ADJECTIVES

Adjectives

Imagine words as detectives in a story, each with a specific role to play. While nouns introduce the characters and places, adjectives are like the detail detectives, zooming in to describe them vividly.

• Noun: Dog (tells you what, but not much else)
• Adjective + Noun: Fluffy dog (now you know the dog is soft and cuddly!)
• More Adjectives + Noun: Fluffy, playful, brown dog (you have a vivid picture in your mind!)

Types of Adjectives

• Descriptive Detectives: These are the most common, describing qualities like...
• Color: Bright, blue, purple, shimmering
• Size: Tiny, gigantic, massive, miniature
• Shape: Square, round, jagged, spiky
• Feel: Soft, smooth, rough, bumpy
• Sound: Loud, quiet, booming, whispering
• Taste: Sweet, salty, spicy, bitter
• Smell: Fragrant, pungent, musty, floral
• Demonstrative Detectives: They point out specific things like...
• This book, that house, these cookies, those mountains
• Interrogative Detectives: They ask questions like...
• What color is the sky? Which cake is yours? Whose bag is this?

More Examples

• Feeling: joyful, nervous, sleepy, curious, bored
• Time: early, late, long, short, quick
• Temperature: hot, cold, chilly, sweaty, sunny
• Movement: fast, slow, graceful, clumsy, jerky
• Taste: delicious, disgusting, bitter, sweet, tangy