Dirty describes something that is not clean, for example because it has dirt or marks.
The idea
Say dirty shoes before a noun or the shoes are dirty after be. The comparative is dirtier than.
Examples
- My shoes are dirty after the walk.
- Please put the dirty dishes in the sink.
- The window is dirty on the outside.
- This towel is dirtier than the other one.
- Her hands got dirty in the garden.
- The floor was dirty, so we cleaned it.
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Dirty describes the condition; clean the shoes describes an action. A dirty object is not necessarily damaged.
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Choose the state adjective. The dishes have dirt on them: they are ___. (dirty / clean)
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dirty
Dirty describes the state of the dishes.
Choose the comparative. This towel is ___ than the other one. (dirtier / dirtyer)
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dirtier
The comparative of dirty is dirtier.
Decide what dirt alone proves. The shoes are dirty. Does that alone prove they are damaged? (no / yes)
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no
Being dirty does not by itself establish damage.
Practice round
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Choose the state adjective. The dishes have dirt on them: they are ___. (dirty / clean)
Choose the comparative. This towel is ___ than the other one. (dirtier / dirtyer)
Decide what dirt alone proves. The shoes are dirty. Does that alone prove they are damaged? (no / yes)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe an object that got dirty and say how it became clean, if it did.