Choose adjectives of praise for these nouns, at about the 7/10 level.
A ten-out-of-ten smile might be called dazzling or ravishing. But what would you call a smile that was more seven-out-of-ten? Bright, maybe, or fetching. How would you score roguish, disarming, kind or shy? See if you can think of others.
Suggest for each noun an adjective of praise, but moderate praise, and give it a score out of ten.
ISmile. IIDinner. IIIFace. IVExplanation.
Adequate. Appealing. Attractive. Bonny. Credible. Enjoyable. Likeable. Plausible. Pleasant. Pretty. Reasonable. Satisfactory.
Based on an exercise in School Certificate English Practice (1939) by NL Clay.
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