Have a go — how would you describe your home in just one word? Don't worry about being right yet.
Try this one. Two words: quiet and street. Put them together the way English speakers do:
"I live on a street."
Say two things about your week so far — anything at all. Right or wrong doesn't matter yet.
Ana: How's your new flat?
Sam: It's small, but it's really cosy. I'm always happy to come home to it.
Notice something. Sam describes the flat two different ways — "small" and "cosy" — and also says how often he feels something — "always happy". Where does "small" sit? Where does "always" sit? Say your guess out loud before you check.
A describing word can sit right in front of a noun — "a small flat".
Three everyday sentences:
Where does the describing word go — before the noun or after it? And does it change for a plural noun (two flats)? Say your idea before you check.
Same meaning, two positions. We'll look at the "is" version next.
Complete each sentence. Type only the missing word (or words).
1. Look at my kitchen — it's not big, actually it's very small.
Tell a friend: "I have a kitchen."
2. Your neighbour has two cats. They are very noisy.
Tell a friend: "My neighbour has two cats."
3. My brother bought an expensive phone.
Tell your friend: "He has phone."
Look around you right now. Say three phrases about things you can see, using a / an + adjective + noun: "a small window", "an old lamp"...
The same describing word also works after am / is / are — no noun needed straight after it.
Three everyday sentences:
What comes right before the describing word this time? Does the word itself change? Say it before you check.
1. Look outside — the sky is full of grey clouds.
"The weather today."
2. Your two brothers never stop talking, even at night.
Complain to a friend: "My brothers loud."
3. Think back to "an expensive restaurant" from the last tab. Say the same idea a different way.
"The restaurant we went to ."
Think about your own week. Say three sentences using "is / are + adjective" — about your home, your food and your plans: "My week is busy because..."
Always, usually, sometimes, never — they say how often, and they have their own special place in the sentence.
Three everyday sentences:
Look closely — where does the frequency word go with a normal verb (walk, eat)? Where does it go with "be" (is)? Say it before you check.
1. I drink coffee every single morning — no exceptions.
Say it with "always": "I coffee in the morning."
2. My train has been late nearly every day this month.
Complain to a friend: "My train late!"
3. Put these words in the right order:
on takeaway / rarely / money / I / spend
Say three sentences about your week using always, usually, sometimes or never — about your food, your free time or your sleep.
Time to mix describing words and frequency words in one real story about your own week.
Think about your flat or house, your food, and your week. Try to answer:
Talk about it out loud for one minute.
Write a short message (3–5 sentences) to a friend describing your home, your food and your week. Use a describing word before a noun, a describing word after "be", and at least one frequency word. The checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real life doesn't tell you which pattern to use. Here everything is mixed — you decide.
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
1. "We stayed in a hotel nice."
2. "I go always to the gym after work."
3. "She always is late for class."
4. "My parents are busys."
5. Choose the correct sentence.
6. Choose the correct sentence.
7. Choose the correct sentence.
One-minute challenge: you're telling a friend about a flat you might rent together. Say three sentences that mix a describing word and a frequency word — about the flat, the street, or the neighbours. Use the timer above if you like the pressure.
1. The verb "to be" that you already know — complete it: "My brother a teacher."
2. In your own words: when you describe a person or thing, where can the describing word go — right before the noun, right after "is/are", or both? Say your answer out loud before you check.
3. Your cousin bought a bag. It's not old — it's new.
Tell someone: "She has a bag."
4. Your new neighbours talk and laugh very loudly every single night.
Complain to a friend: "My neighbours loud."
5. Every single week, no exceptions, my sister calls her grandmother on Sundays.
Say it: "My sister calls her grandmother on Sundays."
Which practice helped you most today — fixing the mistakes, choosing the correct sentence, or the speaking tasks? Say why you think that one worked for you.
At the start we said: describing words and frequency words so you can describe your home, your food and your week. Tick what's true: