Language Arts: Adjectives Describing Words
Practice finding and using words that describe nouns
Language Arts: Adjectives Describing Words
Practice finding and using words that describe nouns
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
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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
Write one adjective to describe a school bus.
One possible adjective is yellow because it describes the color of a school bus. - 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
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
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
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
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
Read the words: happy, table, blue, pencil. Which two words are adjectives?
The adjectives are happy and blue because they can describe nouns. - 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
Underline the adjective in this sentence: The old book was on the shelf.
The adjective is old because it describes the book. - 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
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
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
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
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.