Adjective Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.2.1.E

Core Standard
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An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun). They help make the noun more relatable for the reader. They basically are the words that give nouns life in a work of literature. The worksheets that you will find below can help you learn to add descriptors to sentences and compare a wide assortment of characteristics of people, objects, and places.

Adjective Worksheets To Print:

Adjective Boxes - Describe your ultimate favorite meal.

Placing Adjectives - Add some descriptors to each sentence.

Adjectives as Modifiers - Describe that puppy using the prompts that are given to you.

Amazing Adjectives - This is a really neat activities where you choose adjectives before you use them.

Adjective Word Bubbles - Which adjectives go with which sense?

At the Farm - Use your adjectives to describe the animals you see at Farmer Joe's farm.

Comparative and Superlative - Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective on the lines.

Zesty - Help Happy Hot-dog by adding some seasoning to his description of his daily special.

Using Commas - Insert commas between the adjectives if needed in the sentences. If no commas are needed, leave as is.

Around You - Next to each picture below, write three adjectives that describe the object in the picture.

Words to Describe - Using at least 10 descriptive adjectives (such as tall, pretty, purple, etc.), send a text message back to your parents explaining the unusual creature you see.

Circle It - Underline the appropriate adjective for each picture.

The Perfect Day - In the picture box, use 10 of those adjectives to describe the perfect day. Underline each adjective you use.

For Comparison - Compare two of your favorite books in the boxes. Be sure to use at least 3 comparative adjectives in each box.

Bring It Up Or Down - Write the comparative and superlative form of each adjective.

Recognizing Them - You will breakdown pre-written sentences and point out what we are looking for.

Describe Nouns - Look at then picture below. How many adjectives can you think of to describe the bear? Write one word in each box. Then write a few sentences about the children on the lines below.

Spot Them! - Circle the words that can be used for this purpose.

Change Those Adverbs - The words below are adverbs. Transform the form of each word so that it operates differently.

Modify Nouns - Underline all of them and write the word it modifies.

Tell How Many - You will identify the quantifier in each sentence.

Give You Information - We classify the use of the word. Is it used to tell either (How Many? | What Kind? | Which One?)

Replace It - Spot the adjective in each sentence and then dream up three better choices that could replace that word.

Match the Circle - Using the underlined word in each sentence, find the word that modifies it.

Writing With Them - You will rewrite sentences and use adjectives that achieve the key purpose that you set forth with.

Prompt Me - Write six sentences about the picture that complete each of the prompts that you are given.

Identify and Use Them - You will first have to identify adjectives and then use them within your own creative sentences.

Describing Pictures - You will come up with four words for each picture.

Fill In the Blanks - This is completely an open response worksheet and has many different possibilities.

Simple Blanks - If the previous worksheet gives students trouble, give them this one. The sentences are very simple.


More Worksheets On The Same Topic:

Adverbs vs. Adjectives - The key difference between these two is what they describe. Adverbs are used for verbs and other words that are not nouns or pronouns.

Comparative / Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs - We learn how to apply grammatical rules to comparisons and how to tweak the words in just the right way.

Order of Adjectives - We learn how to arrange them in sentences, especially when more than one is present.

Participles - We see verbs can be adjusted to serve the same purpose.

Personality Adjectives - This can be used to describe a character in written work or people in speech.

Possessive Adjectives - We learn how to demonstrate a sense of ownership.

Prepositions - We at them both in word and phrase form to explain relationships.

Using Adjectives In Context - Make sure that they are properly aligned with your goal for using them.

Using Adjectives Properly - We focus on using them in our own work.

When To Use Adjectives or Adverbs - It is all about the placement and way in which we need to use them.

What is the Job of an Adjective?

When an adjective is added to a noun it provides the reader with a great sense of the nouns state. We could easily state, "James has an apple." That does not give much understanding about the apple itself. How big is the apple? What color is the apple? Is the apple ripe? These things can all be explained by adding a simple descriptive word to the mix. We could answer all these questions with the sentence, "James has a small, ripe, green apple."


There are many words that are classified as adjectives, but often get overlooked. Articles are words that put a finishing touch on a noun. The most commonly used articles are the words a, an, and the. The words "a" and "an" target nouns that are not specific, they do not tell us the relative location or item they are referring to. The article word "the" points to a specific noun. Demonstrative adjectives also indicate specific things. The most common demonstrative descriptive word include: that, these, this, and those. Indefinite adjectives also describe things in a non-specific way. The most common indefinites are the words: any, few, and many. Possessive adjectives show that the sense of belonging to. Common possessives include: his, hers, my, and our. The most often overlooked adjective comes in the form of numbers, whether it comes in a word (five) or integer (5) form.

What Are the Different Types?

As you can see above in all the different worksheet topics that we offer, adjectives serve many different purposes. Their descriptive property is what they are commonly known for, but that only scratches the surface of how these powerful terms can actually be used for. They can also be used to quantify things and answer the question of how much or how many for you. The demonstrative form of adjectives allows us to pinpoint someone or something. This form always comes before the word that it modifies, unlike demonstrative pronouns that work independently. A proper form of these terms can be used to sum up concepts in a single word. For example, the term American tells us that the person is a citizen of the United States of America. These terms can also be used to effectively indicate a level of possession or ownership. Students often mistake the words (his or her) as possessive pronouns, but when they come before the noun, they are possessive adjectives. This also works in the same manner for interrogatives, when asking questions and grasping to understand information. Articles can also be classified in this manner as well, since they are used to modify nouns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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