Language Activator – Hard

Hard

(adjective)

.As people age, their skin becomes harder and less supple

rock- hard

very hard

.A tiled floor in the kitchen is as hard as stone, and very cold beneath your feet

hardness

(uncountable noun)

.The hardness of limestone varies depending on the area in which it is found

solid

(adjective)

something that is solid is made of thick hard material, is not hollow, and is difficult to damage or break

.During winter the lake became a solid block of ice

firm

(adjective)

something that is firm is not completely hard, but does not change shape much when you press it – use this about things that are sometimes soft, for example fruit, muscles, or the ground

.These exercises are good for making your stomach muscles nice and firm

stiff

(adjective)

something that is stiff keeps its shape and is not easy to bend

.The collar of his shirt felt stiff and uncomfortable

go stiff British

.The sheets outside on the washing line had gone stiff in the frost

rigid

(adjective)

a material that is rigid is difficult or impossible to bend, and is often used to support something else

.Spoon the ice-cream into a rigid plastic container and freeze

:Practice

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

.N1. The tent is made of strong canvas attached to a ————- frame

.N2. To make the picture, you will need a sheet of ————- card

.N3. The door was made of ————- steel

.N4. After several weeks without rain, the ground was ————- as hard as something

.N5. That night I had to sleep on a ————- stone floor

.N6. I wish this chair wasn’t so ————- and uncomfortable

.N7. Diamond is probably the ————- substance known to man

.N8. I find I sleep better on a ————- mattress

:Answers

Rigid/ stiff/ solid/ rock-hard/ hard/ hard/ hardest/ firm