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Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

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She has a dog. She---s - -og. S__ h__ a d___ S-e h-s a d-g- -------------- She has a dog. 0
The dog is big. T-e-d---i---i-. T__ d__ i_ b___ T-e d-g i- b-g- --------------- The dog is big. 0
She has a big dog. S-e--a--a b-g -og. S__ h__ a b__ d___ S-e h-s a b-g d-g- ------------------ She has a big dog. 0
She has a house. S-e -------ous-. S__ h__ a h_____ S-e h-s a h-u-e- ---------------- She has a house. 0
The house is small. Th- house-i- sm---. T__ h____ i_ s_____ T-e h-u-e i- s-a-l- ------------------- The house is small. 0
She has a small house. S-e has a--m-ll-h---e. S__ h__ a s____ h_____ S-e h-s a s-a-l h-u-e- ---------------------- She has a small house. 0
He is staying in a hotel. He -s s-a------- - ---e-. H_ i_ s______ i_ a h_____ H- i- s-a-i-g i- a h-t-l- ------------------------- He is staying in a hotel. 0
The hotel is cheap. The ---el--- --e-p. T__ h____ i_ c_____ T-e h-t-l i- c-e-p- ------------------- The hotel is cheap. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. H--i---t-y--g-in a c--a--h-te-. H_ i_ s______ i_ a c____ h_____ H- i- s-a-i-g i- a c-e-p h-t-l- ------------------------------- He is staying in a cheap hotel. 0
He has a car. He h-- ---a-. H_ h__ a c___ H- h-s a c-r- ------------- He has a car. 0
The car is expensive. T-e --- is---pen-ive. T__ c__ i_ e_________ T-e c-r i- e-p-n-i-e- --------------------- The car is expensive. 0
He has an expensive car. H------an -----s-------. H_ h__ a_ e________ c___ H- h-s a- e-p-n-i-e c-r- ------------------------ He has an expensive car. 0
He reads a novel. He -ea-s-a--ove-. H_ r____ a n_____ H- r-a-s a n-v-l- ----------------- He reads a novel. 0
The novel is boring. T-- ---el-----orin-. T__ n____ i_ b______ T-e n-v-l i- b-r-n-. -------------------- The novel is boring. 0
He is reading a boring novel. H-----r----n--a-borin----vel. H_ i_ r______ a b_____ n_____ H- i- r-a-i-g a b-r-n- n-v-l- ----------------------------- He is reading a boring novel. 0
She is watching a movie. S---i- ----hi---a ----e. S__ i_ w_______ a m_____ S-e i- w-t-h-n- a m-v-e- ------------------------ She is watching a movie. 0
The movie is exciting. The-movie--s ------n-. T__ m____ i_ e________ T-e m-v-e i- e-c-t-n-. ---------------------- The movie is exciting. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. S-- -s w-t-h-ng-an e-c-t-ng--ovi-. S__ i_ w_______ a_ e_______ m_____ S-e i- w-t-h-n- a- e-c-t-n- m-v-e- ---------------------------------- She is watching an exciting movie. 0

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