What is an Adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Words that describe sounds, shapes, sizes, times, numbers/quantity, textures/touch,weather are all examples of adjectives.
Common Adjectives
First Grade
Colors:
blue, green, purple, orange, black, white, pink, red etc…
Size:
big, small, short, tall, fat, thin
Sounds:
loud, quiet
Shapes:
round, square, oval, triangular
Numbers:
one, two, many, few
Touch/Texture
rough, smooth, soft, hard
Weather
sunny, rainy,windy, dark, light, cloudy
2nd-3rd grade
letters A-C
angry
busy
brave
bumpy
cheerful
chilly
crispy
cruel
Letters D-H
dangerous
fat
fluffy
freezing
funny
furry
fuzzy
huge
Letters I-N
juicy
kind
lazy
long
lumpy
mean
messy
naughty
new
nice
Letters O-R
plump
pretty
proud
quick
Letters S-Z
short
simple
slimy
sloppy
slow
spiky
spoiled
sticky
stiff
still
stinky
strong
swollen
thin
tiny
tricky
weak
wise
Grades 4th-6th
Letters A-C
adventurous
absurd
alert
amusing
ancient
annoyed
anxious
apologetic
bashful
beautiful
bitter
brilliant
bulky
capable
cautious
challenging
charming
clever
compassionate
cozy
cranky
creative
creepy
cruel
curly
Letters D-H
damp
daring
delicate
delicious
disrespectful
dreadful
dull
ecstatic
endless
enormous
entertaining
exhausted
fantastic
foolish
frightened
furious
fussy
gentle
gigantic
gorgeous
graceful
Letters I-N
lousy
loyal
marvelous
naive
nervous
nimble
Letters O-S
optimistic
petite
pleasant
polite
precise
prickly
salty
shocking
slick
slippery
sour
sparkling
straight
stubborn
stunning
Letters T-Z
temporary
terrified
timid
tricky
truthful
whimsical
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