Chapter 11 - Key to Exercises

EXERCISE 1 : Translate into Swahili :

1. -kubwa, -nono, -dogo, -fupi, -zito, -epesi, -chafu, -gumu, -tamu, -chungu, -pya, -vivu, -ekundu, -eusi, -eupe, -erevu, -kuu, -bichi, -baya, -zuri.

2. Mwanaume mwerevu, mtoto mwaminifu, watu wachache, mwalimu mkali, kijana mvivu, mwanamke mwivu, msichana mwema, watu wazima, mlima mrefu, muwa mtamu, mihindi mizuri, mwili mwembamba, mikono michafu, mwezi mzima, mwavuli mweusi, miguu mirefu, moshi mweupe, moto mwekundu, mtihani mgumu (mzito), moyo mwema.

EXERCISE 2 : Translate into English :

1. Short, heavy, lazy, dry, hard, little, dirty, green, severe, new, big, beautiful, good, other, old, red, honnest, bright, easy, empty.

2. A lazy child, an empty pocket, adults, savage animals, tall Masais, a new garment, a black man, the main town, short legs, white strangers, large hands, a small ball, a few cars, another thing, delicious food, unripe corn, a naughty child, a lot of students, a bad thief, a short garment.

EXERCISE 3 : Put the following phrases in plural :

Magari mapya, nguo nyekundu, viti vidogo, nyuso njema, wanawake wakali, mito mipana, miti mirefu, watu wazima, wavulana wavivu, wanyama wanono, miji mikubwa, wagonjwa wengine, milango mikuu, mishahara midogo, mikate mengi, mioyo mizito, misitu myeusi, mikono michafu, magari mabovu, vyakula vichache.

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