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Amounts, wholes and extras

Adjectives for amounts, complete things and what is added.

A1A2B1B2C110 words · 3 examples each
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Found: 10 words

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few

adjective · 3 examples
  1. There are few shops in the village.
  2. We have few choices at this time of night.
  3. Very few people knew the answer.

little

adjective · 3 examples
  1. There is little water left in the bottle.
  2. This task requires little effort.
  3. We have very little space in the kitchen.

whole

adjective · 3 examples
  1. She read the whole book in one day.
  2. We spent the whole afternoon in the garden.
  3. He ate a whole apple after lunch.

entire

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The entire building was empty.
  2. We checked the entire route before the trip.
  3. The entire family came to the celebration.

total

adjective · 3 examples
  1. What is the total cost of the trip?
  2. The total number of visitors increased.
  3. We calculated the total weight of the boxes.

additional

adjective · 3 examples
  1. We need two additional chairs for the guests.
  2. The repair will involve an additional cost.
  3. Please send any additional information by Friday.

extra

adjective · 3 examples
  1. Take an extra blanket in case it gets cold.
  2. We have an extra ticket for the concert.
  3. The work took an extra hour.

only

adjective · 3 examples
  1. She is the only person with a key.
  2. This is our only chance to see the exhibition.
  3. The only chair in the room was broken.

sole

adjective · 3 examples
  1. He is the sole owner of the shop.
  2. The project was her sole responsibility.
  3. She was the sole candidate for the position.

multiple

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The form has multiple sections.
  2. The storm caused multiple problems across the city.
  3. We considered multiple solutions before deciding.

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