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Study Resource: Common English raising adjectives

By: Annie Lopes

Here, we provide a list of English "raising adjectives," which are adjectives that can be used in sentences like these:

  • It is _______ to clean the house.

  • The house is _______ to clean.

List of Raising Adjectives

(Note: This is not a complete list)

amusingannoyingawkwardbadbeautifulbeneficialboringcomfortableconfusingconvenientcumbersomedangerousdelightfuldepressingdesirabledifficultdulleasyeducationalembarrassing
essentialexcellentexhaustingexpensivefashionablefinefungoodgreathardhorribleidealillegalimportantimpossibleimpressiveinstructiveinterestingirritatingloathsome
necessaryniceoddpainfulpleasantpleasurablerareriskysafesimplestrangetediousterribletiresometoughtrickyunpleasantusefulweird

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