Brittle meaning in English
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Definition
brittle: fragile, easy to break
Examples
- "Glass is too brittle."
- "Jackson : Here goes the glass... You see, the glass has completely shattered - glass is too brittle, as I said."
Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using the most appropriate adjective. Each term is used just once. Use the hints to help you!
"hard but easily broken"
The old lady has bones.
"having a hole or empty space inside"
The squirrel hides its nuts in a tree.
"smooth and bright; reflecting the light"
This shampoo gives me hair.
"covered with a reddish-brown substance that is formed on some metals after passing time outside being subjected to water and air"
I left my bike in the rain and now it's .
"hard but easily broken"
The old lady has bones.
"having a hole or empty space inside"
The squirrel hides its nuts in a tree.
"smooth and bright; reflecting the light"
This shampoo gives me hair.
"covered with a reddish-brown substance that is formed on some metals after passing time outside being subjected to water and air"
I left my bike in the rain and now it's .
Complete the sentences using the most appropriate adjective. Each term is used just once. Use the hints to help you!
"hard but easily broken"
The old lady has brittle 1 bones.
"having a hole or empty space inside"
The squirrel hides its nuts in a hollow 2 tree.
"smooth and bright; reflecting the light"
This shampoo gives me shiny 3 hair.
"covered with a reddish-brown substance that is formed on some metals after passing time outside being subjected to water and air"
I left my bike in the rain and now it's rusty 4.
"hard but easily broken"
The old lady has brittle 1 bones.
"having a hole or empty space inside"
The squirrel hides its nuts in a hollow 2 tree.
"smooth and bright; reflecting the light"
This shampoo gives me shiny 3 hair.
"covered with a reddish-brown substance that is formed on some metals after passing time outside being subjected to water and air"
I left my bike in the rain and now it's rusty 4.
1 brittle: A "brittle" material is hard but easily broken. Glass is a brittle material. In the conversation, Jackson says that "a tall figure made from glass would soon break, especially if it were full of liquid. Glass is too brittle".
1 hollow: This is incorrect. A "hollow" object has a hole or empty space inside.
1 shiny: This is incorrect. A "shiny" material is smooth and bright and reflects the light.
1 rusty
2 hollow: An object is "hollow" if it has a a hole or empty space inside. Example: This chocolate Easter Egg is HOLLOW - there are sweets inside!. In the conversation, when talking about a glass statue, Brian says to Jackson: "Don't forget the statue would need to be hollow so that we can put perfume inside it – like a real bottle".
2 brittle: This is incorrect. A "brittle" material is hard but easily broken.
2 shiny: This is incorrect. A "shiny" material is smooth and bright and reflects the light.
2 rusty: A "rusty" material is covered with a reddish-brown substance after the action of water and air upon it.
3 shiny: A "shiny" material is smooth and bright and reflects the light. Example: SHINY materials like aluminum foil are good at reflecting light and heat. In the conversation, Brian talks about the possibility of making the statue "out of something shiny like steel".
3 hollow: This is incorrect. A "hollow" object has a a hole or empty space inside.
3 brittle: This is incorrect. A "brittle" material is hard but easily broken.
3 rusty: A "rusty" material is covered with a reddish-brown substance after the action of water and air upon it.
4 rusty: A "rusty" metal is covered with a reddish-brown substance after the action of water and air upon it. Example: The old gate to the churchyard is very RUSTY. In the conversation, Jackson advises against a steel statue because, if it were left outside, "a rusty Delavigne wouldn't be very good for the company's image".
4 hollow: This is incorrect. A "hollow" object has a a hole or empty space inside.
4 shiny: This is incorrect. A "shiny" material is smooth and bright and reflects the light.
4 brittle: This is incorrect. A "brittle" material is hard but easily broken.
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