This document provides Spanish translations for 15 English adjectives: antiguo, raro, nuevo, único, grande, bueno, simple, viejo, pobre, mismo, puro, cierto, diferente. Each adjective is used in a short English phrase or sentence, which is then translated into Spanish underneath with the target adjective highlighted. The adjectives cover a range of types including age-related, evaluative, and distinguishing.

1. Los adjetivos
ambigüos
Traduzca las frases subrayadas.

2. antiguo
The archaeologists found
some old pottery (cerámicas)
from 312 BC.
cerámicas antiguas

3. raro
Why did she invite such
weird people to her party?
personas raras

4. nuevo
He just bought a new 2009
Hummer for his prom
date.
Hummer nuevo

5. único
The dog was the only
animal at the zoo today.
único animal

6. grande
George Washington was a
great president.
gran presidente

7. bueno
Most of the good students
were inducted into the
National Honor Society.
estudiantes buenos

8. simple
It was a simple task (tarea) to
complete; anyone could
do it!
simple tarea

9. viejo
I didn’t even recognize my old
house when I went back to
Jewell after 15 years.
vieja casa

10. pobre
The poor girl didn’t have a
chance of seeing because
she was so short.
pobre chica

11. mismo
The same girl sat and ate
popcorn because there was
nothing to see.
misma chica

12. puro
They went to the mountain to
capture the pure water.
agua pura

13. cierto
It was a true blessing (bendición) to
have her grandmother with
her.
bendición cierta

14. diferente
There were some different
people at the prom; we weren’t
sure if they were someone’s
date or not.
personajes diferentes

15. El fin