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Language Arts: Adjectives Describing Words

Practice finding and using words that describe nouns

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Language Arts: Adjectives Describing Words

Practice finding and using words that describe nouns

Language Arts - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1

    Circle the adjective in this sentence: The fluffy cat slept on the chair.

    Look for the word that tells what kind of cat it is.

    The adjective is fluffy because it describes the cat.
  2. 2

    Write one adjective to describe a school bus.

    One possible adjective is yellow because it describes the color of a school bus.
  3. 3

    Underline the adjective in this sentence: Mia ate a crunchy apple.

    Find the word that tells what the apple was like.

    The adjective is crunchy because it describes the apple.
  4. 4

    Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: The puppy has _____ ears. Choices: soft, run, jump

    The correct adjective is soft because it describes the puppy's ears.
  5. 5

    Write two adjectives to describe a cookie.

    Think about how a cookie tastes, looks, or feels.

    Two possible adjectives are sweet and round because they describe what the cookie is like.
  6. 6

    Circle all the adjectives in this sentence: The tall tree had green leaves.

    The adjectives are tall and green because tall describes the tree and green describes the leaves.
  7. 7

    Add an adjective to make this sentence more interesting: I saw a bird.

    Add a word before bird that tells what kind of bird it is.

    One possible answer is, I saw a tiny bird. The word tiny is an adjective that describes the bird.
  8. 8

    Read the words: happy, table, blue, pencil. Which two words are adjectives?

    The adjectives are happy and blue because they can describe nouns.
  9. 9

    Write one adjective that describes how ice cream can taste.

    Think about words that describe flavors.

    One possible adjective is sweet because it describes how ice cream can taste.
  10. 10

    Underline the adjective in this sentence: The old book was on the shelf.

    The adjective is old because it describes the book.
  11. 11

    Choose the sentence that uses an adjective correctly. A: The dog barked loudly. B: The brown dog barked. C: The dog run barked.

    Look for a word that describes the noun dog.

    Sentence B uses an adjective correctly because brown describes the dog.
  12. 12

    Write a sentence using the adjective cold to describe a drink.

    One possible sentence is, I drank cold water after the game. The word cold describes the water.
  13. 13

    Circle the adjective that tells size: tiny, loud, red

    A size word tells how big or small something is.

    The adjective tiny tells size because it means very small.
  14. 14

    Look at the picture of a house. Write three adjectives that could describe it.

    You can describe the house's size, color, shape, or feeling.

    Three possible adjectives are small, cozy, and white because they describe the house.
  15. 15

    Find the adjective and the noun it describes in this sentence: The bright sun warmed the playground.

    The adjective is bright, and it describes the noun sun.
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