Common adjectives

​Topics: common adjectives

Learning adjective: to describe nouns

What differences can you identify?

What characteristics can you see?

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that gives or describes more information about a noun or pronoun.

Adjectives are words that modify only nouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs, or other adjectives. The adjectives are easy to spot in the sentences below because they come immediately before the nouns they modify.

This is a safe painkiller with no harmful side effects.

This medication has adverse side effects.

Covid-19 is a contagious viral disease.

Adjectives

​modify nouns

​chocolate

sugar

stale

fresh​

What kind?

​pink

smooth

beautiful

Which one?

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​numbers

all

several

a few

etc.​

How many?

​measurement

some

more

less​

How much?

Articles (a, an, the) are adjectives.

Open Ended

What adjectives could be used to describe an animal

Multiple Select

Ted has taken several classes in photographic journalism.

• Ted

• several

• photographic

• journalism

• classes

Multiple Select

The thoughtful audience remained silent throughout the performance.

• thoughtful

• audience

• silent

• throughout

• performance

Multiple Select

The new models will use less fuel and get better mileage.

• new

• models

• less

• better

• mileage

Multiple Select

The senior class is studying European history.

• senior

• class

• studying

• European

• history

Multiple Select

Mauna Loa is a large volcano on one of the Hawaiian islands.

• Mauna Loa

• large

• volcano

• Hawaiian

• islands

Open Ended

Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach. (3)

Open Ended

If I am lucky, I can read an interesting book for a few hours. (4)

Open Ended

In my mind, I see Spanish galleons at the bottom of the ocean.

Open Ended

Chests with rare coins and gold necklaces lie below the surface.

Open Ended

I would watch gentle sunrises and spectacular sunsets every day.

Open Ended

The very big dog appears cute.

Open Ended

Jim easily won the round and was named the local champion in his preschool boxing class.