Adjectives

What are adjectives?

Adjectives tell us more about nouns (people, places, things). Here’s how they work:

• Describing: Adjectives show how things look, feel, sound, taste, or smell. Like “blue,” “soft,” “loud,” “sweet,” or “fragrant.”

• Size & Quantity: They tell us about size and amount, like “big,” “tiny,” “many,” or “few.”

• Colour: Adjectives give nouns colour, such as “red,” “green,” or “yellow.”

• Opinions: They express feelings or opinions, like “delicious,” “funny,” or “boring.”

• Origin: Adjectives tell where things are from, like “French,” “Asian,” or “Canadian.”

• Material: They talk about what things are made of, like “wooden,” “metallic,” or “plastic.”

• Age: Adjectives describe how old something is, like “old,” “young,” or “ancient.”

• Shape: They explain what shape something is, like “round,” “square,” or “triangular.”

Adjectives make our stories vivid and help others understand the details. For example, instead of saying “dog,” we can say “fluffy dog” or “friendly, brown dog.” They’re like adding cool decorations to your sentences!

Exercise

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

1.  There is an empty room upstairs.

2.  It’s a hot summer.

3.  You are so kind.

4.  Don’t be crazy.

5.  This park is clean and green.

6.  Many people exercise to keep healthy.

7.  I think these eggs are rotten.

8.  We are all bored. There isn’t anything to do.

9.  The pupils don’t find the joke amusing.

10.  James was absent because he was ill.

Fill in the blanks with one of these adjectives: hot, high, large, sweet, short, free, poor, playful

1. The ice cream is very________.

2. It’s very ________ in summer.

3. The company is giving away ________ gifts to its customers.

4. They live in a ________ house.

5. Jean is wearing a ________ skirt.

6. The climbers are climbing up a ________ mountain.

7. These puppies are very________.

8. Many ________ people have no home.

Add the correct endings to turn these words into adjectives. 

Use:  -y, -ful, -al  or  -less

1.  peace  ____________

2.  storm  ____________

3.  mud  ____________

4.  forget  ____________

5.  spot  ____________

6.  dirt  ____________

7.  music  ____________

8.  nation  ____________

9.  dust  ____________

10.  play  ____________

Add the correct endings to turn these words into adjectives.

Use: -en, -y, -ing, -ish, -ous, or -ly

1. wind  ____________

2. gold  ____________

3. friend  ____________

4. rot  ____________

5. danger  ____________

6. fool  ____________

7. charm  ____________

8. child  ____________

9. love  ____________

10. interest  ____________

Answers

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

1. There is an empty room upstairs.
2. It’s a hot summer.
3. You are so kind.
4. Don’t be crazy.
5. This park is clean and green.
6. Many people exercise to keep healthy.
7. I think these eggs are rotten.
8. We are all bored. There isn’t anything to do.
9. The pupils don’t find the joke amusing.
10. James was absent because he was ill.

Fill in the blanks with one of these adjectives: hot, high, large, sweet, short, free, poor, playful

1. The ice cream is very sweet.
2. It’s very hot in summer.
3. The company is giving away free gifts to its customers.
4. They live in a large house.
5. Jean is wearing a short skirt.
6. The climbers are climbing up a high mountain.
7. These puppies are very playful.
8. Many poor people have no home.

Add the correct endings to turn these words into adjectives. 

Use:  -y, -ful, -al or  -less

1. peaceful
2. stormy
3. muddy
4. forgetful
5. spotless
6. dirty
7. musical
8. national
9. dusty
10. playful

Add the correct endings to turn these words into adjectives.

Use: -en, -y, -ing, -ish, -ous, or -ly

1. windy
2. golden
3. friendly
4. rotten
5. dangerous
6. foolish
7. charming
8. childish
9. lovely
10. interesting

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