Hot can describe a high temperature or a spicy taste.
The idea
Use hot after be or before a noun: the soup is hot, a hot pan. For two temperatures, double the final t and add -er: hotter than. Peppers can be hot because they are spicy.
Examples
- The soup is hot.
- It is hot outside today.
- This tea is too hot to drink.
- Be careful: the pan is hot.
- These peppers are very hot.
- This soup is hotter than that soup.
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Watch out
A hot pepper may be spicy even when it is cold. Use context to distinguish taste from temperature.
Try it yourself
Choose the temperature that explains the warning. The pan is ___; do not touch it. (hot / cold)
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hot
hot describes the temperature of the pan.
Compare the two temperatures. This soup is ___ than that soup. (hotter / hot)
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hotter
hotter compares two temperatures and doubles t.
Choose the adjective for a spicy taste. These chillies taste ___; they burn my tongue. (hot / sweet)
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hot
hot describes the spicy taste of the peppers.
Practice round
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Choose the temperature that explains the warning. The pan is ___; do not touch it. (hot / cold)
Compare the two temperatures. This soup is ___ than that soup. (hotter / hot)
Choose the adjective for a spicy taste. These chillies taste ___; they burn my tongue. (hot / sweet)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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