. The _____ pediatrician makes her patients smile and feel better as soon as she walks into the exam room.
  9. When the teacher returned Stephanie’s paper and told her it was the worst essay in the class, she was being quite _____.
  10. Young soldiers who are bombarded by flying bullets and falling bombs might easily develop a _____ spirit.

Practice Sentences (Adjectives 11 – 20)

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1.“I need a size four in pants, but I need a size twelve in shirts,” said the very _____ actress.

2.A dinner of apples, spinach and cheese displeased our _____ guests.

3.Alex’s brother began walking to school at the same time we did each morning; however, the _____ boy always arrived a half hour later than the rest of us.

4.Emerging from weeks of solitary confinement and torture, the prisoner of war appeared sick and _____.

5.His _____ behavior so frightened all the neighbors that many of them simply moved away to avoid him.

6. In the movie, Ocean’s Eleven, their success is based on the disguises of the group and the _____ nature of the plan; otherwise, the plan would have fallen through.

7.John pushed past his grandparents, ran to the table ahead of everyone else, and began filling his plate with food. His mother immediately scolded him for his _____ behavior.

8.The _____ pediatrician makes her patients smile and feel better as soon as she walks into the exam room.

9.When the teacher returned Stephanie’s paper and told her it was the worst essay in the class, she was being quite _____.

10.Young soldiers who are bombarded by flying bullets and falling bombs might easily develop a _____ spirit.
ANSWER KEY Practice Sentences (Adjectives 11-20)

  1. buxom
  2. carnivorous
  3. bovine
  4. cadaverous
  5. dastardly
  6. clandestine
  7. boorish
  8. buoyant
  9. candid
  10. craven

WORDS AND DEFNIITIONS Practice Sentences (Adjectives 11– 20)

1. boorish-rude; ill-mannered; awkward

2. bovine-cow-like; sluggish, patient, and stupid

3. buoyant-tending to float; light in spirit; cheerful

4. buxom-healthily plump; full-bosomed; attractive

5. cadaverous-gaunt; haggard; corpse-like

6. candid-frank, honest, unprejudiced; outspoken

7. carnivorous-flesh-eating

8. clandestine-secret; furtive; underhanded

9. craven-cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted

10. dastardly- sneaky and mean; brutal