Adjectives: Describing Words

What is an adjective?

• Describes a noun

• punctuation

• A type of verb

• A type of conjunction

Give an example of an adjective.

• delicious

• running

• jumping

• beautiful

What are some common adjectives used to describe colors?

• happy, sad, angry, excited

• hot, cold, warm, freezing

• big, small, tall, short

• red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, pink, black, white, etc.

Tick three adjectives to describe the weather.

• Sunny, rainy, windy

• Snowy

• Foggy

• Cloudy

Name three adjectives to describe the size of an object.

• jump

• cry

• small, large, tiny

• talk

What are some adjectives used to describe emotions?

• fast

• happy, sad, angry, excited, anxious

• blue

• tall

Give an example of an adjective that describes a shape.

• Fast

• Delicious

• Rectangular

• Soft