Adjectives

ADJECTIVES are words that tell us more about NOUNS or PRONOUNS by describing

them, adding detail or refining their meaning.

By using ADJECTIVES, we can add meaning and interest to sentences.

You can use ADJECTIVES to

describe something as a whole.

colourful

pretty

featheryshort plump

spiky

silly

lovely

oval

colourfulbeautifulhappy

spiky

long

You can use ADJECTIVES to

describe something as a whole.

round eyes

spiky tail

green bodycurly fringered beak

blue feathers

funny face

You can use ADJECTIVES to

describe the specific parts of something.

green leaves

pink petals

long stemspatterned potred beak

curly leaves

purple petals

You can use ADJECTIVES to

describe the specific parts of something.

This is a bright,

sparkling butterfly.

You can use more than one ADJECTIVE to

describe something.

This is a pink, green, gold and black butterfly.

This is a magical, glittery

butterfly.

An ADJECTIVE can come before or after the NOUN or PRONOUN it is describing.

This is a big, brown dog.

The dog is big and brown.

When more than one ADJECTIVE is used before a NOUN, the ADJECTIVES are

arranged from the general to the specific.

I saw a young, spotty,

friendly dog.

Young is more general than

friendly so it is placed first.

DESCRIBING ADJECTIVES are the most common. They are used to describe, or tell

us about the quality of a NOUN or PRONOUN.

beautiful

colourful

beautiful

silly

fluffy

small

Which words are the DESCRIBING ADJECTIVES?

I ate a juicy pineapple.

You have shiny, black hair.

I have a noisy, purple car.

POINTING ADJECTIVES are used to point out which NOUN is being spoken of.

That cake belongs to Katy.This ladybug belongs to me.These pants belong to Jo.

Those flowers are nice.

Which words are the POINTING

ADJECTIVES?

These gloves are mine.

Put that teddy away.

This book is very funny.

NUMBER ADJECTIVES are used to show the number of things or the numerical order of

things.

two horses

ten fingers

ten candles

Which words are the NUMBER

ADJECTIVES?

A camel has two humps.

I have two pencils.

The third month is March.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES are used to show possession.

This is my cake.

Here are your pants.

These are her flowers.

Mike lost his fork.

Which words are the POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES?

Here is your hamburger.

Their house is big.

I found my overalls.